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Given David Suzuki’s passionate and highly public defense of old growth forests, many people will be surprised to learn that he believes he has taken trees for granted for most of his life. A zoologist by choice and training, Suzuki freely admits that forests were of interest to him primarily for the habitat they provide for animals.

So aptly titled, Linda McQuaig’s recent book rests upon one very simple but compelling argument: North Americans are addicted to oil. Like any junkie, we are heavily dependent on it; we have surrendered ourselves to its obsessive-compulsive use when satisfying needs and wants with an energy "fix". But with the highs of instant gratification and pleasure come the lows triggered by a dawning realization of just how messed up things are becoming.