postpetroleum
English
Etymology
post- + petroleum
Adjective
postpetroleum (not comparable)
- After a decline in reliance on petroleum.
- 2008 February 5, Andrew C. Revkin, “Car-Free, Solar City in Gulf Could Set a New Standard for Green Design”, in New York Times:
- The latest effort comes not in some green hub like Portland, Ore., but in the Persian Gulf, fueled as much by oil wealth — and the need to find postpetroleum business models — as environmental zeal.
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