What happens when the oil runs out and how does a small Island adjust and survive?
Those questions and others will be explored at the Manx Museum this evening.
Founder of the Ecological Building Network, Bruce King, has flown to the Island from California for the talk.
He says many people probably don't realise how essential oil is:
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