[Perndog]

David, did you read about Peak Oil at all?

We're not going to run out of oil. Instead, the price of it is going to rise so it becomes impossible for us to depend on it like we do. Instead of drying up, the oil wells will just involve a lot more work and demand a lot more resources to keep running. And if predictions are true, this will happen a lot quicker than 50 years. Again, if predictions are true, there can be no "easing it off" because the crisis is already at hand.