kjhworld

I just have the questions without oils, what can be ours systems of life?
As using all Trafics, airplanes, cars, train, ships?
How can do the translations of all materials and humans?
It will be terrible syturations.
Without oils, what can imagine of life styles of human being?
Must live like sauvage primate?

And how much quantities oils rest in world, when will be finished the energy of oils?
Before finished, the world can have what kinds of problems?
I want know how do you think of it, is it far or soon?

Wheeldog

You ask important questions and express valid concerns. Oil has become the critical source of energy for modern society. Transportation is the most obvious funtion almost totally dependent on petroleum based fuels. The politically driven Middle East oil embargo and Iran-Iraq wars of the 1970s and early 80s caused an economic seizure in the U.S. and other Western nations. It was relatively short lived, so the damage was limited. However, we are facing a much different and far more challenging situation with the advent of declining oil production.

The fact that this oil shortage will go on for the forseeable future means that we cannot simply hunker down and wait it out. It will not go away. The shortage will only get worse as time goes on. This has been proven on an individual reserve, regional and national basis, and it is or will soon be true on a global basis. Oil geologists have long warned that oil is a finite resource and world production would eventually reach a point where it could no longer continue to increase. For all practical purposes, we are there.

Can we survive it? You bet! If we really make this a high priorty and fully commit ourselves to a national program to reduce oil consumption and adjust to the challenges of a post peak oil world the transition will be much easier - although there will still be some tough times. Enormous quantities of oil are wasted every day in our homes, work place, stores, factories, travel, etc., etc. While individual efforts are important, it is absolutely critical that this become a national effort with leadership at the highest levels of government and industry.

The first step in effectively dealing with declining oil production is to face the reality that it will certainly change our lives. Alternative sources of energy, improvements in efficiency, bringing new technologies on line, adjusting living patterns, etc. take time to accomplish. That means we must use far less oil so that we can get through the transition time with as little disruption as possible. And that means doing more with less. It means less travel, car pooling and mass transit, more walking, less throwing away usable or repairable items, making recycling a religion, accepting that you may not have fresh fruits and vegetables in December and turning those manicured lawns into gardens.

It can be done. The alternative is far more painful.













and petrochemicals (medicines, plastics, asphalt, paint, agricultural chemicals, etc.) for the functioning of modern technological society.