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Originally Posted by Hakahura
Well IMHO America would be affected as bad if not worse than anywhere else.
Is there any other country in the world so dependant on the car?
For instance.....
How far to the nearest food store if you live in an american city? And by what means of transport would that food have got there?
Then theres the airplane.
No other country is so dependant on air travel/transportation. (Understandable given the size of the place)
I don't think the solar/electric/wind or wave powered aircraft is anywhere near on the horizon.
Lets face it, if/when the oil runs out we are all done for.
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I don't agree with that assesment. A. We will still be buying much of that oil in 2030 at the expense of other countries not getting as much, and B. we have the ability to innovate and adapt where a 3rd world country lacks the technical talent to do so -
http://www.evworld.com/evguide.cfm?evtype=production
Cali has 5,000 of them on the road.
And if Iceland can get Hydrogen going for it's populace, I don't see why we can't given 30 years time! Isn't that enough time to adapt?
Never underestimate the capitalists societies ability to adapt to make money. I don't think we will have that many problems, assuming nuclear war does not hit us first with Iran and it's ambitions.
-S