Originally Posted by vulpes
Show me the figures you base a 40 year steady supply on. I don't believe it.
http://www.energy.ca.gov/2005publica...0-2005-031.PDF
This report, coming from CA, assumes that non-conventional supplies (e.g., oil sands) will fill in the gaps left by dwindling "conventional" supplies, but it's still far more hard-headed than the US Dept. of Energy things I've read. The bottom line, though, remains unchanged: demand is going to outstrip supply in only a few years. It's going to get very interesting very soon, and, even though I'm totally car-free, I'm not looking forward to this at ALL.