The thing is, there is a synergistic
relationship between the two problems.

As we run out of oil we will go to COAL
fired power plants (175 to be built in
the NE USA in the next few years) and
that will exacerbate the pollution
problem and the release of Greenhouse
gases which will speed up the melting
of the ice caps, which will increase the
severity of potential hurricanes in the
gulf of mexico which will (may likely)
knock out currently producing oil
refineries which will exacerbate the
oil problem which will call for more
coal fired plants and the circle of death
continues... Not to mention that this
is a GLOBAL phenomena and the scenario
above just addresses immediate US interests.