Sustainability Part 4: Oil is a finite resource. Shouldn't we be preparing ourselves for when it runs out?

Question

Shouldn't we be taking advantage of still having Oil. Using it wisely. Not wasting it?


Why are we wasting a rapidly deminishing resource; crude oil, that could make preparations for life without it easier/possible?

For example: When you have flown to Barbados, and are sitting on the beach, look at your children and imagine that their children might well be working the fields by hand, just in order to feed themselves.

How do we intend to grow food without diesal oil?

What kind of landscape could we produce food in without diesal?

Whatever solution you come up with will it require diesal to set it up?

Let's not leave it too late. How do we start acting now?

Answer 1

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were all created without diesel. If worse came to worse we would have to do the same thing, but with methods and technology developed over several thousand years

Answer 2

Oil is worse than just a finite resource that is fouling the planet. It is the source of funding for Al Queda and other terrorist groups whose purpose is to destroy all forms of civil government and establish an Islamic dictatorship that spans the globe. The oil we buy from Middle Eastern countries goes into their banks, and is then used to keep the powers-that-be in charge. To remain in charge, the leaders of these countries funnel oil monies to the radical Imams, who in turn use these funds to set up terrorist training camps and long-term brainwashing centers where little boys are methodically reprogammed to become suicide bombers. Every time you wonder where the terrorists are getting the money to attack democracy, liberty, freedom of choice, civilization as we know it -- just look in the mirror after you've filled your car with petrol.

There are tons of renewable solutions. Prying the power out of the hands of the giant oil companies and their paid-for cronies in government is the problem.

Answer 3

It is interesting that you say that. If the sun died right now the only thing that would prolong our agonizing deaths on this cold dark planet would be the energy stored in the form of ancient sunlight (fossil fuels). Unless we can establish a colony on Europa (the water moon of Saturn).

Answer 4

we have been using oil for more than a century, with an continuous annual consumption rates, and still the world oil reserves are good for at least another century.
we will all be dead by then, and our descendants will probably die from the effects of global warming by then.
so why prepare, eat and drink and tomorrow we worry.

Answer 5

I dont buy it. I think its all just a scam so that the oil giants can justify jacking up the price however high they wish by simply screaming oil shortage.

Answer 6

Let's not go making sense now, you'll give some people a headache.