[papasmurf]

There will be a crisis for many until people adapt. That said, people who run small businesses dependent on energy are going to have to diversify.

Tell that to Aloha, ATA and Skybus. Or tell it to the 33 Motor Carriers with 50 or more trucks that have closed, or the approx. 20,000 independents that have closed.

A crisis is not a catastrophe. It doesn't mean the sky will fall. It's a stressful period. It's a warning that a catastrophe may occur if actions aren't taken to prevent it.

This is a crisis.

[palmer]

The economy dictates the prices and the cheap oil is gone. It is not being created in the earth or even discovered at anything close to the rate we are consuming. When the horse and carriage went away it was a crisis for some, but opportunity for many more. Expensive energy may not seem like an opportunity at the moment, but it is.