[eastforker]

Alternative energy taking the place of oil will have to be a very slow process.Think about the millions of barrels of oil used each day in not only this country but the world.Multiply that by about 30 dollars a barrel.This employs truck drivers,gas station attendants,boiler makers,pipe fitters,production operators,ship builders,pipe line builders,equipment manufacturers and on and on and on.I would venture to say, although I have no written documents,30% or more of our economy is directly related to the every day use of oil.If someone can refute what I say,please do.

[Momaw Nadon]

This employs truck drivers,gas station attendants,boiler makers,pipe fitters,production operators,ship builders,pipe line builders,equipment manufacturers and on and on and on.

While it may be true that all of these oil-related jobs will be lost, is it not also probably true a comparable amount of jobs will be created to handle the new alternative energy source?

[Quix]

Once upon a time, I read somewhere that 75% of the land area of Los Angeles county was devoted to the automobile in one way or another.

That's a fair amount!