Cold fusion, anyone? But if we came up with a cheap, plentiful alternative fuel and stopped using oil, the Middle East would have nothing to sell. They'd hate us. We can't have that.
Your car won't run off cold fusion and your lawn furniture won't be made from cold fusion. We'll still need lots of oil.
Well, I am in favor of us lessening our dependence on foreign oil --- maybe turkeys will be one of our fuel sources. I checked http://www.changingworldtech.com/when/future.asp again a few minutes ago, and apparently things are still going well. In fact, I saw an interesting quote near the bottom of the page: We, therefore, expect to move forward with large operating facilities (at least 1,000 tons/day) in Colorado, Alabama, Georgia, and Nevada.