[Dr. Thorne]

I agree that there is plenty of potential energy out there. It’s all a matter of the political will to tell the tree-huggers to take a hike. My fear is that won’t happen until Americans are confronted with hard times and tragedy.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Just reading the article "New Limits to Growth Revive Malthusian Fears," from yesterday's WSJ.
I tend to side with those who believe the higher market prices will drive us toward substitutes. Whale oil got to be too expensive 170 years ago so some one came up with kerosene.