[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.

[Dr. Thorne]

I hope you are right. But, it seems that currently we are a liquid fuel economy. Retooling that economy to provide transportation for 300 million people and countless goods, that currently travel in cars, trucks and airplanes that require petroleum based liquid fuel, will take a decade.