yea it seems when the powerfull want something they just take it!
but if I want to build a barn on my property I have to get all kinds of permits and the permissions and setbacks from the wonderful lawgivers of the state of oregon and comply with all the fairy shrimp laws to do it.
Oil from oil wells has only been comercially used since about 1900 from then until now we are using about 88 million barrels (42 gallons) a day in the world with the US using about 18 million barrels
Don't get me wrong, I have a Ford F350 4x4 that gets 12 miles per gallon, but I still can't see how some day the ride might come to an end, we need alternive energy.