Consequences by 2015

• Gas prices rise to European levels
• Gas prices rise exponentially

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Factors that might stop price increases

• Govt. controls fix the price of gas to current or very near current levels
• New sources of oil acquired
• Alternative Fuels to Gasoline are Developed

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An Unexpected Consequence?

• All long distance travel is now by car.
• Explanation : Think that gas is expensive? Try aviation fuel. With the development of alternative fuels for cars (see Alternative Fuels to Gasoline are Developed), might dwindling oil reserves actually mean that people make more of the long trips by car, fueling the need for the sort of in-car entertainment this project is interested in?

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The Other Side of Hubbert's Oil Peak

M. King Hubbert predicted in 1956 that US oil production would peak in 1970, before beginning a steady decline. US oil production did peak in the 1970s and geologists predict a global peak in production sometime in the not-too-distant future.

http://www.hubbertpeak.com/

Here's a link to an interview with the author of The Long Emergency, one of the most recent books on the topic:

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/14/kunstler/index.html

Here's a link to Exxon-Mobil's recent presentation on this topic: http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Citizenship/Corp_citizenship_energy_outlook.asp

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Posted at Jun 01/2005 09:45AM:
David Platt: Now grouped within Trends in American Culture category.