There will be a future like the one you described...after millions die from the oil shock.

People wont wake up and smell the coffee until it's too late. By that time our civilization will start to break down. What emerges will be a new society, but survival of the human species does not mean survival for everyone.

And by expense I mean oil. Oil is the springboard from which EVERY alternate fuel has come from. You need oil to build nuclear plants, oil to build windmills, and oil to build dams. Basically, you need an initial oil investment to start an alternate-fuel economy. By the time we actually start the process, however, oil prices will be through the roof and our economy will be in bad shape. That means other things will have to give way during the transformation period, which is why so many will die.

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