If we lose it how will we manage. What will happen after the oil peak. When peak is passed, oil production will go down while cost will go up. If we find a way and think driving less could solve the problem it won't. Today every step of modern food production is fossil fuel and petroleum and natural gas chemicals: Pesticides and agro-chemicals are made from oil; Commercial fertilizers are made from ammonia, which is made from natural gas, which is also peaking in the near future. Most farming implements such as tractors and trailers are constructed and powered using oil-derived fuels. Food storage systems such as refrigerators are manufactured in oil-powered plants, distributed using oil-powered transportation networks and usually run on electricity, which most often comes from natural gas or coal. Like oil and natural gas, coal too is peaking in the near future.It's not just transportation and agriculture that are entirely dependent on abundant, cheap oil. Modern medicine, water distribution, and national defense are each entirely powered by oil and petroleum derived chemicals. In addition to transportation, food, water, and modern medicine, mass quantities of oil are required for all plastics, all computers and all high-tech devices. Some of this information i got from our teacher, Professor Hirsch during lecture and some from the students while discussion.
In the information above we can see how important we made oil in our life style. If we do not find a way to stop it or find a way how to deal with it . In future most of us won't survive or be able to adjust to it. The question still is there, What should we do?
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