Life after the oil peak

In this final installment in its series on the issue of peak oil, The California Aggie discusses what the future may hold for a world in which oil has become drastically more expensive and rare.

   A lot can change in a decade. Ten years ago, the idea of peak oil was almost unimaginable. Life was good for Americans, who enjoyed a growing economy and gasoline at just over one dollar per gallon.

   But gas prices have more than doubled since then, bringing the theory of peak oil into the mainstream. If the theory is true, production of the world