Confronting our addiction to oil

Modern industrial society is completely dependent upon the availability of oil. It is no exaggeration to say that modern civilization is addicted to the stuff. Over the last 150 years, the burning of oil powered an economic and population growth spurt unlike anything that has ever been experienced in human history.

But of course, oil is a finite resource. Stated bluntly — it will run out. It is a question of when, not if.

But it is overly simplistic to merely say that oil will