Whats going to rock our boat when oil runs out?
Unfortunately, there are no alternatives mentioned here that are not a derivative of oil. That is, without oil, we can’t use or develop them. Without oil, you can’t build nuclear power stations or mine the uranium or transport the materials you need to fuel and maintain it. Without oil you can’t make photovoltic solar panels, maintain them, or mine the materials to make replacements when they eventually break down. Without oil, you can’t make or maintain wind turbines. Without some form of energy source you can’t make the hydrogen to use it. Hydrogen is an energy carrier, not an energy source. The most worrying aspect of oil depletion is the fact that modern agribusiness relies heavily on fossil fuels to grow crops. For every calorie of food you eat, 10 calories of fossil fuel energy was used to sow it, fertilise it, spray pesticides on it, harvest it and transport it for processing before it gets to your plate. 1,500 miles for every meal. With so much oil going into the production of
