jteehan says,
"Want to get a blank look? Try explaining that without supply, there is no demand."

Or more fascinating, try explaining that without demand, no matter how good and clean and modern your energy is, there no supply.

I used to drive 22 miles to work,now I drive less than 2 miles, and am looking at a house less than one quarter mile from work.

I have several friends who now have high speed internet and handle three of their workdays from a home office while they watch CNBC on HDTV, and track their investments on Bloomberg on the other computer.

We have not even began to see the advanced technology plug hybrids yet, and already oil demand is collapsing. Everyone is waiting for "when demand rebounds". What if it doesn't?

My young friends go boating every weekend, they are real junkies for the water. They use sailing dinghies, high performance, fun and fast, no fuel. With a bit of planning, they can ride together to the waterfront in a minivan, little fuel consumed, big fun had.

The world is changing more than most people seem to realize, and not in a bad way. The old oil economics are finished, over and done.
We knew it would happen. We knew it must happen. The transitional period is scary, and we are all lost as to exactly how to plan and invest to be ready for the coming post oil/post industrial age. We will figure it out, some better than others. The ones who are most married to the old age are in a state of hysteria. This too will pass. See you in the future, and I hope you have a great time there, because there is no where else to run, no where to hide from it.

RC