Originally Posted by $5 submissions

More and more energy alternatives will become ECONOMICALLY VIABLE the longer oil stays expensive. If anything, this recent surge in oil prices might trigger the END of oil as the world's main source of energy.

It's funny how ECONOMICS works--the moment something becomes expensive, alternatives and substitutes are found. If the market dynamics are right, a tipping point is reached and the old standard product is a relic of the past.

Examples: whale oil, baleen corsets, etc etc.