Tornado Alley (PROG)

[SilverSurfer]

arizona1, hypothetical speculation is all I can offer but.....

Do you think we'll still be using oil as our main energy source 100 years from now?

I would guess no, but more importantly, what will hap in the next few decades? The world, much less the U.S., is not going to come to a screeching halt so how can we accomplish economic needs with the best energy solutions in the face of demand from an exploding population, billions of whom are expecting a more consumptive lifestyle?

Do you believe we're at peak oil right now?

NO, but have seen the end of "cheap" oil - there is plenty of oil left it is just more expensive. The main reasons we are seeing these high price spikes are political and a function of currency dilution and highly levereged speculation swings.

Do you think we should put more of our resources into developing alternatives?

When YOU say "our" you mean Gov so I say NO - Get Government out of the business of picking winners and losers. Natural Gas has much more potential than battery or solar for example.....

What do you think holds the most promise as the "energy of the future"?

Effeciency is the solution short term and longer term and that is where the greatest technological advances will be seen. imho

For now let's burn up the "foreign oil" we will need North American energy in the near future - twenty years...