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Originally Posted by aklim
Depends on whether anyone is going to follow, doesn't it? Can't lead if no one will follow. Still, like I said, they will not be truely "oil free" unless you change the defination and if the world tanks, so do they. Maybe a little later but still it will happen. Not saying it is a bad idea or a good one. FWIW, I think it is a good idea in theory, however, like communism or socialism, time will tell if it really works. I'm doubtful it will achieve the said aims but we shall see.
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The world will eventually have to follow. Oil will run out. Count on it. We use it about 1 million times faster than it is produced. When we run out is up for debate and conjecture, but we WILL run out, or our descendents, anyway.
If world economy starts to tank when oil supplies dwindle sharply, countries who adapted early will be in good position to sell alternative energy technologies to the grasshoppers of the world (you know, the ant vs. the grasshopper fable).