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Peak Oil: Eventually, oil, a finite, non-renewable source of fuel, will reach it's peak in production, and it's production will become more expensive and less fruitful. As production becomes even more expensive and even less fruitful, oil production will enevetabally be unable to support the various needs of the modern world.
The question with peak oil is not if it exitsts, but when it will occour. Anyone who tries to convince you peak oil is a myth is not connected with reality.
So what's the hype? Just like global warming, we have two sides of scientists giving us two very different answers. On the one side, we have scientists who claim that the peak of production won't happen for decades. On the other side, we have scientists who think that we are a few years away, or possibly have hit the peak and don't know it yet. The problem is that there are credible scientists on both sides.
I think the most impoortant action to take, whether 10 days or 100 years from the peak, is to develope viable alternatives. If we invest in the various alternatives now, we may be able to soften the blow. Bidiesel is renewable, cleaner burning, and safer, BTW.
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