re: #159 Alouette

We’d all ride on unicorns everywhere we go.

No… but mass transit has been powered by steam, by electricity, by animals for quite some time. Similarly, buildings are not a recent discovery, they have been constructed for centuries without the need for petroleum. As far as I am aware, electricity has been produced by coal, and by nuclear sources. Electricity, heat, and cooling are not dependent solely upon petroleum but can and are generated by other sources. Had there not been a ready supply of petroleum, civilization would have continued to exist. Having a source of cheap oil has made certain aspects more convenient and improved the present quality of life in many instances, but mankind and civilization will survived without it.

Stop drilling now.