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The Long Emergency (book by James Howard Kunstler)
... paints a dystopic view of the United States in the wake of what author James Howard Kunstler dubs the "cheap oil fiesta." It's a future the author insists is not apocalyptic. Calling it the end of the world be too easy. No, Kunstler believes the human race will survive as we slip down the other side of Hubbert's Oil Peak. But the high standard of living we've built by gorging on cheap oil will not. America, as a political entity, will be history too

Read the Article based on the book.

Interview: New York Times journalist Peter Maass talks about the political, financial and environmental implications of continued dependence on foreign oil and dwindling reserves.

Read Peter Maas’ article “The Breaking Point”

Read an excellent discussion of the issues on Dave Pollard’s blog

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