[lbo-talk]Peak oil and Why can't you guys learn to quote andattribute properly?

[tully]

I doubt that cars/commuting vs. public transit will be the initial 
problem as the price of fossil fuel rises.  My prediction is that the 
trucking industry will suffer the first serious consequences.  We may 
see owner-operator trucking fail first, which may be enough on its 
own to start a snowballing catastrophe as food becomes scarcer in the 
cities, and its price beyond reach.  

Even if this is somehow avoided or subsidized, the prices of 
everything must climb.  Nothing can avoid being affected as we are so 
completely dependent on fossil fuel with our current infrastructure.  
>From the fuel in the farmer's combine and the chemicals used to farm, 
to the raw material or recycled material production, manufacturing, 
distribution, shipping, store and work outlets, all depend on fossil 
fuel to function.   Each link in the chain has the effect of rising 
fuel price multipying its factors as the product chain makes its way 
thru these processes out to the consumer.  One of the last links in 
that chain is shipping, and I think it is currently the weakest link 
and potentially the most dangerous if it fails.  

--tully