Comments on: What Would Happen if Oil Supplies in America Suddenly Dried Up?

By: Tori

Tori — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:27:38 +0000

I have this project for school about natural gases and oil. And im having trouble finding out the effects, and what would happen without natural gas. If anyone had any suggestions please comment again Thank you.

p.s. it is for advanced science class

By: Nick Teasley

Nick Teasley — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:34:00 +0000

WOW. That article completly opened my eyes. I knew that the gas problem was bad but i didnt think all of that would happen.

By: Invocando a las Musas: 10 Tipos de Posts que Podrías Escribir

Invocando a las Musas: 10 Tipos de Posts que Podrías Escribir — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:33:32 +0000

[...] What Would Happen if Oil Supplies in America Suddenly Dried Up? [...]

By: John

John — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:37:01 +0000

Excellent article – it’s much better than a mere “post.” You’ve gone beyond most writers who talk about the result of crises, whether energy or financial. It almost sounded like a news story you might read a month after some such disaster scenario.

No matter how bad the Great Depression was, a similar problem in the future has some other factors worth considering. I guess I could sum it up in one word: demographics. Back in the 1930’s America was made up mostly of Europeans and there was a relatively similar philosophy about life, religion, property, etc. But today’s America is divided into more ethnic groups and many of those are recent immigrants.

The typical large city has a balance of blacks, Latinos, Asians, and whites. In Los Angeles county, for instance, whites are now a minority. Conflicts could take on the look of tribal warfare. If whites flee the cities first, those cities will collapse fairly quickly and could become too dangerous to go back.

Thanks again for a great wake-up article.

By: Shea Gunther

Shea Gunther — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:11:55 +0000

@GGTD I think you have way too much faith in humanity. There’s a big difference between the Great Depression and the gas being suddenly turned off. Things might stay together for a week or so, but once the food stops getting to the store people will get mean. If I have to choose between robbing you and letting my kids starve, you can bet I’ll be coming through your window.

By: GGTD

GGTD — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:31:08 +0000

You dont’ have a lot of faith in humanity do you ?

Things would definitely get tough, but I doubt we would let people starve to death. Even during the great depression there was still food for people to eat. But yes, things would definitely need to change quick and there’d be many REAL challenges that would have to be overcome, rather than trying to decide whether to watch Dancing with the stars or Sex and the City.

By: Karmalily

Karmalily — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:12:06 +0000

Fantastic post! I think it’s inevitable that eventually nation-wide gas shortages will occur. Probably right in the middle of this horribly-managed financial meltdown. Our country is spiraling out of control.