The End of Airplanes

I've done a lot of traveling this summer and have been thinking about what peak oil, climate change, etc. will do for the airline industry and air travel in general. My initial thought was that all the new technology would be put towards cars - leaving enough fossil fuels for planes. Pretty simplistic I know. Well, TNR has a more thought out piece on how rising oil prices/shortages will change the world as we know it. The cheap travel era is about over and peak oil will affect vacations, family visits, business, commuting, freight, online buying, military strength (jets, ICBMs), food availabilty, medical care, etc. ... the list goes on and on.

Better get settled in where you are and learn to live off the land and your community.