What will happen if we RUN OUT OF OIL in the next 10 years?

If we don't take this seriously we'll all be walking. India has lots of alternatively powered cars and public transportation. Here in the States we are slow to advance because of corporate greed, our country's rich depend on oil and if we quit using so much they will lose money.

guess we will just have to go back to the old horse power with a buggy behind it.

I have no worries as I am a farmer. We are used to doing without luxuries. I would just hitch up a team of horses to a sled in winter or a carriage in summer and use them to travel around with. THEN, local trade would become a necessity as you cannot travel as far, as fast. You would get to know your neighbours more. You would HAVE TO be nice to more people because you need things from them that you cannot travel far away to get if you are mean to them. Personally, I think the world actually might be a better place. We wouldn't be able to be as lazy or cruel.

To me the question should be what will we do if we don't? If we continue as is the world will just get dirtier and there will be less food raised due to polution and lack of water. WE must do something now to quite distorying our world.

well, if we run ouut of oil i think a lot of the human race would die out(i'm not saying to scare you). because we depend on oil, our trucks to get us the food, etc and withouut that oil we wont get food. that's why now countries are trying to find alternative sources. the scientists predict we have until 2035 to get an alternative fuel sources.

Development and life never stop, even if we loose all stocks of oil in next 10 years, we will be able to use other energy sources like Solar Enery...invincible source Bio Gas...cheap and excellent for waste management Natural Fuel like CNG Some other energy sources will also turn out in next 10 years, still we should not forget to conserve what we have today

Well, alternatives are already available but deemed too expensive. Yet, it was very apparent that at least more fuel efficient vehicles and hybrids could quickly flood the market, when the demand was there for them back in the summer. And car manufacturers quickly went to the drawing board or already had tucked away somewhere some very good even more fuel efficient to alternative fuel vehicles they are now working to bring to the market. It's really not that they haven't been working on alternatives to oil, but our markets are consumer driven, and what consumers want has always been a priority. Prudent enough manufacturers have however enough foresight to at least work on it somewhat. It is after all in the foreseeable future that we indeed run out of oil. But they wanted to be able to have it ready at the right price. Let's face it, if an alternative fuel powered car would cost you $10k more, would you get it at the current gas prices? Maybe. What if that car is only barebones (like no AC, no power windows, no CD player... there is just no room for that), while the gasoline car would be luxury edition with all the bells and whistles we are so used to nowadays. Alternatives are available right now, just they often do have their downside either in size, comfort, and how long you can drive before you need to recharge or something like that. There are solar powered cars, wind powered cars, water powered cars, electric cars... even for planes and trucks and trains, not just for cars. If push comes to fall, there will be alternatives available. The question will be whether or not we can afford them. Or if we'll go back to horse and buggy;) That's what some people did in this area last summer btw..

I feel World War 3 would be fought out to control the last remaining Oil reserves in the WORLD. And when talking of that I see that MIDDLE EAST has that power's upper hand and US will try to nullify that. May be we all go nuclear and set our human race back by say 800 years of science and technology?

Depend on how big the percentage of a country's economy is driven by oil, it will hurt the economy most if oil play a disproportionate large percentage. Either those countries start to adjust and reinvent alternative energy as driver for their economy, or will be at the mercy of big oil company in future. It will not be such a big problem if oil is really going to run dry in next 10 years, so long as USA is prepared for it and the leader is far sighted and intelligent.

unfortunately no one will used cars, it is a universal oil if we lose them we lose the technology of making new cars because there are no more oils. :)

Don't worry,there must be a new fuel instead,may be it is more clean and pollute our earth little.I just believe our scientists,they will take meaure.

We could always do what Brazil has done and reduce our dependency on foreign oil by producing more Ethanol. In Brazil they use sugar but here in the states, we'll probably use corn. Brazil has reduced its dependency on foreign oil from 80% to 15% since 1973. Looks like it's going to take a few decades for us to make it work but it's doable!

hello i think we ll have a big problem at that time....we ll again return back to the era when man is used to go with foots or we ll use bicycle...so we have to think of this big problem and we have to find some alternate of oil and then only we can enjoy our life as we are doing now... happy lotting...

its time for us to go green no matter our oil resources get exhausted..it ll be a sign for us to save earth coz it acts as the major source of polluting earth,y use oil when we have a better alternative to it which saves both us & our future genx...car trucks ,railroads can emmploy solar technology to run its more effective and costs less

I think it will be like the old days when people just walk or use bicycles. It will be really hard for us to adjust since we've got used to the technology. I can't imagine life without these convenient source of transportation. I will never have the chance to go and see other countries if this happens. There is no way that we can travel by just a simple boat to go some and visit other countries cause it will be really dangerous here on my end.

This is a concern that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. We really need to develop alternate energy sources - ones that are renewable and/or unlimited. Hydro-electric, wind, and solar are three choices that we can really expand upon. The argument that solar is only available when the sun shines is a weak one. We can capture the solar energy and store it in batteries for use in times of darkness (night, overcast skies, etc.). If all new construction were required to install solar panels, we would be able to reduce our oil consumption by a fair degree and it wouldn't cost as much to build it in than it would to retro-fit. There are so many things that we COULD be doing now that would reduce our dependency on oil.

dont worry soon we will have most vechicle run by batteries using electricity ...In my country a electric car and electric scooter is launched petrol wont be required after 5 years as much as today lol

oil shortage...u never want it to come even in your dreams.....bcoz of its ever growing significance and demand.....thngs wud be merky f v at last face an oil crisis....bikes and cars wud just be an imgination....many wud turn 2 cycles.....solar energy is the other option .....there wud b no buses, trains,etc.....the manfacturing industries wud be severely hit owing to the oil crisis.....all energy sources needs to be harnessed properly and wastages need to b eliminated....eg. turn off your engine wen your car in idle..lets hope that oil shortage dont occur at least for our next few generations....

I doubt people would let oil deficiency influence their lives, I am sure scientists would become with a solution. Sometimes I think that few people already know the solution but no one's interested in publishing it because there are too many organizations involved which are depended from oil. I wouldn't mind for changes, I know it would make a big mess in the world but sooner or later we will have to accept inescapable changes.

This will be a mere disaster for the humans if the oil level runs out in 10 years may be we should opt for other resources such as wind and thermal energy where this an good alternative for the fossil feuls . nowadays they use air pressured turbines in planes in beta versions ,if it doent works in all resourses above ,man be ready for meeting anoyher iceage or stoneage!let,s think about it and think to conserve them