Originally Posted by recursive
This makes sense because there is obviously no limit to the amount of petroleum we can suck out of the ground. I mean, it's guaranteed to never run out.
There's certainly no limit to what people will pay for it. I don't think $5/gal would really make much of a dent in most people's habits (*maybe* filtered and multiplied through the cost of buying their food and heating their homes, but maybe not also)
edit -> expect to see $5/gal in high-demand places this summer (thinking Yosemite NP)