Reply #55: I think you are the one who makes it sound so nice. People being

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forced to walk because they cannot afford gas for their cars is not nice. It is the way it will become.

Nice is when you think hydrogen is going to fix it. They can add hydrogen to diesel trucks and give them a kick and save milage. But hydrogen takes energy to make. It doesn't actually produce energy you can get for free(like say gravity will do with water going over falls).

Stop gap measures and lifestyle changes will be the norm. Wasn't so long ago we didn't have gas. We will adjust.

And please - don't drill into the mantle at home! That worries me.