obably decline 3 percent a year until all supply is gone.(2) Matthew Simmons from "U.S. Energy Policy Issues" notes: "The issue of the world's future decline rates will have an enormous impact on the United States' energy future, simply because we use more oil and gas than any other country in the world" (1). This will become a severe problem unless new abundant energy sources are developed and utilized. It seems that the problem of oil depletion is more serious than many believe. In this next century, shortage of oil will drastically change some or all aspects of society in the U.S. indefinitely.
             The 20th century was an amazing epoch of growth and achievement. The population grew fivefold. Technological advances made it possible to feed all these
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