What We Can Learn From California’s Oil Spill And UK’s Gasoline Shortage.

What We Can Learn From California’s Oil Spill And UK’s Gasoline Shortage.

Oil washed up on Huntington State Beach after a 126, 000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil ... [+] platform on October 3, 2021 in California. The oil and gas industry has made headlines again, in the USA and the UK. There are learnings here that relate to the world's transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies. The UK gasoline shortage last week was due to a shortage of lorry drivers. Trucks are lorries in the UK. Lorry drivers were short-handed because of the Covid pandemic. As gas stations put up signs saying they were out of gasoline (petrol in the UK), word quickly spread and a mini-panic resulted in long lines waiting for fuels and increasing frustration and even fear that people wouldn't be able to get to work. The UK government brought in the military to add drivers for the gasoline delivery trucks, and resolved the problem. This reminds us how much we depend on reliable and inexpensive energy. If the world suddenly stopped oil and gas production, the inhabitants would starve. A thoughtful Canadian blogger said this two years ago and it's still appropriate: "What I don't hear is a recognition that we currently have a transportation