We'll run out of beer before we run out of oil

europe.theoildrum.com — Just one example unexpected consequence of peak oil, already in progress: The demand for biofuel crops is displacing the land available to grow other grains, such as barley, thus driving up the price of beer. Instead of focusing only on increasing fuel supply, really we must focus on reducing demand, or goods like beer will run out before oil does! Feb 28, 2007 View in Crawl 4