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The average price of gas, based on a survey of 7,000 gas stations nationwide, jumped 17 cents to a record $3.79 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg survey. In 2000, it made headlines when oil hit $30 per barrel. Since then, Asian markets have been increasingly hungry, and the supply has struggled to keep up.

A ranking of the largest 50 US cities -- and which are best and worst prepared for expensive gasoline prices!

Matt Simmons, author of "Twilight in the Desert", talks about discussions he had about peak oil with the Bush family and campaign staff before the 2000 election, and continuing on into advising the Cheney Energy Task Force.

Steve Andrews, co-founder of ASPO-USA, discusses what needs to be done to prepare for peak oil.

Matthew Simmons, investment banker and author of "Twilight in the Desert", discusses ways to motivate people to take action and avoid the worst societal effects of peak oil.

Julian Darley, founder of the Post Carbon Institute, discusses a key idea that will help society adapt to life after peak oil.

Economist Doug Reynolds discusses the effect that peak oil will have on the US economy.

David Strahan, author of "The Last Oil Shock", discusses the first steps people can take to adjust to life after peak oil.

Columnist David Cohen discusses what individuals can do to prepare themselves for life after peak oil.

Permaculture expert Albert Bates discusses the disconnectedness of today's society and how we have become detached from fundamental values.

Part 4 of 4 looks at how peak oil affects various people on a personal level and how they have come to change their way of thinking and living.

Part 3 of 4 examines the decline in Energy Return On Investment (EROI) in the world's biggest oil fields, and the consequences that will have for cilivization.

Part 2 of 4 discusses the bigger picture of the impacts that peak oil will have on our society.

Pt. 1 of 4 gives a humorous overview of the looming threat of peak oil - features Matthew Simmons, author of "Twilight in the Desert" and Charles A. Hall, professor of Forestry at SUNY.

In a world of $100/barrel oil, what would $4-5/gallon gas do for you, your city, and your region? Bye-bye long commutes and work weeks? Warren Karlenzig looks at what other effects expensive oil may bring.