is oil really the world's most precious resource?

take oil. just this week it fell to $46.58 per barrel. now this "barrel" really contains 42 gallons of crude oil which equals out to roughly 28 gallons of gasoline. this puts the price per gallon of gasoline at $1.66, but hey, everyones gotta make a profit. now lets take bottled water. supposedly the safe alternative to tap water, but in truth it usually is tap water. what if the world runs out of reservoirs, and our population of 6 billion+ snatches up all the ground water left. well were stuck with bottled water, which currently sits at $3 a gallon, or $126 a barrel. then there is the expenses of water. the waste we produce with our bottles is expensive to clean up, especially when it damages the wildlife. if everyone recycled their water bottles or reused them, it wouldnt be such a problem. so be active in encouraging a recycling program in your community. we probably wont see a shortage of water in our lifetime, but it certainly is an up and coming problem. maybe wars will be fought over water instead of oil in the near future. though the new james bond was a little lacking in story, the main idea of manipulating the water supply was a good point.