The UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security (ITPOES) has published two reports on peak oil and energy security – one in 2008 and one this past February. The reports are excellent, in-depth studies of the issue of peak oil and its myriad impacts on our economy and our society.
The reports can both be downloaded from the ITPOES website.
http://peakoiltaskforce.net/download-the-report/2010-peak-oil-report/
We need to adapt. Take a look at this article The Great Transition: http://www.scribd.com/doc/21656220/The-Great-Transition-Navigating-Social-Economic-Ecological-Change-in-Turbulent-Times