The United Nations, Financial Markets including the big trading houses, as well as the Financial advising media are all calling for the end of Hydrocarbon investment. This looks to be a pied-piper of false-virture as our society is not as ready for a transition to the alternative fuels. Moreover, the lack of investment in hydrocarbon may cause a dramatic and long-term decline in production and in-turn a massive increase in energy costs overturning the entire debate.