http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/climate/climate.jsp?id=ns99995094
If we do indeed have about 12,000 yrs until the next ice age:
first, will we be around that long?
second, is there 12,000 yrs worth of oil reserves left in the Earth?
and third, what effects will even one thousand yrs worth of hydrocarbon emissions have on our biosphere, climate and ultimately ourselves?