Across Canada, gas prices are soaring. In the U.S., presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain debate solutions to America’s oil crisis: offshore drilling versus renewable energy sources.

Is the age of oil coming to an end – and with it the way of life that we have enjoyed for the past 50 years?

That’s the provocative question raised by The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream. This acclaimed hour-long documentary returns to VisionTV for a special encore broadcast on Wednesday, August 27 at 9 p.m. and Midnight ET / 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. PT.

With its promise of “space, affordability, convenience, family life and upward mobility,” suburbia has come to embody the aspirations of North American society. But the automobile-dependent suburban lifestyle demands cheap and abundant fossil fuels. So what happens when global oil production reaches its peak – as some experts predict will soon come to pass – and begins to decline? Can the suburbs survive once the cost of fueling our SUVs grows prohibitive?

This award-winning film features insights from more than a dozen international experts, including James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere and The Long Emergency.

The End of Suburbia was written and directed by Gregory Greene, and produced by Barry Silverthorn.

For more information, please visit www.endofsuburbia.com.