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Originally posted by Sly
We already have alternatives to many of the oil uses. Automotive fuel can be produced from renewable resources such as corn.
Are we taking full advantage of other renewable resources such as solor rays, wind, and water? The answer is no.
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No we're talking much more than that even when we're only talking about oil. Qoute from somebody else in another thread:
" There are over 500,000 uses in this economy, including
Saccharine (artificial sweetener), roofing paper, aspirin, hair
coloring, heart valves, crayons, parachutes, telephones, bras,
transparent tape, antiseptics, purses, deodorant, panty hose, air
conditioners, shower curtains, shoes, volleyballs, electrician's
tape, floor wax, lipstick, sweaters, running shoes, bubble gum, car
bodies, tires, house paint, hair dryers, guitar strings, pens,
ammonia, eyeglasses, contacts, life jackets, insect repellent,
fertilizers, hair coloring, movie film, ice chests, loudspeakers,
basketballs, footballs, combs/brushes, linoleum, fishing rods,
rubber boots, water pipes, vitamin capsules, motorcycle helmets,
fishing lures, petroleum jelly, lip balm, antihistamines, golf
balls, dice, insulation, glycerin, typewriter/computer ribbons,
trash bags, rubber cement, cold cream, umbrellas, ink of all types,
wax paper, paint brushes, hearing aids, compact discs, mops,
bandages, artificial turf, cameras, glue, shoe polish, caulking,
tape recorders, stereos, plywood adhesives, TV cabinets, toilet
seats, car batteries, candles, refrigerator seals, carpet,
cortisone, vaporizers, solvents, nail polish, denture adhesives,
balloons, boats, dresses, shirts (non-cotton), perfumes, toothpaste,
roller-skate wheels, plastic forks, tennis rackets, hair curlers,
plastic cups, electric blankets, oil filters, floor wax, Ping-Pong
paddles, cassette tapes, dishwashing liquid, water skis, upholstery,
chewing gum, thermos bottles, plastic chairs, transparencies,
plastic wrap, rubber bands, computers, gasoline, diesel fuel,
kerosene, heating oil, asphalt, motor oil, jet fuel, marine diesel,
butane hearing aids, bandages, artificial limbs and heart valves, contact
lenses and hundreds of medications derived from petroleum
Not to mention Water supply pumping, sewage disposal, garbage disposal, street/park
maintenance, hospitals & health systems, police, fire services.
National defense (land, sea, air).
PLUS, Food grains produced with modern, high-yield methods (including packaging and delivery) now contain between four and ten calories of fossil fuel for every calorie of solar energy. It has been estimated that about four percent of the nation's energy budget is used to grow food, while about 10 to 13 percent is needed to put it on our plates. In other words, a total of 17 percent of America's energy budget is consumed by agriculture
Everything around you is plastic, or oil derived. If we didn't have it, this country would turn into a starving, dying, chaotic wasteland in a few months...."