If the radical greenies had their way, all fossil fuels would be verboten. Maybe if they fully understood the products created using fossil fuels, they would rethink their position. Nah, that is wishful thinking. Nowhere have they shown the word ’think’ is in their processes.
One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make thousands of other products. Although the major use of petroleum is as a fuel, (gasoline, jet fuel, heating oil), and petroleum and natural gas are often used to generate electricity, there are many other uses. Example…. All plastic is made from petroleum and plastic is used almost everywhere.
Asphalt used in road construction is a petroleum product as is the synthetic rubber in the tires. Paraffin wax comes from petroleum, as do fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, detergents, phonograph records, photographic film, furniture, packaging materials, surfboards, paints, and artificial fibers used in clothing, upholstery, and carpet backing. Individual Americans, on average, consume petroleum products at a rate of three-and-a-half gallons of oil and more than 250 cubic feet of natural gas per day each!
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Solvents * Diesel Motor Oil * Bearing Grease * Ink * Floor Wax * Ballpoint Pens * Football Cleats * Upholstery * Sweaters * Boats * Insecticides * Bicycle Tires * Sports Car Bodies * Nail Polish * Fishing lures * Dresses * Tires * Golf Bags * Perfumes * Cassettes * Dishwasher * Tool Boxes * Shoe Polish * Motorcycle Helmet * Caulking * Petroleum Jelly * Transparent Tape * CD Player * Faucet Washers * Antiseptics * Clothesline * Curtains * Food Preservatives * Basketballs * Soap * Vitamin Capsules * Antihistamines * Purses * Shoes * Dashboards * Cortisone * Deodorant * Footballs * Putty * Dyes * Panty Hose * Refrigerant * Percolators * Life Jackets * Rubbing Alcohol * Linings * Skis * TV Cabinets * Shag Rugs * Electrician’s Tape * Tool Racks * Car Battery * Cases * Epoxy * Paint * Mops * Slacks * Insect Repellent * Oil Filters * Umbrellas * Yarn * Fertilizers * Hair Coloring * Roofing * Toilet Seats * Fishing Rods * Lipstick * Denture Adhesive * Linoleum * Ice Cube Trays * Synthetic Rubber * Speakers * Plastic Wood * Electric Blankets * Glycerin * Tennis Rackets * Rubber Cement * Fishing Boots * Dice * Nylon Rope * Candles * Trash Bags * House Paint * Water Pipes * Hand Lotion * Roller Skates * Surf Boards * Shampoo * Wheels * Paint Rollers * Shower Curtains * Guitar Strings * Luggage * Aspirin * Safety Glasses * Antifreeze * Football Helmets * Awnings * Eyeglasses * Clothes * Toothbrushes * Ice Chests * Footballs * Combs * CD’s * Paint Brushes * Detergents * Vaporizers * Balloons * Sun Glasses * Tents * Heart Valves * Crayons * Parachutes * Telephones * Enamel * Pillows * Dishes * Cameras * Anesthetics * Artificial Turf * Artificial limbs * Bandages * Dentures * Model Cars * Folding Doors * Hair Curlers * Cold cream * Movie film * Soft Contact lenses * Drinking Cups * Fan Belts * Car Enamel * Shaving Cream * Ammonia * Refrigerators * Golf Balls * Toothpaste * Gasoline * Ink * Dishwashing liquids * Paint brushes * Toys * Unbreakable dishes * Insecticides * Antiseptics * Dolls * Car sound insulation * Fishing lures * Deodorant * Tires * Motorcycle helmets * Linoleum * Sweaters * Tents * Refrigerator linings * Floor wax * Electrician’s tape * Plastic wood * Model cars * Glue * Roller-skate wheels * Trash bags * Soap dishes * Skis * Permanent press clothes Hand lotion Clothesline Dyes Soft contact lenses Shampoo Panty hose Cameras Food preservatives Fishing rods Oil filters Combs Transparent tape * Anesthetics * Upholstery * Dice * Disposable diapers * TV cabinets * Cassettes * Mops * Sports car bodies * Salad bowls * * * House paint * Purses * Electric blankets * Awnings * Ammonia * Dresses * Car battery cases * Safety glass * Hair curlers * Pajamas * Synthetic rubber * VCR tapes * Eyeglasses * Pillows * Vitamin capsules * Movie film * Ice chests * Candles * Rubbing alcohol * Loudspeakers * Ice buckets * Boats * Credit cards * Fertilizers * Insect repellent * Water pipes * Toilet seats * Caulking * Roofing shingles * Fishing boots * * Life jackets * Balloons * Shower curtains * Garden hose * Golf balls * Curtains * Plywood adhesive * Umbrellas * Detergents * Milk jugs * Beach umbrellas * Rubber cement * Sun glasses * Putty * Faucet washers * Cold cream * Bandages * Tool racks * Antihistamines * Hair coloring * Nail polish * Slacks * Drinking cups * Guitar strings * False teeth * Yarn * Petroleum jelly * Toothpaste * Tennis rackets * Perfume * Wire insulation * Folding doors * Shoe polish * Fan belts * Shower doors * Cortisone * Carpeting * Artificial turf * Heart valves * LP records * Artificial limbs * Hearing aids * Vaporizers * Aspirin * Shaving cream * Wading pools * Parachutes ……. and thousands more !!
Windmills & Solar Panels can never make these things possible !! Ready to do without the above ??