These days, it’s all about the green, reduced carbon footprint.
While that all sounds nice, what would actually happen if we just ditched fossil fuels – coal, oil, and gas – overnight?
It turns out it’s WAY more complicated than you might think…
Join me for a deep dive into the world of petrochemicals!
Alrighty, without further ado:
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So, yeah… Not so simple!
It’s gonna take a bit more than just talk to ‘go green’.
Great information! Didn’t realize the level of petrochemical involvement in modern products.
I’m surprised that living in France you didn’t mention nuclear power when talking about the electric grid. In Canada we are lucky to have lots of hydroelectric resources.
All that go green hype seems targeted at western countries while ignoring huge populations like China and India. Seems more about geopolitics than environmental policy.
Electric cars have polluted more by the time of delivery with 0 miles, than your v8 truck after half million miles. Let that sink in…
A minor technical correction – fiberglass is simply glass fibers that do not originate from crude oil, BUT making those glass fibers does require fossil fuels.