Part of the problem with Democrats, and there are plenty of them, is that their obsession with keeping oil in the ground is not just impractical; it is impossible.
At its simplest, there is no replacement for motor fuels for heavy equipment, and most forms of transportation including trucks, aircraft, and vessels. Add the entire manufacturing sector, which needs power petroleum-based lubricants, and if you want to repair those crumbling roads – your asphalt has oil in it.
But these are but a handful of uses. There are somewhere in the neighborhood of 6000 other things that require oil that would also need to be replaced or with which we would have to do away.
Education can be enlightening so here are 144 of the 6000 or so things to give you a taste of what “Utopia™” might be like without them.
Solvents – Diesel fuel – 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 parts – 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 – Shoelace Aglets – 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 & DVD’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 – (and yes), Gasoline
You can probably imagine a goodly number of the other 98% of things on the list of 6000. But it all begs the question, how.
Reality Sandwich
I was washing out a jelly jar the other day for recycling. You have to wash them, or the food contaminates the materials it comes in contact with and ruins the whole idea behind recycling. Reduces it to trash. How much energy was used to clean and deliver the water to clean the jar so we could recycle it? And is that worse for the environment (assuming the fanatics dogma for doing so is accurate) than just burning it or burying it with the rest of the trash?
Is it blasphemy to ask such things?
It is when it applies to reusable grocery bags (bigger carbon footprint), electric cars, and wind turbines and solar arrays, which are nasty, and impossible without fossil fuels. Somehow this is not a deterrent to the design.
What is?
If we allowed the left to pursue its “green dreams” who would decide which of the 6000 things was worth saving? And who would be permitted to benefit from those that were?
Let me help. Not you.
