Before you answer, take a look at this partial list of products that use petroleum in some form or another.
Americans 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 PER PERSON.
Anesthetics, Antihistamines, Artificial limbs, Artificial Turf, Ammonia, Aspirin, Awnings, Antifreeze
Bicycle, Balloons, Bandages, Bearing Grease, Boats, Ballpoint Pens, Basketballs
Crayons, CD’s, CD Player, Curtains, Cold cream, Cortisone, Clothes, Combs , Candles, Car Battery Case, Cameras, Combs, Caulking, Credit Cards , Car Sound Insulation , Car Enamel
Dashboards, Dresses, Dishes, Drinking Cups , Denture Adhesive , Dentures, Dyes, Dice , Dishwashing liquids, Diesel, Detergent, Deodorant, Disposable diapers
Enamel, Electric Blankets, Epoxy, Eyeglasses, Electrician’s tape
Fishing Boots, Fan Belts, Folding Doors, Fishing Rods, Fishing Lures, Faucet Washers, Footballs, Football Cleats, Football Helmets, Food Preservatives, False Teeth, Folding Doors, Fertilizers, Floor Wax
Glue, Guitar Strings, Gasoline, Glycerin, Golf Balls
Heart Valves, Hand lotion
Insecticides, Insect Repellent, Ink, Ice Cube Trays, Ice Chests
Life Jackets, Linoleum, Luggage, LP records
Motor Oil, Model Cars, Movie Film, Mops
Nylon Rope, Nail Polish
Pajamas, Pillows, Paint, Paint Brushes, Paint Rollers, Parachutes, Putty, Percolators, Perfumes, Purses, Plastic, Wood, Panty Hose, Petroleum Jelly, Purses
Refrigerant, Refrigerators, Rubber Cement, Refrigerator linings, Roller-skate wheels, Roofing, Roller Skates, Rubbing Alcohol
Sweaters, Soft Contact lenses, Sun Glasses, Shaving Cream, Shampoo, Shag Rugs, Sports Car Bodies, Shoes, Solvents, Synthetic Rubber, Speakers, Surf Boards, Shower Curtains, Salad bowls, Safety Glass, Safety Glasses, Shoe Polish, Soap
Transparent tape, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Tool Boxes, Tires, TV Cabinets, Tool Racks, Tires, Toys Dolls, Tents, Toilet Seats, Trash bags, Tennis Rackets, TV cabinets, Transparent Tape, Upholstery, Umbrellas, Unbreakable dishes
Vitamin Capsules, Vaporizers
Water Pipes, Wheels
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