Any time you hear the term "synthetic" it means petroleum-based. The entire chemical supply chain is predicated on the use of petroleum and the power generated by said petroleum.
We wouldn't have the (agricultural) green revolution without oil. Without massive power production capabilities, none of which are currently feasible outside of nuclear power (the best carbon-neutral power plant), we would lose huge amounts of food production. In addition, hydrogen widely touted as a "green" fuel is almost entirely extracted from oil as well.
In order to truly reduce and remove our reliance on oil we need to have a good, hard look at the low-hanging fruit we can actually work with. There's a reason the order is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle", because the lowest-hanging fruit that we can start with is reducing this EXACT kind of consumptive behavior. Doesn't matter if the hoodie were 100% cotton, you shouldn't buy it unless you need it.
Oh well, the rich urban and suburban population she's reaching out to have been brainwashed into thinking the solution to save the environment is to consume additional "green" products instead of reducing total consumption.
These people who want to end reliance on oil don't seem to realize just how many things are made of oil.
masks and gloves on the side of the road
Any time you hear the term "synthetic" it means petroleum-based. The entire chemical supply chain is predicated on the use of petroleum and the power generated by said petroleum.
We wouldn't have the (agricultural) green revolution without oil. Without massive power production capabilities, none of which are currently feasible outside of nuclear power (the best carbon-neutral power plant), we would lose huge amounts of food production. In addition, hydrogen widely touted as a "green" fuel is almost entirely extracted from oil as well.
In order to truly reduce and remove our reliance on oil we need to have a good, hard look at the low-hanging fruit we can actually work with. There's a reason the order is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle", because the lowest-hanging fruit that we can start with is reducing this EXACT kind of consumptive behavior. Doesn't matter if the hoodie were 100% cotton, you shouldn't buy it unless you need it.
Oh well, the rich urban and suburban population she's reaching out to have been brainwashed into thinking the solution to save the environment is to consume additional "green" products instead of reducing total consumption.