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john15 on June 15, 2008 - 4:35pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Now that we have established that we are utterly dependent of crude oil

no we aren't. it's only 30% of our energy and we waste half of it just going to work by ourselves in big huge cars. we have plenty of fat to trim. electricity, conservation and demand destruction will ensure plenty of oil to get us where we need to go.h

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EntropyBrain on June 15, 2008 - 8:59pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Plastics, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, pesticides. nuff said.

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john15 on June 15, 2008 - 9:34pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Plastics, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, pesticides. nuff said.

we have recycling, reducing and reusing. we can make lubricants with other materials.

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Dragonfly41 on June 15, 2008 - 11:03pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Don't you think the whales and seals have suffered enough in the past?

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r4ndom on June 16, 2008 - 10:13am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Yep.

The rapeseed plant hasn't finished it's suffering yet, nor have soybeans.

Graphite makes an excellent lubricant in very small quantities.

We have plenty of resources for our needs, it's just that most people have needs and wants mixed up and think they need that 40" flat screen TV.

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