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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart
It isn't just about gasoline cars. Crude oil has many functions, it is also used to make plastic figurines, lay roads, etc.
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I always wonder why these uses get left out of the debate so often. Future alternatives for various distillations of oil exist in derivations from plant oils and emerging research in increasing yields of particular compounds in certain crops (rubber trees, for example), but a transition to these alternatives will probably mark another increase in food prices.