Re:Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet
by slfnflctd on Saturday November 24, 2018 @10:22AM
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Diesel and jet fuel by themselves account for over 30% of global oil consumption. Even if we get all other vehicles running on something else (ha), big trucks, freight planes and air travel will be guzzling oil for probably as long as we still have some left.
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Re:Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet
by AngryData on Saturday November 24, 2018 @05:28PM
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But oil products can be produced from biomass and energy too. And is carbon neutral, and doesn't have the potential side effects of extraction leaks and fracking concerns.
Oil isn't magic, it is straight up organic buildup put under heat and/or pressure. You can make 'fossil fuels' out of trees, grass, frogs, people, ect. It is just limited by our ability to produce energy which is currently our biggest restriction on pretty much every industry in the world and is what we are most concerned about solving.