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Renewable Energy for the Home
oopsie913

many uses of oil

oopsie913
13 years ago

I thought this article was pretty interesting considering we often forget how ingrained our dependence is on oil. Might have to go back to about 250 years in time if we want to get rid of some of these things, or if we can't afford them anymore.

Here is a link that might be useful: uses of petroleum

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