Reply #72: Tell me, today have you used ANYTHING

[nadinbrzezinski]

that was not touched by oil in one way or another?

If you think so, you haven't thought this trough. This has nothing to do with morality though, and all to do with systems analysis. Realize we are an oil based GLOBAL civilization... and the oil companies are essential to that civilization. Moving AWAY from it will not be easy, could lead so population collapse, and will require concerted, and global GOVERNMENT effort.

The first step though is to realize them Birkenstock, granola, latte and volvo were all touched by oil at least a few times... and for the right, it is the same way. All we use was touched by it... all we eat was touched by it. There are a few things we can do to reduce consumption, and in the aggregate they will help... but those are stop gaps, not true solutions.

Oh and this is systems analysis... not pie in the sky ideas or for that matter, morality.