<p>I am against oil derivatives like gasoline, diesel, and kerosene (jet fuel). I’d like to see more methane and/or nuclear power plants and less coal plants. Yes, petroleum is essential to our daily lives but we still need to find new ways of doing business that do not depend on a short term resource.</p>
<p>Almost all plastics are oil derivatives. You may want to start living like they did in the 50’s with all steel and glass if you are against all oil derivatives.</p>
<p>^Not ALL plastics are oil derivatives, but pretty damn close to all of them are…</p>
<p>Notice the word “almost” in my post.</p>
<p>Lmao… oh how people love to pick on technicalities.</p>
<p>Well, some of our most beloved plastics are not derived from oil. Like Teflon, for example; it is made by heating up fluorspar, hydrofluoric acid, and chloroform, none of which are hydrocarbons.</p>
<p>Heck, Teflon isn’t even close to being oil derived. It’s a polymer made of C-F bonds.</p>
<p>Teflon isn’t that great. It is a chemical that easily rubs off into food. Approxinately 95% of Americans have teflon flowing through their blood. Teflon is a known carcinogen.</p>
<p>The things we sacrifice for convenience is ridiculous.</p>
<p>I agree, I’m not arguing against non-oil-derived plastics being desirable. In fact, there’s current research going on to convert bark into plastics (pretty much complete) and another on converting wood stockings (e.g. tree trunks) into usable fuel for car engines (biofuels), both of which are proving to be successful. I was simply poking fun.</p>
<p>Well, Teflon is not that significant of a carcinogen, and environmentally it’s certainly safer than Polystyrene, which lends itself to disposal and doesn’t biodegrade.</p>