I’m going to start out by saying that I think this oil spill is a great tragedy.  It makes me insanely sad, and gives me a sense of utter helplessness.   If the smartest scientists and engineers are having trouble figuring out how to plug this “hole”, I know that there isn’t anything I can contribute really (aside from money). I mean, simple math is about is far as I can get with out getting myself a headache.

Animals are dying, people are, people are losing their livelihood over this. That is always an utter shame and a loss for the people.  But, frankly…. I’m really tired of hearing people say things like “BP is awful, they suck, blah blah blah, negative negative, let’s boycott”.  Unless you don’t use petroleum of course, then say it all you’d like. But, I think you are going to be hard pressed to find someone that doesn’t use petroleum.

The obvious is for gasoline for our vehicles.  Most of us drive, and a lot of vehicles require petroleum….But, there is SO much stuff made with petroleum that I didn’t have a clue about.

So let’s take a look, shall we…

Solvents Diesel fuel Motor Oil Bearing Grease
Ink Floor Wax Ballpoint Pens Football Cleats
Upholstery Sweaters Boats Insecticides
Bicycle Tires Sports Car Bodies Nail Polish Fishing lures
Dresses Tires Golf Bags Perfumes
Cassettes Dishwasher parts Tool Boxes Shoe Polish
Motorcycle Helmet Caulking Petroleum Jelly Transparent Tape
CD Player Faucet Washers Antiseptics Clothesline
Curtains Food Preservatives Basketballs Soap
Vitamin Capsules Antihistamines Purses Shoes
Dashboards Cortisone Deodorant Footballs
Putty Dyes Panty Hose Refrigerant
Percolators Life Jackets Rubbing Alcohol Linings
Skis TV Cabinets Shag Rugs Electrician’s Tape
Tool Racks Car Battery Cases Epoxy Paint
Mops Slacks Insect Repellent Oil Filters
Umbrellas Yarn Fertilizers Hair Coloring
Roofing Toilet Seats Fishing Rods Lipstick
Denture Adhesive Linoleum Ice Cube Trays Synthetic Rubber
Speakers Plastic Wood Electric Blankets Glycerin
Tennis Rackets Rubber Cement Fishing Boots Dice
Nylon Rope Candles Trash Bags House Paint
Water Pipes Hand Lotion Roller Skates Surf Boards
Shampoo Wheels Paint Rollers Shower Curtains
Guitar Strings Luggage Aspirin Safety Glasses
Antifreeze Football Helmets Awnings Eyeglasses
Clothes Toothbrushes Ice Chests Footballs
Combs CD’s & DVD’s Paint Brushes Detergents
Vaporizers Balloons Sun Glasses Tents
Heart Valves Crayons Parachutes Telephones
Enamel Pillows Dishes Cameras
Anesthetics Artificial Turf Artificial limbs Bandages
Dentures Model Cars Folding Doors Hair Curlers
Cold cream Movie film Soft Contact lenses Drinking Cups
Fan Belts Car Enamel Shaving Cream Ammonia
Refrigerators Golf Balls Toothpaste Gasoline

That’s insane right? So many everyday household items have petroleum in them.  I was shocked when I looked at this list. Seriously.  While, I’d love to boycott the petroleum industry, as it stands right now I simply cannot, well I suppose I could boycott on the gasoline front. Since I really don’t drive too often. My husband car pools daily to work, so that’s saving a bit I suppose. But, if my husband doesn’t work, we don’t have money for food, a roof over our head, etc. A vicious circle, isn’t it? Hopefully companies will eventually come up with a way to manufacture these items with out being dependent on petroleum.

I hope that this situation will be fixed, and this will be a major lesson learned for the world. That there will be laws put into effect to assure this kind of thing never happens again.  But, the demand for petroleum is there, obviously. Don’t you think something like this was bound to happen? I sure did. It already has, on a far less scale but, it has.

So how ’bout we quit are bitchin’ and get pro-active about this situation. Before more people lose their lives, before more animals lose their lives, and before more people are jobless or homeless because their livelihood has been ripped from their hands by this mess of a situation.

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Click here to read 10 ways you can hopefully make a dent in this disaster.

**The list of above petroleum made items can be found here: http://www.ranken-energy.com/Products%20from%20Petroleum.htm **

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