The Importance of Fossil Fuels

1. No one has ever proven that increasing carbon dioxide will endanger life on the earth.
2. All plants need carbon dioxide to survive. The more carbon dioxide there is the better they grow. The level of carbon dioxide now at 420 parts per million is at the low end. Plants really need more than that, but a lot is locked up in limestone deposits, and in the ocean.
3. Fossil fuels are what made America the greatest nation on earth for over 200 years.
4. Electric cars were used about 1914, but were quickly abandoned when gasoline cars became popular, as they are much more practical.
5. All electric cars depend on the power grid for their electricity. That may be wind and solar, or hydro-electric or even nuclear, which produce no carbon dioxide. More likely they are powered by natural gas generation, or even coal which produce carbon dioxide. So nothing is gained by using electric cars.

6. Much of the weight of an electric car is the battery. Batteries require much rare material. It is going to be nearly impossible to produce enough material for all cars to be electric.
7. Much of these rare earth minerals are mined in foreign countries, and in some cases by children.
8. When batteries wear out they have to be replaced. A new battery costs more than the car is worth, so used electric cars will have little cash value
9. Wind turbines and solar panels eventually wear out and have to be removed. It is nearly impossible to re-cycle these devices.
10. The elimination of fossil fuels, especially oil, would end life as we know it today. This is a serious matter. The operation of many steel mills use fossil fuels. Natural gas is the main source for producing fertilizer. Oil is refined for gasoline, diesel, kerosene and other flammable products. It is also the source material for all plastics. So, the following products will no longer be available.
    1. No nylons
    2. No toothbrushes
    3. No pavement highways
    4. No vinyl fences
    5. No vinyl house siding
    6. Many car bodies are made of plastic
    7. No paint
    8. No paint thinner
    9. No electrical wiring insulation
    10. No telephones
    11. No computers
    12. No checkbooks

We need to wake up and realize that all this pressure against fossil fuels has nothing to do with climate change

11. There are over 6,000 things that are made from oil; most of these we use on a daily basis.