What Oil is used for

Wingwiper · 05-13-2008, 05:21 AM

I think it would be a cool idea if we can add to a list of everything that oil is used for, here in the U.S. and then we all can take a look at what we can live without and maybe learn to CONSERVE by the list or at least SUBSITUTE.
Please No generalizations without a sample, I will demostrate but please add to it and let's see of long it gets and what we could live without..
Just CUT and PASTE from the previous post and add to it.

Plastics
1. Computers
2. Televisons
3. Water Bottles
4. Soda Bottles
5. Toys
6. Clothing
7. Food wrappings

Electricity (Public)

1. external lighting
a. Signage
b. Advertisements
c. Decorative markers (driveway lighting, light strings in trees etc)
d. Las Vegas
e. more lights than needed lit in buildings
f. Highway lighting (cars have lights why light up highways such as the Queens near Toronto example only)
g. Spotlights outside for decoration and viewing pleasure
h. Decorative building lighting mostly TALL buildings

2. A/C
a.
3. refrigeration
a.

4. heating
a.

5. maintenance
a. electric tools
b. lawn mowers
c.

6. entertainment
a. Las Vegas and any Casino area
b. Games
c. spot lights

7. lighting (Home and Office)
a. driveway and sidewalk markers
b. rooms
c. offices
d. signage
e. highways and streets
f. second and third homes and camps
g. advertisements
h. entertainment

8. home
a. can openers
b. garbage compacters and disposals
c. food processors
d. coffee makers
e. hot water heaters
f. vacuum cleaners
g. knives
h. toothbrushes
i. stereos
j. Televisions
k. Games
l. Holiday decorations
m. pool lighting and accessories
n. Washing machines and dryers

Medicines
1.

Fuel
1. ATVs
2. RVs
3. Tractors
4. Autos (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc)
5. Trucks
6. Boats Pleasure
7. Jet skiis
8. Air Craft
9. Toys
10. leaf blowers or sweepers
11. Pressure washers
12. heating (camps, second homes, empty spaces etc)
13. generators
14. compressors
15. Electricity generating
16. Large Transportation (buses, trains, planes, ships etc)
17. Farm Production

Building materials
1. Insulations
2. Siding
3. Coatings
4. tarps
5. Shingles

Contruction Materials
1. asphalt
2. tires
3. belts

Household materials
1. carpeting
2. lubricating
3. vinyl
4. furniture
5. windows
6. cabinets
7. wall covering
8. sleeping goods
9. Turf
10. Hoses
11. trash bags
12.

Farm Uses
1. Hay wrapping

Recreation Uses
1. Boat shrink wrapping
2.

05-13-2008, 05:21 AM	#1
Wingwiper Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 789	What Oil is used for I think it would be a cool idea if we can add to a list of everything that oil is used for, here in the U.S. and then we all can take a look at what we can live without and maybe learn to CONSERVE by the list or at least SUBSITUTE. Please No generalizations without a sample, I will demostrate but please add to it and let's see of long it gets and what we could live without.. Just CUT and PASTE from the previous post and add to it. Plastics 1. Computers 2. Televisons 3. Water Bottles 4. Soda Bottles 5. Toys 6. Clothing 7. Food wrappings Electricity (Public) 1. external lighting a. Signage b. Advertisements c. Decorative markers (driveway lighting, light strings in trees etc) d. Las Vegas e. more lights than needed lit in buildings f. Highway lighting (cars have lights why light up highways such as the Queens near Toronto example only) g. Spotlights outside for decoration and viewing pleasure h. Decorative building lighting mostly TALL buildings 2. A/C a. 3. refrigeration a. 4. heating a. 5. maintenance a. electric tools b. lawn mowers c. 6. entertainment a. Las Vegas and any Casino area b. Games c. spot lights 7. lighting (Home and Office) a. driveway and sidewalk markers b. rooms c. offices d. signage e. highways and streets f. second and third homes and camps g. advertisements h. entertainment 8. home a. can openers b. garbage compacters and disposals c. food processors d. coffee makers e. hot water heaters f. vacuum cleaners g. knives h. toothbrushes i. stereos j. Televisions k. Games l. Holiday decorations m. pool lighting and accessories n. Washing machines and dryers Medicines 1. Fuel 1. ATVs 2. RVs 3. Tractors 4. Autos (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc) 5. Trucks 6. Boats Pleasure 7. Jet skiis 8. Air Craft 9. Toys 10. leaf blowers or sweepers 11. Pressure washers 12. heating (camps, second homes, empty spaces etc) 13. generators 14. compressors 15. Electricity generating 16. Large Transportation (buses, trains, planes, ships etc) 17. Farm Production Building materials 1. Insulations 2. Siding 3. Coatings 4. tarps 5. Shingles Contruction Materials 1. asphalt 2. tires 3. belts Household materials 1. carpeting 2. lubricating 3. vinyl 4. furniture 5. windows 6. cabinets 7. wall covering 8. sleeping goods 9. Turf 10. Hoses 11. trash bags 12. Farm Uses 1. Hay wrapping Recreation Uses 1. Boat shrink wrapping 2. Last edited by Wingwiper; 05-13-2008 at 05:45 AM.