you know if you read more or went out to a progressive state or used something called google, you'd see that there has been new technology that looks like giant fans, and window panes that point out to the sun, and huge machines with water rushing through them, and technology harvesting energy from the heat of the earth. really, you're bringing down the curve for the whole country.
What are petroleum products, and what is petroleum used for? - FAQ - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
"Petroleum products include transportation fuels, fuel oils for heating and electricity generation, asphalt and road oil, and
feedstocks for making the chemicals, plastics, and synthetic materials that are in nearly everything we use today. Of the 7.13 billion barrels of total U.S. petroleum product consumption in 2015, 47% was motor gasoline (includes ethanol), 20% was distillate fuel (heating oil and diesel fuel), and 8% was jet fuel."
75% used for fuel and heating.
The other 25% are used to make chemicals, plastics, and synthetic materials.
how do we make those items without petroleum?