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Thursday, November 12, 2026Nov 12

Like it or not, we run on oil

How did you get wherever you are at this moment?

In a car? Chances are, you drove, or were driven, there by car or bus — which was propelled by gasoline or oil.

Where did your food come from? Trucks or trains, powered by oil or gasoline distilled from oil, likely played a necessary part in its delivery.

Do you fly? Planes run on petroleum-based fuel, too.

And many of our homes are heated and/or cooled by oil.