Arthur Berman: “The Devil is in the Diesel”
The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens
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The Same Metaphor That Native Americans Used Every Part of a Barrel of Oil
In the same way that Native Americans used every part of a buffalo, current Americans use every part of an oil barrel. Because it's all, it all contains energy. So octane, chemical precursors, butane, propane, gasoline, kerosene, jet, diesel, fuel oil, what's left after all that? And then there are things called paraffins, which are, you know, very, they almost look like wax and, and they're used for keeping mosquitoes out of your yard.
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