Even though about 80% of the global population of 8 billion people are living on less than $10 per day, the world’s 825 operational oil refineries are processing more than 100 million barrels a day of crude oil to support the thousands of products and transportation fuels demanded by humanity on this planet.

The zero-emission movement has the delusion that JUST electricity generated from wind and solar can replace refineries and the crude oil that they process to support the variety of products and fuels in our materialistic society.

The products and fuels processed from crude oil through refineries that sit on vast acreage sites, are the foundation of longer, healthier lives. 

In 1900, the average life expectancy was 32 years; by 2021, it had more than doubled to 71 years. Today, it exceeds 75 years. The growing medical industry of doctors, medications, and hospitals has contributed significantly to the health and well-being of humanity.

The United States consumes more than 20 million barrels a day of that black tar commonly referred to as crude oil through its 131 active oil refineries to support the supply chain of the products and transportation fuels denuded in America.

Today, hospitals and the medical industry are benefiting from the more than 6,000 products and........

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