Oil That Grows On Trees

Taking oil from trees is an idea as old as history, but today it is done by modern methods for modern purposes. Tree oils now are utilized in the manufacture of paint, food, drugs, textiles and many specialized products that people use nearly every day.

– So there is still hope for the ‘optimists’, however the article concludes –

Tree oil production is small compared to the 1.2 billion tons of crude petroleum pumped from the world’s oil wells last year, but the oil that comes from farmers instead of drillers has numerous special uses and continues to be an important product, even as it was many centuries ago.

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