Crude oil, products will always be needed

One of the significant facts that seem to be overlooked in the current efforts to abolish the use of petroleum-based fuel is that asphalt cement, a byproduct of the oil refining process, is used to pave the 2.6 million miles of roads, streets and highways in the United States. Asphalt cement is a byproduct of the petroleum refining process and without asphalt cement our roads, streets, highways and airports would become unusable within the ensuing 30 years...