{"id":4868,"date":"2019-02-08T14:07:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steer.com\/?p=4868"},"modified":"2019-02-08T14:07:33","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T20:07:33","slug":"oil-gas-is-more-than-just-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/txogamsn.txoga.org\/steer\/2019\/02\/08\/oil-gas-is-more-than-just-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil &amp; Gas is More Than Just Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around the United States, there are many that may not know how impactful oil and natural gas really is. Here are some items we use in our everyday lives (both directly and indirectly) that are direct products and byproducts of oil and natural gas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>clothing<\/li><li>life-saving devices<\/li><li>solar panels<\/li><li>wind turbines<\/li><li>fertilizer that is essential to the world\u2019s food supply<\/li><li>mosquito spray<\/li><li>water bottles<\/li><li>bicycle helmets &amp; tires<\/li><li>shoes<\/li><li>petroleum jelly<\/li><li>fishing lures &amp; poles<\/li><li>earphones<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;and the list goes on and on. 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