greenpeace didn’t save the whales, switching from whale oil to petroleum and palm oil did
greenpeace didn’t save the whales, switching from whale oil to petroleum and palm oil did
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petroleum
james s. robbins has argued that the advent of petroleum-refined kerosene saved some species of great whales from extinction by providing an inexpensive substitute for whale oil, thus eliminating the economic imperative for open-boat whaling.