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Nearly all pesticides are made from oil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum Many synthetic fertilizers are synthesiz
by DavidAdams 13y ago
Nearly all pesticides are made from oil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum
Many synthetic fertilizers are synthesized directly from natural gas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertilizer
- ars 13y agoSee my reply here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5548378 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5548378 Synthetic fertilizers are not synthesized from natural gas - they can't be. Methane has no elements that plants need. Methane is just a carrier for the elements acquired elsewhere.