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| Goodyear to phase out petroleum-based tires with soybeans by 2040 |
| 2021-05-18 |
| [TheDailyRecord] For decades engineers have used petroleum to make everyday products. It's still commonly used in everything from rubbers and plastics to chemicals and asphalt. But this useful product comes from crude oil, which is often criticized by activists and experts as harmful to the environment, citing oil spills and fracking incidents. Recent studies from the last decade have shown that petroleum isn't as efficient as some once thought. Now, companies, engineers and scientists aim to replace it with plant-based oils, specifically soybeans. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. recently announced its goal to replace all petroleum-based products with soybean oil by 2040. While this is certainly a better use of soybeans than eating them, I do worry that safety challenges will be swept under the green / sustainability rug. |
| Posted by:Angstrom |
| #9 So what good would this substitution do? Serve the same role as "indulgences" to make you feel better about all of your other "Ecological Sins"... |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-05-18 12:58 |
| #8 Tofu Tires for your Toyotas 🤔 |
| Posted by: Neville Ebberesh7252 2021-05-18 12:49 |
| #7 The rational for not using petroleum products, I thought, was that burning them released CO2 into the atmosphere. Who knew that using them in tires led to greater release of CO2 than using soybean products in their place would release? I tend to doubt that. So what good would this substitution do? |
| Posted by: daniel 2021-05-18 12:08 |
| #6 I recall the time I was paying after fueling up in Tuba City, AZ. (Navajo/Hopi Nations area). A guy with Cal plates comes in and demands to know why that service station wasn't selling unleaded gas. The older gentleman at the register answered simply "Why would we use our food for fuel?". The same logic would go for 'Food For Tires'. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-05-18 10:53 |
| #5 Maybe they speculate on petroleum becoming a rarer commodity. I think it's only about using less crude oil for the rubber. Synthetic polyisoprene. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2021-05-18 03:14 |
| #4 I smell BS. Another vote for Bidengrift |
| Posted by: Grampaw Crosh8631 2021-05-18 02:55 |
| #3 If they can can make tires faster/better/cheaper out of soybeans, then more power to them! But it sounds like a grift. If there are government subsidies involved, then it's definitely a grift. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-05-18 01:50 |
| #2 PC reaches a$$hole level, keeps digging. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-05-18 01:34 |
| #1 is the phytoestrogen going to screw with my muscle car? |
| Posted by: Classer 2021-05-18 01:19 |