blog posts How whaling shaped U.S. culture even after petroleum replaced it Aug 14, 2023 2:00 pm by Jodi HeckelCultural Exploration Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images U of I professor Jamie Jones examines the huge energy transition from whale oil to fossil fuels and the continuing influence of the whaling industry in her book 'Rendered Obsolete: The Afterlife of U.S. Whaling in the Petroleum Age.' Share on Facebook Tweet Email