Oil Crisis

All they wanted was an answer to one question “Where were their children? Their sons and daughters were “missing” and all they were told was” We don’t have any answers! The citizens were afraid, even high authorities of religious groups turned a blind eye. In 1977, with Argentina under a violent military dictatorship, a group of mostly house wives living in a fear oppressed state made a stand and found their voice. They demanded to be heard and while the regime was enforcing their control and power over Argentinians political views through torture and disappearance; a mother’s devotion to her child and the political resistance transformed these mothers into a political force. They are the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who effectively mounted a civil rights movement that forced the top military officials to be charged for their crimes and have sustained an

From 1976 to 1983, a military group was in charge of Argentina after overthrowing the government in the 1930s (Tolerance. N.a. N.d). The military silenced the people who opposed or spoke out against them. The people who actually spoke out suddenly disappeared. These people were either imprisoned, tortured, killed, and never seen again. The most common person disappeared were children who opposed the military. Lawyers, and people who questioned the military (Tolerance. N.a. N.d). In Buenos Aires, Argentina during the 1970s, a group of women gathered in the Plaza de Mayo, in front of the president's palace and government buildings, to speak out about their missing children. The “Mothers of the Disappeared” formed the first public protest against

Would you really want to be responsible for destroying the animals home and the environment? The United States has a huge debate whether or not We should drill for oil in Alaska’s wilderness. But the answer seems pretty clear to me because it is not essential for our economy ,it is not valuable for the environment, and it is causing a social disruption. In the background essay, it says that many colonies We're not concerned about protecting our natural resources because they thought they had enough natural resources to last forever; But We don't, We are limited and some day in the not too distant future we may run out of natural resources so we have to circumspect and start protecting it by using other materials such

Recently the price for the Canadian had drop drastically from. This was possibly due to the oil crash that occurred in Alberta. Due to the large supply of oil in the Middle East, the price of oil has dropped drastically, which meant that the price of oil in Alberta also dropped. Although the price of oil has lingered about $35-40 a barrel, the break even price is $70 a barrel. The oil crash that occurred in Alberta has brought grim news as unemployment in Alberta has increased drastically.

In 1936, The Federal Government cut spending with hopes the parts of national economy that was not under control by the government would step in and help with the economic issues, but the economy continued going downhill until WWII. For example the “Oil Crisis”, this caused prices to raise significantly. Instead of $3 a barrel it went to $12 a barrel.

Feminist, Eva Maria Duarte de Peron, started a “twentieth-century revolutionary movement” (Murray 206) in her country of Argentina. At the time, her husband was the president of Argentina. As the first lady of Argentina, she made it her duty to make a change for the country while her husband was in office. Her revolutionary ideas were based off of “nationalism and socialist ideology” (Murray 206). The ordinary women of Argentina were her target group for improvement.

Within the film, The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, the director, Faith Morgan, explores the after effects of the fall of the Soviet Union, which resulted in Cuba’s economic collapse, as well as what Cuban’s now define as The Special Period, and the recovery of their economy. The documentary film begins with an explanation of the term “peak oil.” Peak oil is defined as when oil production reaches its peak or maximum production, which then results in a drop of production. However, as the film suggests, moving past peak oil production often poses danger to a nation, especially if the nation is dependent on oil to operate. These dangers include: possible drop in economy, industrial production, high gas prices, high demand of oil

When thinking about women’s movements, one is likely to associate them with an event that has taken place in either the United States or Canada. Nevertheless, it is evident that women 's movements have historically occurred across the globe. Often, however, individuals do not take this into consideration when thinking about how these types of movements have had an influence on society in the 21st century. While reading the article: Political Culture, Catalan Nationalism, and the Women’s Movement in Early Twentieth-Century Spain, I was informed about a historical movement that has had a profound societal influence, The Spanish Women’s Movement. Within Mediterranean Studies, we learn about many different historical events that took place,

Ecuador’s quest for environmental justice, subsequent to oil extraction, is a noxious consequence of colonialism. Through principles and the aftermath of colonialism, a dependence on resource extraction has proven detrimental to Ecuador’s indigenous population, only profiting a select few. This very act demonstrates a need for ecological democracy, a demand for the just treatment of the indigenous, and an inherent disfunction of capitalism. These conditions have nurtured, and validated, the idea of a resource curse; as resource-rich Ecuador is “worse off” than countries without commodities like oil. Specifically, this

Feminists groups in Argentina tend to criticize the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo for several different reasons. This goes hand-in-hand with the first question referring to traditional and untraditional aspects when it comes to gender. As through a traditional lens, these mothers tend to be more child centric, driven by emotions as they are more compassionate, and focused on the private sphere. Feminists believe that the mothers are attempting to emphasize the self-sacrifice of a women. In reality, they are altering politics through traits demonstrating love, respect, and compassion (Bouvard, 190). Furthermore, they want to create a society involving the “participation of both sexes (Bouvard, 191).” Change is desired to give women a role in

The United States has been involved in the affairs of the Middle East for decades and they’ve had various reasons for being there, whether it was to wage war or to prevent outside influence that would undermine their own influence in the region, it always seemed to revolve around one thing: oil. As we all know, oil is a very profitable resource and it’s a huge part of many nations’ economies and because this is the case many wars are fought over this black liquid. The U.S. is no different in that they did just about anything to maintain their access to Middle East oil. As a result, United States actions in the Middle East today has been formed through the decades long desire for their oil.

Peak oil is described as the point in time when the maximum rate of petroleum extraction is reached, and at this point we assist to a diminution of the resource. Oil is one of the world 's most vital resource, we use it in every aspect of our daily lives, we use it for electricity, gasoline and even drugs. The disappearance of this resource can lead to a major global disaster. In an attempt to identify the potential impact of such a disaster and find alternatives energetic resources, a cloud of researchers started to focus their research around this topic. While the first researches made on peak oil where mostly focused on its plausibility, nowadays researches concentrate on determining the exact period of occurrence, as well as the economic and political impact of this event.

World oil demand is increasing as emerging economies need more energy to increase their living standards. Estimates, shown below, are that by 2030, China and India as emerging markets will import over 70% to 90% of their fossil fuel needs (1) . Coupled to a continued high and growing demand for oil, makes this a robust market for the next 30 years.

Since the past few decades, owning a car has become a necessity in order to commute from one place to another. However, cars do not work automatically, they require fuel. Since the past decade, the petroleum industry has become one of the leading industries impacting the nation’s economy. Oil has become an essential commodity as it is utilized in transportation vehicles, serves as a raw material for manufacturing plastics, and is utilized in homes for cooking. America’s economy is greatly dependent on petroleum as it is the “black gold” of the nation. The considerable significance of oil has led to the drilling of it, which is not only limited to land, but also the oceans. Offshore drilling is a method in which petroleum is extracted from underneath the seabed. It is one of the significant technological advancements in the past few decades. However, the ones who are involved in the process of offshore oil production are humans, and humans tend to make mistakes. In 1969, due to a human error, an oil spill occurred and natural gas, oil, and mud shot up the well and oozed into the ocean (“Offshore Drilling”). The oil spilled led to an environmental disaster which killed thousands of marine animals and distorted the environment. In order to prevent the same error, the government passed a moratorium in 1981, banning more than 85 percent of the country’s oil drilling sites (“Offshore Drilling”). The moratorium restricted the United States to mass-produce its natural resource.

According to the proponents of the 'Peak Oil' theory, the world is expected to face severe oil shortages in the near future. Then, how can mankind meet its energy needs?