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use oil every day. Powering cars, heating homes, and providing electricity are just a few examples of how we use oil fuels in our daily life. Where would we be if we woke up tomorrow and couldn't fly because there was no fuel, or products containing plastic were taken off the market? "In fact, oil is a part of everyday items such as crayons, bubble gum, and deodorant (Mooney 19). Oil is the number one source of energy in the U.S. today. However, the U.S. imports 140 billion worth of its oil supply

1975 GULF OIL REFINERY FIRE In the early hours of August 17, 1975, a tragic disaster occurred on the Gulf Oil refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This horrific disaster took the lives of eight firefighters, and potentially could have taken more lives if it wasn’t for the help of many surrounding fire stations. The cause of the fire was the overfilling of Tank 231. While no crude oil escaped from the tank as a result of being overfilled, large quantities of hydrocarbon vapors were trapped above

of the Oil Spill -Anastasia Nicholas Over the years, the oil industry has grown larger. Shipments of oil have been moved by sea from one country to another. In this event, oil spills tend to occur. This disaster can affect the environment in many ways. It can affect both the animals and the habitats living in the habitats. In the event of an oil spill, there are animals that may be affected. They can lose their homes and require the help of humans to survive. For example, during the BP Oil Spill

Oil constantly surrounds consumers throughout the world, whether it be in transportation, electricity, and heating. Since consumers use, transportation, electricity, and heating every day, the demand for oil has surged and thus, multiple companies race to provide this dark elixir promptly. As all thoughts concentrate on the speed in which oil becomes transported, reckless mistakes happen, which swiftly unleashes the toxic elixir into the ocean. The oil then resides in the water with death looming

exports of raw commodities.3 Their primary exports include coffee, iron ore, soy beans, and transport equipment, predominantly to China (18 percent) and the United States (12 percent).4 In addition to their existing commodities, substantial offshore oil fields have been discovered that “have the potential to turn the country into one of the top

The oil and gas industry is vital to many industries and is of importance to the maintenance of industrialized civilization itself and that is critical concern for many. Oil accounts for a larger percentage of the world’s energy consumption and the world consumes roughly 30 billion barrels of oil each year. While society, on a normal day to day basis consumes a large quantity, the demand spikes when areas are struck with catastrophic situations, such as the two hurricanes that hit this year. Focusing

markets worldwide. Even allowing for a growth rate in the demand for energy in the developing countries 1-2 % lower than the present trend, the demand is likely to exceed 100 million barrels a day oil equivalent (mbdoe) by 2010, and possibly 200 mbdoe (K.Pickering and L.Owen 1995). The reason coal, crude oil and natural gas are called fossil fuels is that all three were once living matter. Early in earth’s biological history, photosynthesis outpaced the activity of consumers and decomposers.

Reina of Antarctica I propose a film on the melting ice caps, using the character Reina as the reason that they are melting. She will be the reason for melting the ice caps due to humans came to her home and drill for oil where she lives. I chose to have both Greek and Japanese mythology because I thought it would be a great idea to see how the two cultures will come together. Since both countries are known by many people all around the world and because they are surrounded by the sea these two countries

and indestructible. Until the Northern Gateway Pipeline is built directly through the lake, disrupting not only you, but the environment, habitat and ecosystem. The Northern Gateway Project is a major pipeline proposed to carry crude oil from the Alberta Oil Sands to Kitimat British Columbia. It will provide temporary jobs for 62,700 people for 10 years and will leave 1,150 long-term jobs after the pipeline is built. Although this is a positive

economy and spread fear and panic over the United States. Energy Crisis (1970’s) states that the crisis officially began when the “Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) reduced their petroleum production and proclaimed an embargo on oil shipments to the United States and the Netherlands, the main supporters of Israel.” They did