Is Oil Evil?

 

  1.   Is Oil Evil?
    1. 1. Is your personal consumption of oil part of the problem?
    2. 2.  What impact does oil have on our environment?
    3. 3.  Are there any viable energy alternatives?
    4. 4.  Is there a connection between oil and violence in the Middle East?
    5. ------Videos!!
    6. Sources:
    7. Contributors:

 

1. Is your personal consumption of oil part of the problem?

 

 

    Yes, since the reasons every one of us uses oil are mostly the same, like gasoline, heating, energy. When you just go to Kroger’s to buy something that you forgot to buy last week, normally the heating in the house isn’t turned of n neither are all of the electronic devices which we use everyday. Also every time you go somewhere with your care you use gasoline, which here in the U.S. is a lot since many people drive SUV’s instead of more fuel efficient cars, which are often smaller but need less gasoline than SUVs which you most of the times don’t need anyways. My view on things like this are more European, because I lived most of my life in Germany so you already have a different view on things, over there people already try to use alternative energy and normally no one drives an SUV if you don’t have to, people rather spend money and fast sport cars, which are often only a little bit more fuel efficient. The U.S. uses according to nationmaster.com 20,730,000 bbl/day this is around 14,000,000 bbl/day more than china uses at the moment. I also found a great page with many statistics which showes 206 different countries and their oil consumption per day. (Pia M.)

 

 

 

This is a great video on what we can do to reduce our dependence on gasoline.  (Pia M.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  What impact does oil have on our environment?

 

 

Oil not only pollutes pretty much every part of our earth including many people minds because all they think all day long is what they can do with the oil they have and some people even think about things we could substitute for oil, but most people only think that there is enough left and that they don’t have to worry about the future without oil, because they think that they are dead until then anyways. Others that think about alternatives instead of oil also consider the fact that oil is all around us and that at the moment we couldn’t imagine a life without oil. Besides that fact many scientists believe that oil is a main part of global warming.This is a really intersting and short article about the latest oil spill on south koreas coast. (Pia M.)

 

 

 

 

This is a very intersting video about the crude oil impact on the Earth and humanity. (Pia M.)

 

 

 

 

Another article about what is going to happen to our enviroment and what we do to our enviroment.

 

 

3.  Are there any viable energy alternatives?

 

     Yes there are. There are many energy alternatives to oil such as wind power, some types of wave energy and solar energy. Choosing a source of electricity for our homes and businesses that generates less pollution by using renewable energy sources is a great way to act locally to solve a global problem. Oil and coal are the main sources today and provide much of the energy to the planet. At the moment, they are the most efficient ways of turning chemical energy into electrical energy; and it will remain that way for several years to come, but there is a bright side. New energy sources are, and have been, under development and experimentation for several years; nuclear, solar and especially wind powers are among the most potentially feasible sources for the future; they have the best possible growth potential.  (Mariam K.)

 

A great number of people have said that ethanol would be a good alternative source. This video shows why it may not be such a great idea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Is there a connection between oil and violence in the Middle East?

 

Well, there seems to be a connection. For example, if we take the war in Iraq for example; it does seem that Bush had simply gone in Iraq to take Saddam out. And now since Saddam is out why are they still in there? Many people have been saying that they are still in there to "help the economy" and keep things going. But many of the people stating this may seem that it is a cover-up, and that the US is in Iraq to control the oil industry. (Mariam K.)

 

 

 

 

------Videos!!

 

This video is about where we are in terms of how much oil we have left: (Mariam K.)

 

 

 

This video is extreamly informative; it explains where we are in terms of oil, different theories people have come up with with supporting details about the oil issues today and what led to them: (Mariam K.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources:

  1. Thomas, Sandy. "Clean Energy Information Main Page." Northeast Sustainable Energy Association. 10 Dec 2007. NESEA. 12 Dec 2007 <http://www.nesea.org/energy/info/>.  (Mariam K.)
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Contributors:

 

Mariam K.

Pia M.

 

 

 


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    Bob U.:Harvey, thanks for the tip. The video was quite graphic!
    Harvey L.:The video about the peak of oil is VERY interesting. There is a distinct connection between the current war in Iraq and America's thirst for oil. When President Bush first proposed the invasion of Iraq and the start of a Global War on Terrorism, the main reason he gave was to eliminate Saddam's weapons of mass destruction. Even up until now, no weapons of mass destruction have been discovered. On the contrary, the International Atomic Energy Agency recently stated that Iraq is thought to be several years away from being able to produce any nuclear weapons, even under the best of circumstances. Obviously, there must be a different reason for infiltrating Iraqi territory. Mr. Uhelski, I strongly recommend watching the video about the peak of oil production. I found it to be quite interesting. It is the first video under the section titled "Videos".
    Sven B.:I like the blog and find that all answers are appropriate to the situation. Although i don't think that the U.S. is trying to cover up the fact that they controll the oil industry in Iraq by saying that they are here to help the economy. I think that clearly the oil was a major attraction for the U.S and it seamed like a lucrative source to lower the petroleum prizes. But I don't think that the U.S. really makes such a benefit from an Oil Industry that is broken in many ways, threatened by terrorism while they pay millions to fund the troops and the economy of Iraq. I don't think that the Oil is what keeps the U.S. in Iraq. Although some might wonder why the U.S. went to war with Iraq twice and never even dared to invade more dangerous threats such as North Korea
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