Category Archives: Oil & Crude

Will the Gulf oil spill cleanup have a Hollywood Ending?

By melissalott | Published: June 15, 2010
The BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf might find its technological savior in Hollywood. Kevin Costner, actor and apparent tech-aficionado, has a technology that is designed to separate oil and water to minimize environmental damage from oil spills. For more than 15 years, Costner has funded the company Ocean Therapy Solutions (OTS) and its team of [...]
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some WD-40 with *YOUR* craw fish?

By AKB | Published: June 9, 2010
ATTN: Please don’t read this post if you are unable to think for yourself. 3.5 million gallons of crude (the approximate total amount spilled so far 06/09/2010) is less than 0.5% of our country’s daily oil consumption. The total amount of oil spilled is a tiny amount relative to how much we consume in the US [...]
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Gulf Oil Slick – Finding the Silver Lining

By melissalott | Published: May 6, 2010
Since the House passed their bill (H.R. 2454) last June, the energy and climate baton has been carried primarily by three Senators: Lieberman – an Independent from Connecticut, Kerry – a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Graham – a Republican from South Carolina. Their work gave rise to the hope that we could – united as a country in spite [...]
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What’s the trouble with oil? (5/5)

By AKB | Published: June 16, 2009
In this final post on crude oil I’ll discuss why there’s so much controversy over oil. In short, using fossil fuels like crude has negative effects on the environment, economy, and therefore everyone. The organic material that is found in crude oil sometimes contain sulfur atoms which if combusted turns into SO2 and then into [...]
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How much oil do we use? (4/5)

By AKB | Published: June 5, 2009
Now that we’ve covered where oil comes from, what oil is chemically, and how we refine crude, it’s time to get to the heart of the oil hype – consumption. The cool flow diagram below shows where the USA gets oil from and where we use it. From this diagram we can learn quite a [...]
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