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Petroleum

Petroleum. By John Chaplick, Timothy Bousson, and Macey McGuire. What is it?.

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Petroleum

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  1. Petroleum By John Chaplick, Timothy Bousson, and Macey McGuire

  2. What is it? Petroleum is a naturally occurring, smelly, yellow-to-black liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. It is considered a fossil fuel

  3. What is it used for? Natural gas Gasoline Naphtha Kerosene Lubricating Paraffin Asphalt -Plastic products Makeup Rubber products

  4. What is petroleum? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSvzuwwGZtE

  5. OPEC • OPEC is short for “Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries” • OPEC's mission is to stabilize the oil markets to secure an efficient and regular supply of petroleum to the consumers.

  6. OPEC Countries • Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela

  7. Is oil still a source of air pollution? • Greenhouse Effect

  8. To what degree are other countries increasing their demand on petroleum?  Should we be concerned about what other countries are doing to that extent?

  9. Expected Global Growth

  10. The Fuel Efficiency Standard • Epa • 34.5 mpg average What role is the federal government taking to implement national standards for fuel economy in vehicles? 

  11. Do any organizations protest the production and use of petroleum?  • American Council on Renewable Energy • International Renewable Energy Agency • Green Power Forum • REN21 • Environmental and Energy Study Institute

  12. Sources Wikipedia article on petroleum oilprice.com http://www.clean-energy.us/index.php http://www.oilit.com/ http://www.coalinfo.net.cn/ccii/eintroduce.htm http://www.api.org/ http://www.polluterwatch.com/american-petroleum-institute http://greenpeaceblogs.org/tag/oil-pollution/ http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/ - http://www.energy4me.org/energy-facts/energy-sources/petroleum/

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