Crude Awakening
Last week, we read about oil drilling and how much oil is left in the world. The amount estimated in the ground is 2.6 trillion barrels. M. King Hubbert, geophysicist, predicted that “oil pumped from U.S. fields would peak around 1970” and it did. The
United States has only 4 percent of the Earth’s population, but uses about 25 percent of the world’s supply. Without oil, we will not be able to make items like tires, tennis rackets, trash bags and toothpaste. We have been talking about how we can conserve oil and how we can use different resources without harming the environment. In order to conserve oil usage, we are making new transportation vehicles that use fuel like compressed air and water so we don’t have to consume too much oil. Efficient heating, lighting and cooling systems in building are also cutting down on the use of oil. We need to increase research to find renewable energy sources so we don’t run out of oil soon.
