Athabasca Oil Sands

Art Essay The San Antonio Museum of Art displays a piece called, “Tree of Life” made in 1805. “Tree of Life is a painting made by Sor Juana Beatriz de la Fuente a Mexican nun; de la Fuente is from Morelia, Mochoacan, Mexico. “The painting is rooted in European morality art of the 16th century” (San Antonio Museum of Art Plaque). The this painting uses realism to help in the depiction of what the painting is showing- a man surrounded by the devil, an angel, a skeleton, Mary, and Jesus ringing a…

where a rig or boat drills a hole through the ground till the rig hits oil or the desired product that’s being drilled. There is domestic and foreign drilling that produces oil for our companies, domestic drilling saves America millions of dollars. (Offshore Drilling)Sometimes America can’t provide the major companies with enough oil, that’s why the companies resort to buying foreign oil. Foreign oil costs more than domestic oil not because of the quality but because of the import, export costs.…

Routine use of witch hazel will help manage acne and blemishes on your skin since its highly effective astringent properties reduce oil and lower inflammation hence assisting in curing acne. Regular use of witch hazel as a skin toner will make acne to disappear. Due to its gentleness on your skin, witch hazel does not strip of all your skin oil like the other acne medications that have stronger astringent properties and that have higher acne fighting abilities. How to Treat Acne with Witch…

Jan Van Eyck, born in 1390, to Maaseik, Belgium, was said to be, “The Father of Oil Painting.” He was given this reputation for his amazing talent and experimentation with this modern paint. His reputation was also built through the way he fit in with the culture, his art, and his religion. Van Eyck was one of the most famous and significant painters of the renaissance also because of his family of painters all who were less famous but still significant as painters. Van eyck’s career was in…

The End of Surburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream is an astonishing documentary that was produced in 2004, by Gregory Greene, which alleges that “Suburbia” is predicated on cheap energy and that when oil production peaks, the suburbs will decline. (citation). The film alleges that suburbia is predicated on cheap energy and that when oil production peaks the suburbs will decline (citation). http://www.cityclock.org/film-peak-oil-end-suburbia/#.Vw-uaEc0DIV. It also…

Abstract This paper details the causes and extent of the pollution at Tar Creek Superfund site in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. This Superfund site is a heavy metal-contaminated area that was created by the aftermath of zinc and lead mining operations throughout the 1900s. The pollution has put local inhabitants at risk of different health issues, and while risk assessments have shown that no significant health risks are obvious compared to the rest of the state of Oklahoma, blood lead levels have…

Hemp Oil Benefits We Can Use Now Clothes and paper, much like Hemp Oil, were made from Hemp trees during the ancient times, but does it mean that hemp oil is safe and beneficial for our domestic usage today? Oftentimes shrouded in controversy because of its loose association with Cannabis species, Hemp Oil is indeed useful in human bodies. Straight off, the plant’s seeds that primarily form the basis in the extraction of the oil is rich in proteins, Omega-6, Omega-3, polyunsaturated fatty…

Several types of Insulation Batts Adelaide are there, and a professional in the insulation industry can tell you which type is the best for your home. Each type of batts comes with advantages and disadvantages. In this article, I am not going to talk about other insulation options such as loose-fill/blown-in, foam or rigid board, and reflective. Insulation Batts Adelaide and roll insulation: Blanket insulation is another name given for batts. It resembles a blanket, which you should lay out…

Depositional environment: The Depositional environment throughout the Cooper Basin formations is wholly non-marine, with the Patchawarra formation being a fluvial/deltaic depositional environment, with point-bar sandstones the most common reservoir type. Trap structures: Traps in the Cooper Basin are recognised as being structural e.g Anticlines, Stratigraphic e.g. facies change or a combination of these. Most traps in the Patchawarra formation are combination traps and lie somewhere between…

manages to do it at ambient temperature and pressure with raw materials, dead flies and water, it does suggest we’ve still got a bit to learn”. (TED, 2011). Using nature as an inspiration and template gives the potential for huge savings in resources and energy. Biomimicry is a critical element in helping us move from the “industrial age to the ecological age” (The VELUX Group, 2013). The sustainable revolution will shift the linear, wasteful way of using resources to a closed loop model. We…