Petroleum industry

Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer commanded three ships; the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina. Searching for a direct water route to china from Europe. However, the technology Columbus uses is not as advanced as it is now. Ship sailing, navigation, and calculations are more advanced. Therefore, technology is faster and more accurate now more than it was then. Christopher Columbus ships are slow and made for carrying cargo. The ships use sails to guide their way. If it they ran on…

There is no doubt that humans have influenced the environment. The evidence of our meddling can be found everywhere from anthropology to mathematics. No society is free of this burden, though some have a distinct impact apart from the whole. The current geological age is the Holocene, the time after the last Ice Age. The geologic period is typically determined by the largest influence on the Earth. Until the 1800’s, human impact on the planet had been relatively low- stable even. Around the time…

chemical changes within the chemical characteristics of the oils, for example lipid oxidation, which is responsible for rancidity. The word “rancid” is used to describe the unpleasant odor and flavour produced by decomposing oils or fats. In the food industry, antioxidants normally act as food additives and are added in oils to control the deterioration of oils and…

(2000). Peel produce more essential oil than leaves, Vekiari et al (2002) have demonstrated this clearly in some lemon varieties. Adams et al (2003) mentioned that approximately 36 million kg of limonene are recovered as a by-product of the citrus industry annually. Extraction of…

publically traded, Canadian company, which earns money through investing in oil sands. It generates money by funding in Syncrude Joint Venture (a company that extracts and manufactures oil from oil sands). COS Ltd. was created in 1978, by PanCanadian Petroleum (currently known as Encana). Presently Canadian Oil Sands is being led by Ryan M. Kubik (the CEO), who also happens to be the director and chair board of Syncrude Joint Venture. Canadian Oil Sands used to be a very successful company in…

FACTORS The BP oil spill directly affected the health of the environment in very harmful ways. In an account of the environmental losses regarding the BP oil spill, a famous writer for the Washington Post, Kevin Nance (2015), illustrates a reflection of the consequences in the wake of this disaster: “We remember the giant oil slick burning on the water, blackening the beaches, clogging the marshlands, choking and killing the fish and wildlife.” Many forms of wildlife suffered throughout this…

The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 September 30 2015 Dear Mr. Cuomo, I know that you have been bombarded time and time again about whether or not to allow hydro fracking in the Marcellus shale in the state of New York. Although a member on the board of a company with hydrofracking skills, I am split with the idea of hydro fracking. Both sides’ present solidifying arguments and I clearly understand the advantages and…

receives or loses. Furthermore, Hager is also a tax collector for the state of Texas and is a Republican candidate in the Texas State Senate. Hager then started to talk about how the lowering gas prices effect Texas. He claimed that the oil and gas industry in the state of Texas is thriving. For example, Texas has a 9.6…

Enhydra lutris, commonly known as sea otter, is the second smallest marine mammal that lives in shallow coastal waters of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Sea otters are often found in areas with protection from the most severe ocean winds, such as rocky coastlines, thick kelp forests, and barrier reefs. They are considered a keystone species because they are crucial to the health of the nearshore marine ecosystem. Because sea otters eat sea urchins, which are herbivores that feed…

There are many negative articles describing fracking and the environmental impacts that surround it but, there are many positives to fracking such as the following. Economic impact Energy consumers are seeing economic gains, as a result from increased fracking, gas bills have dropped $13 billion per year from 2007 to 2013, which adds up to a total of $200 per year for gas consuming households. Households aren’t the only people seeing the difference, commercial, industrial, and electric power…