Petroleum

Challenges & Impact Discontinuation of diesel In Europe, it is common to own a diesel vehicle as almost half of the total car sold in Europe were diesel vehicles. This is because the customers thinks that fuel efficiency is the biggest factor to consider when driving and the fact that the price of diesel is lower than petrol(Schipper, Marie-Lilliu et al. 2002). The corollary of better fuel efficiency is higher nitrogen oxide emissions. The fact that the popularity of diesel vehicles were…

TEXTING WHILE DRIVING The minimal time to look at a text message is 5 seconds. Taking your eyes off the road for 5 seconds at 45 mph or above can be crucial. Driving while over 45 mph means that you are driving a football field distance in 10 minuets. Without looking at the road , you are putting your life and others lives in danger. You should always look at the road. Texting while driving should be a crime in the Missouri. People should care more about the lives of others and the…

In the era that we live in today, mankind has become dependent on fossil fuel just as much as water and oxygen. We continue to depend on fossil fuel for every aspect of our daily lives while at the same time fighting against mother nature. As we continue this ignorant battle against nature who knows what the future will look like. Will we still have fossil fuel? Will we still have water? In Octavia Butlers, “Parable of the Sower”, she creates a world full of chaos and catastrophe yet a world…

Water used to be the most common substance that could be found anywhere in the world, but as of lately that hasn't been the case. It is been getting harder and harder to fulfill our need of water. In the excerpt “Water Controversies Boil Over” written by Mat Weiser, published in April 26, 2009 he talks about how people are starting to fight over water and how 46 nations risk violent conflicts over water. Weiser explains how the United Nations stated that in the future there won't be conflicts…

Recently, the New York Times published an article that left people both stunned and amused and unlike some of their articles it dealt with...trash. Apparently, more than one hundred and eleven million dollars have been spent and invested in the recycling industry. Now why would someone spend one hundred and eleven million dollars on the recycling industry one may ask, the answer is simple... economy benefits. Recycling can lower capital cost, make us use 80 to 90 percent less energy, lower our…

The argument between diesels and gas has gone on for years. Diesel, which is being used in almost every industry from agricultural to moving goods down highways and railroads. Diesel tends to get better gas mileage and has better output for horsepower and torque. While, gets slightly lower gas mileage but the retail cost of gas is cheaper. Critics of diesel claim that diesel should not be used, because in early diesel engines emitted large amounts of nitrogen oxide. Since the EPA (environmental…

The City of Boston has filed a lawsuit in a new effort to block the development of a the casino development planned for Everett waterfront. The lawsuit challenges the validity of a vital component needed for Wynn Resorts to begin construction. Among the arguments detailed in the lengthy 41-page suit is an assertion that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission made an error by entitling the Wynn a casino license prior to mapping out a complete a solution for the Sullivan Square traffic debacle. The…

The Crude Oil Market is a very lucrative market because of the fact that just about every nation in the world needs oil and its also a non-renewable resource making it scarce. Oil is a very profitable resource as well, and influential when it comes to the power of nations. Major players in this industry are those who were lucky enough to have been placed above large oil reserves. As of now many countries, including the United States can produce large amounts of oil, but yet countries like Saudi…

Both in present times til this very day ,the mining of coal has been a dangerous but much needed job to have in the United States. Without coal , a lot of things wouldn't be possible because coal is the main reason something works. Thus in order to get the coal , miners have to dig for it and extract it from the ground. The workers have to use big machines to dig through the layers of topsoil and overburden to the layer of topsoil. When they've gotten down to the coal,and are done working on…

One thing that surprised me about the car was that the car tires were filled with nitrogen gas instead of compressed air. Nitrogen is a colorless and odorless non-toxic gas used to reduce the temperature of the tire and increase its lifespan. In races, it may be able to keep tire pressure more constant and slow pressure loss without reacting to the tire and rim materials. Another thing that surprised me about the car was its design and build. What really caught my eye was that the inside of the…