Are alternative fuels working? When attending school to be certified to fix state emission failures, instructors tell stories about emission subjects. One in particular that comes to mind is about a couple that tried to end their lives. The instructor showed a paper clipping, from what paper I d...

In 1973 OPEC held the world hostage. They arbitrarily put the world in gasoline crisis causing everyone to come to a complete stand still. One of the outcomes of the oil crises of the seventies is that the United States decided that they could not put all of our "fuel" eggs into one &quo...

Oil Politics Oil politics is one of the most dynamic and necessary challenge that faces modern day politicians. When the topic of politics mixes with the issue of oil you get a very strong voice of opinion between many different political parties and interest groups. Oil has been a very main issue...

In 1870 the first national parks and forests were set aside for wildlife protection and for the extraction of resources. Along with the timber, oil and mining industries, tourism offered economic benefits. But by the 1920s all development was prohibited on these land areas. However external pressur...