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...

Although we may not notice it, carbon dioxide is constantly released into the atmosphere each day. Throughout the world, people rarely think twice about what we are doing to the environment in our daily lives. As drivers, it is easy to become accustomed to the impact that liquid petroleum has on ou...

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...

Introduction As of 11th November 2001, China has eventually become a member of WTO (World Trade Organization), after 15 years of painstaking effort and arduous negotiation. This indicates that China will start opening the markets to the world and has entered a new stage of development. This was a m...

Book Review: Muckraking Three Landmark Articles The Bedford Series in History and Culture: Muckraking. By Ellen F. Fitzpatrick. (Bedford Books of St. Martins Press, 1994.x, 132 pp. ISBN 0-312-08944-9) The Editor, Ellen F. Fitzpatrick is currently an associate professor of history at Harvard Uni...

Ever since man started trading, supply and demand for a particular product has been the determining factor of its price. Certain attributes of the supply and/or demand of the product affect its price and events beyond the control of the producer/consumer who can often affect its supply and demand, ...