10 Most Surprising Places to Find Petroleum
About one quarter of the oil consumed in this country is used for industrial purposes. Plastic production is the most obvious example, as awareness grows of the harm plastic does to the earth and people shun the material when they can.
But oil has permeated more of our lives than most people realize. Here, the most surprising places you’ll find oil, in some form, as a key ingredient:
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Two signs the time has come for alternative transportation
Two interesting pieces of news came out this week showing that Americans are becoming more open to car-less travel: (1) the Earth Policy Institute released a study showing that car ownership dropped by 4,000,000 vehicles in 2009, and (2) the Upper West Side of New York City will be converting 240 parking meters into bicycle racks.
During 2009, 14 million cars were scrapped while only 10
GM to open Michigan battery pack plant
Today, General Motors will take a significant step in furthering the country’s EV industry. It will start operations at the nation’s first battery pack plant run by a U.S. automaker. The plant in Brownstown Township, MI will assemble the battery packs for the Chevy Volt.
GM chose January 7 to open up shop because it’s exactly three years from the initial announcement of the Volt. Energy
