Friday, October 30, 2009

Oil, what should we do with you, Oil?

The Iraq government is poised to sign oil extraction agreements with BP and China's CNPC. This would open up the largest oil field in Iraq to a foreign company.

While the peak oil theory is gaining traction, more oil is being discovered all the time. The most upheld aspect of the peak oil theory is that oil is becoming more expensive to extract and refine, but it is still being discovered. Check out recent discoveries from OilVoice.

Ecology.com published an article called, "The Secret World of Energy
The Evolution and Use of the World's Energy Systems."


Another oil spill, this time in San Francisco Bay!

Oil Change International has a campaign called "Separate Oil and State." They want our politicians to stop accepting money from oil companies and their employees, thus making our Congress one of the people instead of one of business. Business surely should have a voice in the legislation process but their dominance of it is unwanted.

The White House is trying to upgrade its building to LEED Standards, read about it. And, read about what is LEED from the US Green Building Council.

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