Oil

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Most Western economies are based directly or indirectly on oil. Crude Oil is both a source of energy for our power stations, the main ingredient of petrol and the basis for the plastics industry. The problems with Oil are twofold; as an energy source it is one of the main contributors to Climate change; oil is the starting ingredient for most of our everyday products and technologies and the World's supply of Oil is running out.


Contents

Understanding oil as a power source

The causes

Evidence

Cost-benefit analysis

Understanding oil as the basis for plastics

The causes

Evidence

Cost-benefit analysis

What are the solutions

Organisations that work on oil

See also


Books

Movies

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