Caitlin’s Blog

In class we read the article CRUDE AWAKENING by Emma Davy. The main points are

• 90% of the world’s transportation runs on petroleum
• Scientists think 71.8 trillion gallons of oil are left in the ground
• Their is a car in Luxembourg that runs on compressed air (MiniCAT)
• Oil is 40% of the worlds energy
• The US is 4% of the world’s population but uses 25% of the world’s oil
• OPEC ( Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries ) has 65% of the world’s oil

The most important points were the 1st, 3rd, and 5th points.   I think because we rely so much on oil for transportation, we should use more cars like the MiniCAT and hybridsto preserve oil.   The US should especially be trying to make these changes, as we use so much oil.  Another way we could cut back on oil is by using fireplaces to heat our houses instead of expensive oil.   This article was very informative and taught us about oil problems in the world.

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