Commercials on tv are saying that the USA has more oil underground than all the oil in the middle east.Does any one know what steps are being taken to extract this much needed resource ? I worked on a project at the 4 corners power plant years ago and I know that there are "scrubbers" that are used to clean up the pollutants that come out of the towers.Coal can be used for the production of electricity .....What do you know ?
2006-10-28 07:22:50 · 8 answers · asked by cesare214 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Yeah, we could spend millions to extract this limited resource (which pollutes like crazy)...or we could spend those millions to research and harness the unlimited energy of the sun (solar power) or to develop systems for hydrogen energy use, or any number of other types of alternative energy, most of which are not as limited in quantity as fossil fuels and which are much cleaner. It's pretty obvious what the correct choice is, despite what the oil/coal lobbyists want you to think.
2006-10-28 12:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The USA produces between 45-50% of the national need of oil.
2006-10-28 10:25:53 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're talking about shale oil, but it takes almost as much energy to produce as you get from it. Canada has equal amounts in tar sands. Theirs is easier to get, but still a lot harder than liquid oil.
2006-10-29 05:49:28 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be thats true but our technology cant detect and produce and will cost more than importing oil,, anyway there are many energy resources but we need alot of investments to become able to use these resources
2006-10-28 07:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by source_of_love_69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are referring to the Green River Shale. It is not being tapped because it is a valuable geologic find for fossils, and more importantly it is enormously expensive to process.
2006-10-28 07:59:26 · answer #5 · answered by geohauss 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 23:08:50 · answer #6 · answered by hannigan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are talking abut Coal that can be converted into Oil...
2006-10-28 10:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ask the liberals and the environmentalists. They are the ones who keep blocking any new drilling in this country.
2006-10-28 07:30:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋