Yeah but they weren't abandoned before they made some very shady people quite rich..including a judge (now retired) I know in Oregon.
I'm just glad no one shady gets rich off oil.
The difference, which you are too stupid to appreciate, is that people actually use oil. It has a purpose. It provides inexpensive energy and jobs to many, many, many people.
The windmills don't do that, though the shysters like to pretend they do.
bullshit! oil is extremely expensive to produce ,
it's toxic and finite.
as always you lose.
Proof?
What does it cost in energy terms to bring a unit of energy into the economy? How much energy do you spend to get a barrel of oil out of the ground into a refinery, through a pipeline, and delivered?"Ā said Eric Zencey, a fellow with the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont.
Within the field, this calculation is called: Energy Return on Investment, or EROI.
"Back in the 1920's, oil was paying off at 100-to-1,"Ā said Zencey. "It took one barrel of oil to extract, process, refine, ship and deliver 100 barrels of oil. That's a phenomenal rate of return. If you work out the percentage, that's a 10,000 percent rate of return."Ā
But that's not the rate of return today. Now, conventional oil production worldwide pays off at about a 20-to-1 ratio. And in Canada, where the oil comes from tar sands, it's closer to 5-to-1.
"Renewable energy sources are paying off at higher rates, 12-to-1, 15-to-1, 17-to-1. That tells you right there, hmmmm, the age of oil should be over."Ā
A few problems with that though⦠Calculating these figures is complicated and estimates fluctuate. One researcher I spoke with, Carey King at the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, said he can look at the same wind farm and calculate a payoff of 20-to-1 or 4-to-1. He can also make the numbers dance for oil too, by the way. It depends on if he factors in things like salaries, taxes, or subsidies. Or, how the energy is actually delivered to the source where it's used, or rather, the calculation for that.
The Energy Costs of Oil Production
Effects of Crude Oil Exposure
Effects of Crude Oil Exposure to Children, Adults, and Pregnant Mothers
By: Paul Goldstein, Ph.D., Professor of Toxicology
Crude Oil has been pouring into the Gulf of Mexico and is causing numerous and significant health issues for children, pregnant mothers, and adults. Exposure occurs via inhalation, ingestion (of liquid droplets in the air), and direct skin contact. Some of the health effects will be long-term sequelae and may last a lifetime or affect future generations. Crude oil is a known teratogen and can cause birth defects and changes in fetal development. The target organs for crude oil are the hematopoietic (blood forming) system, lymphatic system, nervous system, and reproductive system. The Benzene component is a known carcinogen.
Health Effects on Children and Pregnant Mothers
Any chemical that can cross the placenta influences the development of the embryo and fetus. This is particularly true at the time when cells are dividing and differentiating into specific tissues of the nervous, circulatory, and immune systems. According to the World Health Organization, the embryo, fetus, or child is particularly sensitive to even minute concentrations of toxic chemicals. Crude oil and its components are known teratogens and cause birth defects, changes in fetal development, and decreased fetal survival.
Health Effects on Adults
Breathing the fumes from crude oil are known to cause chemical pneumonia, irritation of the nose, throat, and lungs, headache, dizziness, drowsiness, loss of coordination, fatigue, nausea, and labored breathing. Chronic exposure can result in irregular heartbeats, convulsions, and coma.
Effects of Crude Oil Exposure | AMFS