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Us Government: Restore the Gulf
Since the oil well has been shut down, attention turns to the restoration of the Gulf with regard to wildlife, the impact on the sea and coastal areas, travel and tourism, filing a claim for damages, and a return to normal life for...
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Oil
Geologists for many years have recognized that North Carolina is "dry hole country" with almost no potential for hydrocarbon reserves. Despite this fact, several individuals and companies have drilled for oil within the borders of the...
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John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company: The Standard Oil Trust
This site explores how John D. Rockefeller built the first great industrial trust, as well as its subsequent investigations and dissolution.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Getting the Oil Out
This activity demonstrates how artificial lift systems are used to help pull the oil out of the reservoir rock and pump it up the well.
Digital History
Digital History: Standard Oil on Trial [Pdf]
The anti-trust case against Standard Oil, based on the Sherman Antitrust Act, pitted the federal government against the largest corporation in the United States. Read the trial preparation information including the arguments of the...
University of California
Uc Santa Barbara: 1969 Oil Spill Articles and Images
This site from UC Santa Barbara provides details about the 1969 oil spill off the coast of California which marred 35 miles of coastline. Information is provided about the ecological impact of the spill as well as info on the clean-up...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Spindletop Oilfield
Find out how the Spindletop oil well gusher started the prolific oil industry in the great state of Texas.
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Oil price.net: Gulf Oil Spill: The Aftermath
Comments on the Gulf Oil Spill provide author's thoughts on the chemical dispersants being used. Are these dispersants helping? Do they cause more of a threat than the oil itself? What will the impact be on human and wildlife? Also,...
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: What Are Oils
This website defines "oils" and provides examples. It also names some of the uses for oils as well as sources.
Other
Pembina Institute: Oilsands Watch
This is a group that acts as a watchdog for the tar sands oil industry. It has articles and videos about the tar sands, as well as links to other websites on energy issues.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ca: Well No. 4, Pico Canyon Oil Field
Drilled in 1876 to 376 feet (115 m), this was the first commercially successful oil well in California, producing 25 barrels a day (4 cubic meters per day).
Palomar Community College District
Wayne's Word: The Castor Bean: Plant Named After a Tick
A fascinating article on the natural history and biochemistry of castor oil. There are sections that are basic and descriptive as well as more technical information.
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Canadian Centre for Energy Information: Earth Really Rocks [Pdf]
Earth Really Rocks is a teaching unit for Grades K-3. It approaches the study of rocks from an energy perspective, looking at how gas and oil are formed underground, as well as at sedimentary rocks and the structure of the Earth's crust....
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum: Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta
The Glenbow Museum presents the stories of almost 40 different mavericks who shaped the history of Alberta. The website breaks down the province's history into the following nine areas: Uninvited Guests, Mounties, Railway, Ranching,...
US Department of Agriculture
U.s. Department of Agriculture: Choose My Plate
The U.S. Government's official resource for sound nutritional information points out that eating right can be as simple as increasing some categories of foods while reducing others. Basic information on food groups combined with...
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Qatar
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Qatar. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes...
Curated OER
Oil price.net: Gulf Oil Spill: The Aftermath
Comments on the Gulf Oil Spill provide author's thoughts on the chemical dispersants being used. Are these dispersants helping? Do they cause more of a threat than the oil itself? What will the impact be on human and wildlife? Also,...
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey reports on the latest news affecting the earth today, as well as providing a wealth of data, reports, and information.
Curated OER
Trucks on the Oil Fields Outside Alberta, Canada
News article from Oct. 20, 2007. It discusses the impact of Alberta's oil industry on the town of Fort McMurray. As the cost of a barrel of oil has risen, it has become financially feasible to extract oil from Alberta's tar sands, a more...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Ibibio
The name "Ibibio" identifies the largest subdivision of people living in southeastern Nigeria, in Akwa Ibom State, and it is generally accepted and used for both ethnic and linguistic descriptions. Like their Igbo neighbors, the Ibibio...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Assessing Barra
Through a video lecture and exercises, learners discover how scientists in the oil and gas industry risk a prospect.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Canada's Petroleum Heritage
Canada's Petroleum Heritage website is a learning resource that presents the oil and gas industry from past to present. Its rich history, the challenges it faces today and its future potential are explored. The site showcases the people,...
Purdue University
Purdue University: Cannabis Sativa L.
This article on Cannabis sativa is organized into fourteen brief sections, each presenting factual information about the Cannabis Sativa plant. Here, read about its uses, as well as its chemical makeup, physical description, and...
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Allegheny College: Ida Tarbell
Social reform resutled from the work of journalists known as muckrackers; Ida Tarbell was one such journalist. This website includes a biography as well as an archive of selected articles and letters by Tarbell.