The Stunning Cost Of America's Dependence On Oil

10/5/2020

Though this article is 8 years old. the data still apply. The US has ¼th the population of China and uses more oil. Imagine if our economy ran more on renewable energy produced here at home. - Business Insider

For a 2020 version of some the above data, see Forbes' Top 10 Oil Producers and Consumers.

Maddi Melia

10/10/2020 10:17:05 pm

The United States oil consumption is used 70% for transportation. This is extremely wasteful and costs around $1 trillion. This is relevant to our class because drilling for oil can cause earthquakes or other disasters. Also, drilling for oil affects climate change.

Frederick L Thomas

10/11/2020 11:51:50 am

America's dependence on oil is very high, we use alot if oil. If we could find new energy that has a less of a harmful impact on our lives, society, and planet....
We use more oil than any country that has the same population or more...
We need to do better with finding better ways to have green energy.

Kailey Saenz

10/11/2020 05:02:38 pm

This article is saying that the US is using an absurd amount of oil. It shows this by comparing the population of the US to China and the amount of oil each country uses. This relates to our module because it shows how population can effect the environment or not. I think its crazy that this is an 8 year old statistic but still relevant.

Trevor Long

10/11/2020 08:06:21 pm

This article talks about how much the US relies on oil and how much it costs the country. The article relates to our modules because it shows population does not directly relate to oil demand, the US is just crazy about oil in contrast to another country such as China. It'd be interesting to see how the US economy would be like if the started moving more into renewable energy sources.

Ben Pigeon

10/11/2020 09:12:12 pm

This article explains how dependent the United states is on oil. These statistics are stunning because they show how much oil the US consumes and one fact that was really interesting is that we consume more than China despite having a much smaller population. This relates to this weeks module because population plays a big role on the environment and geological events.

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