Simply Stated: Oil, Health and Death
Written by: Tom Sawyer
- The United States is 11th or 12th on the list of countries with the largest oil reserves. The top 5, from lowest to highest, are United Arab Emirates, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq and Saudi Arabia – some lists have Canada in the top five. For comparisons sake, the United States has around 21 billion barrels while Saudi Arabia has 265 billion barrels.
- The United States uses more oil than any other country. In fact, the Unites States uses more than twice the oil, per day, than the next higher consumer of oil.
- The United States is the fattest nation in the world. Walking and/or riding a bicycle to commute would help, but this isn’t always feasible when many people cannot afford to live anywhere near where they work. With the current housing situation, this is getting worst. It seems like we are stuck in a vicious cycle.
- Earlier this year we reached the 4,000 milestone. In that 4th thousand, 53.6% were from IEDs, and 30% were from 18-21 years old. Approximately 4, 168 men and women have been killed in Iraq. Again, four thousand, one hundred and sixty eight men and women have lost their lives in Iraq.
Tags: consumption, fatalities, iraq, oil, reserves, war
September 21st, 2008 at 4:50 pm
If you are connecting the dots on the war in Iraq being about oil, the loss of lives being about oil, then that’s what I see in your post. Am I correct?
September 21st, 2008 at 9:32 pm
The motivation to post this came from something I was watching on TV. We, the US, use the most oil, but don’t nearly have the most reserves. Coincidentally, we have been fighting wars, off and on, in or near the countries who have the most oil reserves for almost 18 years.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch. I feel like we have the technology to produce hybrid and or electric vehicles more rapidly, although it is actually worst (producing the batteries) for the environment. Let’s not kid ourselves though and not realize there are powerful people making money when gas prices go up and some of those people either are or are connected to key decision makers. In my opinion, that has slowed electric vehicle development way down.
As a side benefit to this all, our nation is fat, literally (not driving the car and using human power would help here), and people are getting killed in a war we are fighting for…………..
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June 29th, 2011 at 8:50 am
I love it when people come together and share opinions, great blog,keep it up