Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Political Issues: Energy and Oil

Summary

In physics, energy (from the Greek ἐνέργεια - energeia, "activity, operation", from ἐνεργός - energos, "active, working") is a scalar physical quantity that describes the amount of work that can be performed by a force, an attribute of objects and systems that is subject to a conservation law. Different forms of energy include kinetic, potential, thermal, gravitational, sound, light, elastic, and electromagnetic energy. The forms of energy are often named after a related force. An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and is hydrophobic but soluble in organic solvents. Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are nonpolar substances. The general definition above includes compound classes with otherwise unrelated chemical structures, properties and uses, including vegetable oils, petrochemical oils, and volatile essential oils. All oils can be traced back to organic sources.

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Important Energy & Oil Related Issues

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External Links to Energy & Oil

Energy & Oil - Oil is the lifeblood of America's economy. Currently, it supplies more than 40% of our total energy demands and more than 99% of the fuel we use in our cars ...
Energy & Oil - Introductory page for DOE's oil and natural gas research programs.

References

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil

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