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The San Diego Union Tribune ran a cool info article this morning called Crude Numbers in their Quest section. It lists interesting fuel facts that will reinforce the need to conserve and to recycle. I am sure that there is probably an online connection but I am not savvy enough to get it.
Here is a little sample:
* It takes 98 tons of prehistoric plant material to make one gallon of gas.
* Almost 300 million barrels of oil could be saved each year by raisingUS auto-efficiency standards by 2.75 mpg.
* If the tires of all cars on US roads were properly inflated it would save an estimated 2 billion gallons of gas each year.
*It took 125 years to consume the first trillion barrels of oil. It is estimated that the next trillion will be used up in just 30 years
I especially liked this one :wink:
*A 175 pound man can be converted (via thermal depolymerization, a process that uses pressure and heat to reduce complex organic materials)into 38 pounds of oil and 7 pounds of gas plus minerals and water.
Here is a little sample:
* It takes 98 tons of prehistoric plant material to make one gallon of gas.
* Almost 300 million barrels of oil could be saved each year by raisingUS auto-efficiency standards by 2.75 mpg.
* If the tires of all cars on US roads were properly inflated it would save an estimated 2 billion gallons of gas each year.
*It took 125 years to consume the first trillion barrels of oil. It is estimated that the next trillion will be used up in just 30 years
I especially liked this one :wink:
*A 175 pound man can be converted (via thermal depolymerization, a process that uses pressure and heat to reduce complex organic materials)into 38 pounds of oil and 7 pounds of gas plus minerals and water.