Relating this to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, we see that our society is not investing the effort required to keep our petroleum infrastructure healthy and safe. We depend on crude oil for our way of life, but we have to be willing to bear the costs. If we try to duck paying them, one day the bill collector will catch us in the form of a horrible accident. Gas does not come for free. We pay for it at the pump, but there is a whole host of steps it has to go through before arriving at that pump, and as a society we have to pay for those too.
Showing posts with label oil tanker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil tanker. Show all posts
2010-06-16
OIl Tanker Safety
Canada is considering shutting down a series of coastal lighthouses on their West Coast. Oil tankers pass along this coast, heading to and from Valdez, Alaska. This is of concern because it increases the chance of a tanker accident, leading to an oil spill.
Relating this to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, we see that our society is not investing the effort required to keep our petroleum infrastructure healthy and safe. We depend on crude oil for our way of life, but we have to be willing to bear the costs. If we try to duck paying them, one day the bill collector will catch us in the form of a horrible accident. Gas does not come for free. We pay for it at the pump, but there is a whole host of steps it has to go through before arriving at that pump, and as a society we have to pay for those too.
Relating this to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, we see that our society is not investing the effort required to keep our petroleum infrastructure healthy and safe. We depend on crude oil for our way of life, but we have to be willing to bear the costs. If we try to duck paying them, one day the bill collector will catch us in the form of a horrible accident. Gas does not come for free. We pay for it at the pump, but there is a whole host of steps it has to go through before arriving at that pump, and as a society we have to pay for those too.
2010-05-17
Big Crude Tanker Construction Photos
A photo tribute to the huge crude tankers of the world, which keep us in the United States supplied with the gasoline we need to continue driving.
2010-05-16
Oil Tanker Engine Room
The United States imports about 60% of all the oil it consumes, and all except that from Canada and Mexico is waterborne. Here we get a look at the engine room of an oil tanker ... thanks to those huge ship diesels, you can pull into your local gas station and fill up with the gasoline produced from its cargo of crude oil.
2010-03-16
How Your Gas Gets to You : Oil Tanker In Action
The United States imports around 12 million barrels of oil a day and except for what arrives via pipelines from Canada and Mexico, it all goes by sea. Oil tankers are a necessary but invisible part of the supply chain leading up to your gas tank. Let us salute these tireless giants of the seas by watching one in action!
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