Polyester, one of the most common fibers, is a plastic derived from crude oil. The long fibers that make up polyester thread… — Tatiana Schlossberg Copy Share Image
“It is very rare for a child of God to find gold and crude oil on the floor to fetch. He/she must… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The U.S. policy of hoarding crude oil never made the world, or even the U.S., a safer place. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
President Trump will release America's pent-up energy potential, get rid of foreign oil, trash punitive regulations, create millions of jobs, and develop… — Harold Hamm Copy Share Image
When coal came into the picture, it took about 50 or 60 years to displace timber. Then, crude oil was found, and… — Rex Tillerson Copy Share Image
There are signs that the age of petroleum has passed its zenith. Adjusted for inflation, a barrel of crude oil now sells… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
A variety of factors contribute to the price of gasoline in the United States. These factors include worldwide supply, demand and competition… — Gary Miller Copy Share Image
“long. Trade has always traveled and the world has always traded. Ours, though, is the era of extreme interdependence. Hardly any nation… — Rose George Copy Share Image
Bitumen is junk energy. A joule, or unit of energy, invested in extracting and processing bitumen returns only four to six joules… — Thomas Homer-Dixon Copy Share Image
“You’ve heard of the famous Exxon Valdez tanker spill, where a tanker ran into the rocks in Alaska. Thirty million gallons of… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Even if America tomorrow - and it won't happen overnight - but if we did reduce our demand for gas and natural… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
About 75% of the price of gas is really dictated by crude oil. At the heart of the issue is increasing demand… — John S. Watson Copy Share Image
“Let's examine the nature of the beast, so to speak. The male animal. Isn't there a fund, a pool, a reservoir of… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
If I think too much about all of those Chinese factories where all the stuff in a Wal-Mart is made, I get… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
“Carol Bell, a British academician, has recently observed that “the strategic importance of tin in the LBA [Late Bronze Age] … was… — Eric H. Cline Copy Share Image
We passed law that encouraged consumption through different purchasing habits like, you know, hybrid vehicles. You buy hybrid, you get a tax… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
In a certain sense we can be proud to have introduced this hairstyle to Europe. 'Plica polonica' should be added to the… — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
In 1973, America imported 30 percent of its crude oil needs. Today, that number has doubled to more than 60 percent. Gas… — Gary Miller Copy Share Image
Soaring prices for crude oil, falling production surpluses, wild speculation in commodities, a rush into the precious metals, turmoil in the Middle… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
I'm very excited by biomass and biofuels. We have a company, KiOR, that turns biomass - for instance, wood chips - into… — Vinod Khosla Copy Share Image
