Serious Impact - what strategies for environmental change have the most impact?
How best to prioritize efforts to achieve maximal results?
There are many emerging strategies for solving the serious large-scale problems facing humanity and the planet.(biofuels, vegetarianism, compact flourescents...) . Which strategies have the most potential to make a difference? Which cost almost as much to adopt as they save? Which actually save money in the process of adoption (like insulation)? Which are dr ...learn more
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Petroleum in the Environment
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Petroleum in the environment refers to the polluting effects of petroleum extraction, refining, and transportation, and encompasses crude oil and any refined oil products such as kerosene or diesel. Examples of petroleum polluting the environment include oil spills that result from accidents in oil transportation, spills from loading and unloading oil, and discharging oil into the ocean when washing tanks in oil tankers.
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pollution, prevention, contamination, health, safety, petroleum, crude oil, spill, gaseous, liquid, solid, animals, environmental impact, eradication, persistence, water supply, cleanup, remediation, bioremediation, fractions, gasoline, benzene, naptha, diesel, kerosene, aviation fuel, asphalt, tar, coke, bitumen
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