Quote:
Originally Posted by Humble Janitor
Man may have not made it but he certainly has contributed to the worsening of it, allowing those with dollar signs in their eyes to co-opt it for their own gain.
I think that's a fairer assessment.
That and warming on other planets.
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I agree. At least that seems to make good sense to me. There are so many things out of balance in the environment from humans own doing during the industrial age of petrol chemical abuse! I hope we can restore it! FAST!!! Burning as much oil as we do on earth can not be good for any ones planet!
Rank Countries Amount Date
# 1 USA: 20,680,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 3 China: 7,578,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 4 Japan: 5,007,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 5 Russia: 2,858,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 6 India: 2,722,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 7 Germany: 2,456,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 8 Brazil: 2,372,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 9 Canada: 2,371,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 10 Saudi Arabia: 2,311,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 11 Korea, South: 2,214,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 12 Mexico: 2,119,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 13 France: 1,950,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 14 United Kingdom: 1,763,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 15 Italy: 1,702,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 16 Iran: 1,679,000 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 17 Spain: 1,611,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 18 Indonesia: 1,219,000 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 19 Netherlands: 984,200 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 20 Australia: 966,200 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 21 Taiwan: 950,500 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 22 Thailand: 928,600 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 23 Singapore: 834,600 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 24 Venezuela: 738,300 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 25 Turkey: 676,600 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 26 Egypt: 652,700 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 27 Belgium: 628,500 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 28 Argentina: 525,100 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 29 Poland: 524,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 30 South Africa: 504,900 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 31 Malaysia: 501,100 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 32 Greece: 441,400 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 33 United Arab Emirates: 381,000 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 34 Sweden: 353,700 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 35 Pakistan: 345,000 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 36 Philippines: 340,100 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 37 Kuwait: 334,700 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 38 Nigeria: 312,000 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 39 Portugal: 301,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 40 Iraq: 295,000 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 41 Hong Kong: 293,100 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 42 Austria: 289,400 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 43 Ukraine: 284,600 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 44 Algeria: 279,800 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 45 Libya: 278,700 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 46 Vietnam: 271,100 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 47 Colombia: 265,400 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 48 Chile: 253,000 bbl/day 2006 Time series
# 49 Switzerland: 244,900 bbl/day 2007 Time series
# 50 Kazakhstan: 243,100 bbl/day 2006 Time series
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/en...il-consumption
so if there are 'about 42 gallons in a barrel then the United states uses
868,560,000 (Eight Hundred Sixty Eight Billion) Gallons Per Day!
317,024,400,000 (Three Hundred and Seventeen Trillion) Gallons Per Year!
hmmmmm....can't be good nope.