Thursday, April 29, 2010

FOOD SHORTAGE


I did not know that the people are having a hard time finding oranges at a local grocery market. Also that some of the food item that are at a local grocery store do not only come from California but other states and countries. I did not know that the banana have a long way to get to California because most of the banana comes from Guatemala. Most of the fruit is packed in California and sometimes its ship to other countries or states. In order for groceries to get from one place to another they need to waste gasoline. World Without Oil will not be able to get to the grocery store's.


Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Icelandic Volcanic Ash


4,000 flights have been cancel from or to UK and the European countries and still flights are being canceled. Most of the airports are close and they are going to maintain close until the ash does not interfere with the aircraft's. At the time the volcano is still spewing ash. The ash can affect the aircraft engine.

At about 600,000 people have been affected because of the ash of the volcano. People who have lung affects should keep taking their medication for precautionary measure. The British Airways are refunding or an option to rebook their date to travel.

The British sports team are traveling by ground.


Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Demand and Supply



Demand is how the people decides to waste their money. Also in what they are willing to waste the money on.

Supply is how much product he or she need and at what price they need to be sold. Its more like a store they need to buy some products and the products need to be sold at some price so they can have some profit in order to stay in business.

The most interesting thing about the oil quiz was that I did not know who was the largest state with gasoline. I did not know a lot of the thing that the quiz ask like who were the best oil producers in 2005. The largest oil producers were Saudi Arabia, Iran, US, Mexico, Norway, and Venezuela but in the year 2006 this country went down in oil production.

SOURCE: MIT

Friday, April 23, 2010

Use of Oil


I realize today that 45 % of the fuel is use in the US goes to gasoline. 180 million gallons are wasted in one day in the US. I have learn that plastic use oil to be made. Synthetic rubber is use for shoes and to make tires for the cars. Also most of the things we use need oil to work.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Life Without Motor Oil




I was at my house but when I tried to turn on my car, the car did not start. The Car needed motor oil. I went running to the store and I found out that the Motor Oil was not being made no more. When I came back from the store my car was smelling weired. Would you like to drive or walk? How will people get to places faster now that motor oil does not exists.