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Direct linkHudson, Travis; Camphire, Geoffrey – Science Teacher, 2005
Students live in a world that is powered by petroleum and other energy resources to an unsurpassed degree. The United States today consumes more than 24% of all the energy used in the world--and about 60% of this energy is provided by petroleum (oil and natural gas). The availability of abundant, inexpensive energy is the main reason that the…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Fuels, Living Standards, Energy
