I remember the great acting of Jack Nickolson in A Few Great Men and his line, “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH.” I haven’t seen it for a while and I just watched the clip again. Follow this link:
I brought this up because I think of it I think about what we are doing to ourselves due to our addiction to oil. It looks like Charles Gibson of ABC News put together a nice production airing tonight. Can YOU handle the truth? Are you ready to do something about it? Start by watching this special and get more informed! Thanks 😉
Over a Barrel: The Truth About Oil
ABC News’ Charles Gibson Crosses the Country for the Inside Story on the U.S. Oil Addiction
By PETER KLEIN
July 24, 2009
Americans are used to hearing about their oil addiction. The case is usually made with numbers. The 400 million gallons of gasoline consumed each day. The 13 million barrels of oil imported every 24 hours. The fact that, with 4 percent of the world’s population, they consume a quarter of its oil.
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ABC News visits offshore rig for look at robotic underwater drilling operation.Apart from the statistics, however, Americans’ understanding of their oil addiction is woefully incomplete. Many people know what a gallon of gasoline costs, but what about where the gasoline comes from? Or why the price goes up or down? Or the role refineries play? Or what difference the wars in Iraq have made?
See more about special: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=8113439&page=1
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