This the first to be published in a series of chemistry, physics, and science unit textbooks. They are designed to support the work of the Mountain Word Academy with homeschooling families, co-operatives, and consortia. This unit textbook on oil addresses the subject of oil in the Bible, and then the source and history of petroleum. This leads to an opportunity to study hydrocarbons, and some basic organic chemistry reactions. The author acknowledges the influence of the old English chemistry curriculum, known as Salter's Chemistry. This use and process led course, while designed for a secular audience, seems inherently appropriate for a biblically-based science education series.
Their story intertwines with that of Eli Watkins, a revivalist preacher who seeks spiritual power. As the stories of the Ross and Watkins families intertwine, the struggle between the material and the spiritual sharpens.
Provides an overview of the petroleum industry, its history, and its key players; examines the relationship between oil, finance, and politics; and explores the future of oil as supplies diminish and global warming threatens.
In Digital Oil, Eric Monteiro uses the Norwegian offshore oil and gas industry as a lens to investigate the effects of digitalization on embodied labor, and in doing so shows how our use of new digital technology transforms work and knowing ...
"This book explains both why the decline of our most precious fuel is inevitable and how challenging it will be to cope with what comes next."—Richard E. Smalley, University Professor, Rice University, and 1996 Nobel laureate With world ...
The Quest for Stability: Domestic Oil Regulation, 1917-1935
This book provides some possible solutions" Abdulsamad Al Awadhi, former Kuwait National Representative at OPEC .
Minute by Green, 26 September 1950; minute by Emmanuel, 7 October 1950; Willis to Winterbottom, 21 November 1950, CO 717/208/5, TNA. 123. Minute by Green, 26 September 1950; minute by Emmanuel, 7 and 11 October 1950; Willis to ...