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America Is Shaking Off Its Addiction to Oil (2014)
- 11thEarlOfMar 11y agoThe third slide says, "... the US is consuming the least oil per dollar of GDP in more than 40 years...". That is intriguing. If I am thinking correctly, it means: A. The US has become more efficient, and/or, B. The US 'product mix' has shifted away from goods/services that consume oil. Given the loss of manufacturing in the 70s & 80s, perhaps it is more of B. We are flying a lot more and having goods purchased online delivered to us, so that would point away from A. Hmm....
- deciplex 11y ago> Given the loss of manufacturing in the 70s & 80s Loss of manufacturing jobs. Output has increased.
- mistermann 11y agoDepends largely on how you are measuring oil: in barrels, or in dollars. In dollars, there's currently a "60%+ off sale" going on. EDIT: After actually RTFA, it's in barrels. So unless that chart is inflation adjusted, it's rather meaningless.
- mapmap 11y agoI thought exporting crude was forbidden. Could someone explain the 2014 export slide?
- jeo1234 11y agoCanada is exempt from that ban. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-14/obama-said-to-approve-crude-oil-exports-to-mexico-easing-ban http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-14/obama-said...
- acd 11y agoIt helps sometimes to think to which countries you are paying to when filling up gas in the car at the gas station. If you think about the leaders of those countries and world the agenda they are pushing. It's easier to want to consume less gas and drive an electric car in the future.
- dgudkov 11y agoBesides the rather interesting story itself I found the way it was presented (as a slide deck of annotated charts) is also interesting.
- vijayr 11y agodo you know what library they use?