Oil
hideAn oil is a substance that is in a viscous liquid state ("oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer, and is both hydrophobic (immiscible with water) and lipophilic (miscible with other oils, literally). This general definition includes compound classes with otherwise unrelated chemical structures, properties, and uses, including vegetable oils, petrochemical oils, and volatile essential oils. Oil is a nonpolar substance.
The term oil is often used colloquially to refer to petroleum.
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News tagged with oil
President Obama Working to Reverse President Bush's Environmental Legacy
May 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the U.S., there is a tradition followed by outgoing presidents: Enact as many new policies as possible -- especially if you think that the incoming president would disapprove. This practice ...
Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble?
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Since 2003, worldwide oil prices have quadrupled. According to a new study, the price of oil is rising at a faster-than-exponential rate, and cannot be sustained. In other words, we’re in the midst of an oil ...
Going green: Entire Swedish city switches to biofuels to become environmentally friendly
Mar 08, 2009 |
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Though a fraction of Chicago's size, this industrial city in southeast Sweden has plenty of similarities with it, including a long, snowy winter and a football team the town's crazy about.
House Democrats unveil sweeping plan to reshape energy in America
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday announced a sweeping plan to change how the nation produces and uses energy in order to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change.
Algae: Biofuel of the future?
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Aug 19, 2008 |
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University of Virginia researchers have a plan to greatly increase algae oil yields by feeding the algae extra carbon dioxide (the main greenhouse gas) and organic material like sewage, meaning the algae could simultaneously ...
Congress considers major global warming measure
Apr 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The last time Congress passed major environmental laws, acid rain was destroying lakes and forests, polluted rivers were on fire and smog was choking people in some cities.
Probing Question: Is peak oil a myth?
Aug 14, 2008 |
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Unprecedented summer gasoline prices are squeezing Americans' wallets and also expanding their vocabularies, as terms like "peak oil" gain common usage.
New hope for tapping vast domestic reserves of oil shale
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Researchers in Canada and Turkey report discovery of a new process for economically tapping vast resources of crude oil in the United States, Canada, and other countries now locked away in rocky deposits called ...
Curbing coal emissions alone might avert climate danger, say researchers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 12, 2008 |
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An ongoing rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuels might be kept below harmful levels if emissions from coal are phased out within the next few decades, say researchers. They say that ...
Why fish oils help and how they could help even more
Oct 28, 2009 |
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New research from Queen Mary, University of London and Harvard Medical School has revealed precisely why taking fish oils can help with conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.
'Smart water' may help boost production from oil wells by 60 percent
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Researchers in Norway report that injecting a special type of seawater called "smart water" into certain low-yield oil wells may help boost oil extraction by as much as 60 percent. The study could help meet ...
Alternative Renewable Bio-Fuel Sources: Camelina Sativa and Switchgrass
Sep 15, 2008 |
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INEOS Enterprises of the UK has entered into a partnership agreement with Great Plains-The Camelina Company for the purpose of expanding their bio-diesel enterprises world-wide. Great Plains-The Camelina ...
Debunking the 'curse of oil'
Jul 07, 2008 |
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A paper co-written by an Indiana University economics professor takes issue with the widespread idea that there is a "natural resource curse" that puts countries with oil or mineral wealth at a disadvantage when it comes ...
Report: Bush admin's gas leases too close to parks
Jun 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Bush administration officials pushed aside the National Park Service and sought to lease public lands for drilling on the borders of Utah's most famous redrock parks during their final days in power, a special report ...
Soluble fiber, antispasmodics and peppermint oil should be used to treat IBS
Nov 14, 2008 |
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Fibre, antispasmodics and peppermint oil are all effective therapies for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and should become first-line treatments, according to a study on bmj.com today.
