Just about everyone has been talking about the Cubs finally winning the World Series. And with good reason, too–the last time they won was 1908. That’s 108 years. A century (and some change) is a really long time...
“Access to energy is fundamental to improving quality of life and is a key imperative for economic development.” Living in a first world country with easy access to a variety of modern energy sources...
As of Friday, October 28, police have arrested at least 141 people protesting on private land regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline. According to the sheriff’s department, protesters were arrested on various...
When you think of Halloween, you’re probably not thinking of petroleum. You think of candy, right? And costumes. All the fun stuff. Now, while Halloween itself might not have any major impacts on the petroleum industry...
Gas and oil company memorabilia is a favorite category of collectibles. So much so that it even has its own term—petroliana refers to related to gas stations and the petroleum industry. Petroliana focuses on...
Eat the RAINBOW* *with the use of added food coloring. Food coloring, quite literally, colors food. Food dye is also used in a number of non-food applications, too, like cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, crafts, and medical...
“Every work of art creates its own universe. And whoever speaks of a universe speaks of a whole built up on a space-time net-work.” -Etienne Souriau The development of plastics from the mid-19th century to the present...
Now that it’s “officially” fall, I couldn’t be happier. My tastes are stereotypical: I love the weather, the changing leaves, the sweaters, and the candles–oh do I love the candles...
Understanding the oil industry isn’t exactly easy–for starters, nobody even knows exactly how much oil is actually underground. The oil market ebbs and flows and is probably far more complicated than the...
Special effects have completely transformed film and video productions—with the help of SFX makeup, green screens, CGI and other technological advancements, production companies can turn the ordinary into something...