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Why We do it
Without Crude Oil & Natural Gas, Life Would Be Much Different

World's Fertilizer
comes from natural gas; without fertilizer we couldn't feed the world's population
2/3 of the world's electricity
comes from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil)
330 hours
of pedaling to equal the energy in 1 gallon of gasoline
Even with growth
in wind and solar power, the usage of oil, natural gas, and coal goes up every year
100 bicyclists pedaling full time
is the same amount of energy the avg. American uses in a year (309 million btu's)
40 bicyclists
pedaling to operate one air conditioner
Crude Talk From Arthur
ESG and IEA - Acronyms That Will Rock Your World
October 2021
The IEA and ESG are doing all in their power to curtail world oil and gas supply in the name of reducing world emissions. The assumption is that the world will be using less oil and gas going forward, and that as the world economy recovers from covid, growing world energy needs will be met by investments in renewables (wind and solar). It is easy to make that assumption when the world is well stocked with oil and gas--but is the world well stocked? And what are the prospects for maintaining (or increasing) world oil and gas production?
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