Cars That Think

JULY 28, 2022

Of all the populous nations, only Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria continue to eat very little meat. Since 1970, there has been a 55 percent increase in worldwide average per capita meat consumption. There have been many variations, arising from differences in religion, incomes, and shifting tastes.

Ethiopia 109

Ethiopia Bangladesh Pakistan Spain 109

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2011

They estimated the fossil energy consumed and GHG emissions released at all stages of the production cycle, including feedstock farming (algae cultivation in open raceway ponds); biomass harvesting and drying; algae oil extraction; feedstock conversion (transesterification of algae oil into biodiesel); fuel distribution; and combustion by end user.

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Oil-Sands Production Grid Saudi Arabia 236

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

Synthetic crude oil, similar to conventional crude oil, is created by upgrading bitumen (conversion into lighter hydrocarbons). The top four suppliers were Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. In 2009, Gulf Coast refineries imported approximately 5.1 million bpd of crude oil from more than 40 countries.

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Oil-Sands Emissions Oil Oklahoma 253