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The Paleontological Research Institution: History of Oil: Spindletop, Pt. 1
Find out how the famous Lucas oil gusher on the Spindletop hill spurred the prolific oil industry in Texas.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Esc 20: How Did Spindletop Spark a Tx Industry That Impacted the Nati [Pdf]
The student objective is to explain the political, economic, and social impact of the Spindletop incident and the oil industry on the industrialization of Texas.
Digital History
Digital History: Black Gold: The Oil Frontier
A brief overview of how the gusher at Spindletop in 1901 spurred the giant oil industry in America in the early twentieth century.
NASA
Climate Kids: The Story of Fossil Fuels, Part 2: Oil
Learn about the history of oil and its consumption through the ages, beginning with Bertha Benz and the creation of the first automobile.
Government of Alberta
Government of Alberta: Alberta Energy: Oil Sands
Provides lots of information about Alberta's oil sands, including what they are and how they formed, what Alberta is doing to lessen the impact their development has on the environment, a glossary, FAQs, an infographic, regulations and...
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Pembina Institute: Oilsands Watch
This is a group that acts as a watchdog for the tar sands oil industry. It has articles and videos about the tar sands, as well as links to other websites on energy issues.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Extreme Oil
This in depth look at oil charts the history, journey, and science behind this industry. Much effort, manpower, and resources are placed behind the extraction, acquisition, and sale of this valuable resource. This segment provides an...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Business and Transportation
Looks at the many features of the Texas economy that make it one of the healthiest in the country, including, the financial sector, the oil industry, electricity, telecommunications, transportation, and various natural resources.
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum: Calgary in the 1950's
Jack de Lorme was a photographer for the Calgary Sun in the 1950s. His photographs form the basis for this exhibit which explores the city of Calgary at that time. It is designed for Grades 3 to 6. This was a critical time in Calgary's...
Texas Public Broadcasting
Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: Age of Oil, Prohibition, Women's Suffrage 1901 1929
Learn how oil has played a major role in the life and economy of Texas, shaping its population, economy, and environment.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: History of Oil
Students will discover the importance of oil to the world from ancient times through today.
The Economist
The Economist: Sudan: The Oil Factor
A 2007 analysis of the challenges faced by Sudan in developing its key industry, oil.
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The Paleontological Research Institution: History of Oil: Spindletop, Pt. 2
More information about out how the famous Lucas oil gusher on the Spindletop hill spurred the prolific oil industry in Texas.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: How to Make Petrol or Gas From Crude Oil
Take a trip on an oil rig to view how oil is drilled. This documentary shows how gas and petrol is refined from crude oil. See a pumping jack in action as it harvests "Texas's gold". Follow the crude oil as it travels through pipes to an...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies: Our Energy Sources: Oil
The United States has a huge dependency on oil as an energy source. Efforts are being made to reduce this for many reasons, the main ones being the security of this source and the impact on the environment. Transportation is one area...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Power: Taming the Octopus: Standard Oil
Excerpt from Ida Tarbell's magazine expose of Standard Oil's manipulation of the American oil industry contrasted with excerpts from John D. Rockefeller's autobiography in which he defends the practices of his company.
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John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company: The Standard Oil Trust
This site explores how John D. Rockefeller built the first great industrial trust, as well as its subsequent investigations and dissolution.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Oil and the Environment
Students will discover the changes in the petroleum industry practices during the past 50 years. Students will learn of the controls and techno-logical innovations that have been implemented to take better care of the natural...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Extreme Oil: The History
Part of an interactive timeline which focuses on the history of exploration, development, and use of oil and petroleum products in the United States from 1855-1919 with links at the bottom that continue through 2004.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Peak Oil Game
This activity aims to explore the production process and its advancing technologies to better extract petroleum for products and energy use. What happens to production as the amount of oil in the ground decreases?
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Irving Oil: Our History
Irving Oil has been a major employer in the City of Saint John for a very long time. Here on the company website you can read a history of the company that began with K.C. Irving after World War I. Click along the timeline to see and...
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Get Oil Out! (Goo)
This is the official website of GOO, a non-governmental organization devoted to protecting the environment from the oil industry.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Captains of Industry: Second Industrial Revolution
This tutorial looks at the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States and the most famous and successful industrial entrepreneurs of that time. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
TexasHistory.com
Texas history.com: Working Texas
Provides an overview of the history of the major industries of Texas, including cotton farming, the lumber industry, cattle ranching, and the oil industry.