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Exxon Mobil
Information about service station locations and information on the varios products they sell. Also includes news, job and career information, investor information, and more.
USA Today
Usa Today: List of Texas Natural Resources
Read about the importance of the five most abundant natural resources in Texas.
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Penn State University: Energy and Fuels in Society
This site, which is provided for by the Penn State University, gives twenty one chapters of charts, graphs, and information on synthetic fuels.
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Assessing Barra
Through a video lecture and exercises, young scholars discover how scientists in the oil and gas industry risk a prospect.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Non Renewable Energy Resources
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What nonrenewable energy resources and fossil fuels are and how they form, and the drawbacks of using nonrenewable energy resources.
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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.
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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.
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Oil and Natural Gas Formation
Students will learn that oil and natural gas taken from the earth's crust today originated as small plants and animals that lived in the ocean millions of years ago.
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Earthworks: Jobs
Are you interested in an environmental career? Explore current environmental job opportunties in the Earthworks database.
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Famous Texans: Red Adair
Here you can find a brief biography of Red Adair, the famous firefighter who helped to put out the devastating oil fires in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
Other
Language Crossing: Economy of Ecuador
Concise overview of the economy of Ecuador including natural resources, important cities, and economic progress.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Teapot Dome Scandal
One of the great political scandals in U.S. history was the Teapot Dome Scandal. Read a brief description of it here and why it was such a problem to President Warren G. Harding.
US Senate
Historic Minute Essays: Senate Investigates the Teapot Dome Scandal
This site from the United States Senate provides an article on the investigation into the Teapot Dome Scandal and its findings. The information is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alaska, 1919
A map of Alaska from 1914 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, submarine telegraph lines, major rivers and lakes, mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map is keyed to show gold placers, gold and...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ontario, 1904
A map from 1904 of Ontario showing major cities and towns, railways, rivers, lakes, and the frontier with Quebec. An inset map shows the northwestern portion of the province along Lake Superior. "Ontario is the most important Province of...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: United States Economic Regions, 1900
A map from 1912 of the United States showing the principal industries of the region. The map is color-coded to show the areas of fishing grounds, industrial centers, coal mining areas, petroleum fields, and iron ore fields. This map...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Economic Activity in North America, 1916
A map from 1916 of North America showing the economic production areas of the region. This map is color-coded to show industrial districts, productive, and non-productive regions. The map shows the principal extraction areas for coal,...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Commercial Map: United States, Canada, Mexico, 1904
North American commercial activities including: major agricultural crops (barley, corn, wheat, coffee, tobacco, et cetera) and secondary agricultural crops (oranges, lumber, wine); primary mining extraction (coal, gold, silver,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Wyoming, 1904
A map from 1904 of Wyoming showing the capital, Cheyenne, counties and county seats, principal cities and towns, railroads, mountains, and rivers. "Wyoming has an area of 90,890 square miles, and a population of 92,531. First settlement...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Mineral Regions of the United States, 1910
A map from 1910 of the United States showing the regions of mineral resources. The map is keyed to show areas of gas and petroleum resources, gold and silver deposits, and copper deposits.
Curated OER
Unidentified Man and Marion Schmidt Escallon (1912 2003)
Unidentified man and Marion Schmidt Escallon (1912-2003), Sinclair Oil Company paleontologist, at a U.S. Geological Survey meeting, December 1937. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of University of Michigan, she was first woman employed as a...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: David White House
Geologist David White of the United States Geological Survey lived in this house from 1910 to 1925. His researches into the distribution of petroleum resources became essential to the oil industry.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin Silliman
Benjamin Silliman (8 August 1779 - 24 November 1864) was an American chemist, one of the first American professors of science (at Yale University), and the first to distill petroleum.
University of Oregon
Electronic Universe Project: Fossil Fuel Consumption
Information on historical energy consumption in the U.S. and projected figures.
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