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Peak oil

A growing world population and an increasing demand for finite fossil fuels leads to the question: how much oil do we have left? This Energy Matters discusses the importance of oil in the global economy, examines the difficulties involved in determining how much oil is left, and considers what can be done in the face of declining oil

Oil sands extraction in Canada is polluting and unsightly

Oil is a fossil fuel formed millions of years ago from decaying vegetation. It is found as a liquid trapped in the pores of sedimentary rocks below an impermeable layer of rock.

There are three stages of oil recovery: primary, secondary, and tertiary.

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