If you love something set it free, if it comes back it's probably covered in oil The Rockefeller family made much of its considerable bones with Standard Oil, possibly the most iconic Corporate Person in American history. But just like today, the meddling government wouldn't let Standard have all of the oil and eventually broke its monopoly, encouraging generations to be Takers instead of roving gangs of Rich Uncles Pennybags. But thankfully, when Standard Oil was busted up, some of its descendants were able to carry on its tradition, and none more so than our beloved Exxon.
In 1920 the Rockerfeller family donated 76,000 acres of coastal Louisiana marsh to the state to be used as a wildlife refuge. It's a great place to fish and bird watch. They also deeded the mineral rights to the state to be used to maintain the refuge. Yes, there are producing wells on the refuge but they are carefully monitored by refuge personnel.
Would not necessarily counter. More limestone, more liberated carbon dioxide, more, um, stuff happening, and faster. Either way, Florida will be full of gas. You are definitely on to something here. I do so like the cut of your jib.
Abandoning the use of fossil fuels for energy doesn't mean that oil will no longer be pumped from the ground. As you noted, there are many products derived from crude oil besides fuel. There will still be a market for those products so oil will continue to be extracted from subsurface deposits to support it. The oil industry isn't going away; it will still be around, even in an age of widespread renewable energy.
That's not how I would characterize it. I used to live across the street from it. A massive governmental office complex, which is what this is, isn't going to look like a funky brownstone neighborhood. Especially not one was was designed and built toward the end of the International style era. To me it was part of my neighborhood. Also shown in the photo, in the lower center, is the ginormous chateau-on-steroids NYS Capitol building, which was built in the second half of the 19th century. Other unrelated large office buildings are also visible in the postcard photo.
The ESP wasn't a product of "the Rockefellers." The main advocate and driving force behind it was NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller, after whom the complex is named.
One of the interesting things about the ESP is that the visible part, including the Corning Tower, the four Agency Buildings, the Swan Street Building, the Egg and the Plaza, all sits on top of the 6-story Platform Building, the lower half of which is below ground.
It's because of the photo angle, the image size, which reveals little detail, and the image's lack of color. UA's "uptown" campus, depicted here, features no chunky Brutalist-inspired architecture (right down to avoiding any dark brickwork), making it unique among SUNY campuses. Edward Durell Stone, the architect, was supposedly inspired by the Parthenon and other examples of classic Greco-Roman architecture.
In 1920 the Rockerfeller family donated 76,000 acres of coastal Louisiana marsh to the state to be used as a wildlife refuge. It's a great place to fish and bird watch. They also deeded the mineral rights to the state to be used to maintain the refuge. Yes, there are producing wells on the refuge but they are carefully monitored by refuge personnel.
Would not necessarily counter. More limestone, more liberated carbon dioxide, more, um, stuff happening, and faster. Either way, Florida will be full of gas. You are definitely on to something here. I do so like the cut of your jib.
i'm not into xtian flavored entertainment, but I love Larry's Silly Songs (especially the "Lip Song" and "Cebu." )
Abandoning the use of fossil fuels for energy doesn't mean that oil will no longer be pumped from the ground. As you noted, there are many products derived from crude oil besides fuel. There will still be a market for those products so oil will continue to be extracted from subsurface deposits to support it. The oil industry isn't going away; it will still be around, even in an age of widespread renewable energy.
That's not how I would characterize it. I used to live across the street from it. A massive governmental office complex, which is what this is, isn't going to look like a funky brownstone neighborhood. Especially not one was was designed and built toward the end of the International style era. To me it was part of my neighborhood. Also shown in the photo, in the lower center, is the ginormous chateau-on-steroids NYS Capitol building, which was built in the second half of the 19th century. Other unrelated large office buildings are also visible in the postcard photo.
The ESP wasn't a product of "the Rockefellers." The main advocate and driving force behind it was NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller, after whom the complex is named.
One of the interesting things about the ESP is that the visible part, including the Corning Tower, the four Agency Buildings, the Swan Street Building, the Egg and the Plaza, all sits on top of the 6-story Platform Building, the lower half of which is below ground.
It's because of the photo angle, the image size, which reveals little detail, and the image's lack of color. UA's "uptown" campus, depicted here, features no chunky Brutalist-inspired architecture (right down to avoiding any dark brickwork), making it unique among SUNY campuses. Edward Durell Stone, the architect, was supposedly inspired by the Parthenon and other examples of classic Greco-Roman architecture.
They did.
"Small price to pay, amirite?"
"And that's why we can all enjoy this cozy little campfire here at the South Pole."
Oregon? Admittedly our coast line will be lapping against the Coast Range by then.
Don't underestimate yurts in the Dakotas. They're sweet!
I don't think we get that much oil from Saudi Arabia these days.
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That was a hard job. Poor guy
AOTK.
The Pope does have a few thoughts involving Trump and a cannon.