Hey, cut us a break. It burns a lot of oil shipping all that crap from China : P JK
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:45 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > See: > > > http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/11/fossil-fuel-factual-fallacies-new-york-times-called-out-by-renowned-geoscientist > > QUOTE: > > "Net 2009 U.S. imports of 11.5 million barrels per day exceeded China’s > TOTAL OIL CONSUMPTION of 8.6 million barrels per day by 33 percent. > Americans, with a population of 310 million, consumed 18.7 million barrels > per day in 2009 compared to China, a country with 1.32 billion people, which > consumed a mere 8.6 million barrels per day. This works out to 22 barrels of > oil consumption per American in 2009 compared to 2.4 barrels per person in > China. . . ." > > I doubt you will read this in the N. Y. Times. > > - Jed > >
