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Earth and Human Activity: Resources
Fossil Fuel Reserves
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Fossil Fuel Reserves
As fossil fuel resources like oil and gas become harder to find, people are looking for new sources of energy. Oil shale and tar sands are two alternative sources that can be turned into usable oil. Oil shale is a type of rock that contains a solid oil-like material called k...
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As readily available fossil fuels are running out, alternative sources, like oil shale and tar sands, are being used.
Oil shale is a type of rock that contains a solid material called kerogen. To get oil from it, the rock has to be mined, crushed, and heated to very high temperatures.
After several processing steps, shale oil is pro...
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