The time capsule was discovered behind a plaque at the monument in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood. The sealed box was put behind the plaque, placed in front of a niche to commemorate the monument's centennial, on Defender's Day, Sept. 12, 1915.
OIL AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Products made from oil (petroleum products) help us do a lot of things. We use them to power our airplanes, cars, and trucks, to heat our houses, and to make things like medicine and plastics.Even though petroleum products make life easier, it is not all good.IL AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Products made from oil (petroleum products) help us do a lot of things. We use them to power our airplanes, cars, and trucks, to heat our houses, and to make things like medicine and plastics.
For many, a barrel of oil is almost synonymous with its most prominent product, gasoline. While almost 40% of a barrel of oil is used to produce gasoline, the rest is used to produce a host of products including jet fuel and plastics and many industrial chemicals.f that, more than 70% is consumed by the U.S. transportation sector, according to the Energy Information Agencies Annual Energy Review. Reducing dependence on oil requires developing technologies to replace gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and heavy distillates, and produce a range of bio-based chemicals and products.