NATS 1760 Lecture 9: Nats 1760.docx
28 Nov 2013
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Page 50: energy independence is impossible, inadvisable, and a myth There are often many claims to energy independence (political claims made by governments). We should be really suspicious of these claims. No lines at the pump (2008 canada/us = no price control/prices rose) Lines at the pump (2008 iran subsidized, 2008 iraq sabotage) Technical aspect: (like a canyon b/c bitchenmen is so dense) Political aspect: sell product to states (resource) who turn it into a profitable resource and sell it back to canada ignore global interdependency problems: canada is not developing the actual refining technology. 1st law: energy is always conserved; it is neither created nor destroyed. C. p. snows translation of the 3 laws: page 53: you can get something for nothing every single process in the universe involves work, you cant break even either, you can get outa of the game. Movement of money from oil-consuming countries to oil-exporting nations (saudi.
