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Books on: oil consumption

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Energy in Latin America: Production, Consumption, and Future Growth

Book by Kang Wu, Cynthia Obadia; Praeger Publishers, 1995

Subjects:

Energy Consumption--Latin America, Energy Policy--Latin America

Collections: Entire Library

What has happened in Latin America's energy sector since the early 1990s is a revolution. Roles of state energy companies, private investment, and foreign capital are rapidly changing. This comprehensive study from the East-West Center presents an in-depth analysis and realistic forecast of Latin ...
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What has happened in Latin America's energy sector since the early 1990s is a revolution. Roles of state energy companies, private investment, and foreign capital are rapidly changing. This comprehensive study from the East-West Center presents an in-depth analysis and realistic forecast of Latin America's energy growth and consumption of primary energy and petroleum products. It also explores relationships between Latin American producers and U.S. and international energy markets. Here is invaluable information for energy economists, policy makers, government regulatory officials, oil company executives, and those interested in gaining an insight into the Latin American energy sector and its future.
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China's Energy Strategy: Economic Structure, Technological Choices, and Energy Consumption

Book by Xiannuan Lin; Praeger Publishers, 1996

Subjects:

Energy Consumption--China, Energy Industries--China, Energy Policy--China

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China has reduced the energy intensity of its economy dramatically. This book explores how this reduction was achieved and determines the major sources of energy savings. Using extensive data, the author examines the impacts of technological and structural changes on energy consumption and ...
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China has reduced the energy intensity of its economy dramatically. This book explores how this reduction was achieved and determines the major sources of energy savings. Using extensive data, the author examines the impacts of technological and structural changes on energy consumption and identifies the factors that were primarily responsible for the energy-efficiency improvements. It is an interesting work that will be useful for policy makers in assessing the energy consequences of development strategies and for economists in analyzing the relationship between energy use and economic growth.
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The Economics of Household Consumption

Book by Frances M. Magrabi, Young Sook Chung, Sanghee Sohn Cha, Se-Jeong Yang; Praeger Paperback, 1991

Subjects:

Consumption (Economics), Households

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This book provides an overview of concepts, theories, and methods related to the study of household consumption. It summarizes the most recent data on consumption patterns and trends, together with factors that influence consumption--population trends, prices, and distribution of resources--and ...
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This book provides an overview of concepts, theories, and methods related to the study of household consumption. It summarizes the most recent data on consumption patterns and trends, together with factors that influence consumption--population trends, prices, and distribution of resources--and examines how consumption data are used by business, government, and other organizations. The purpose of the work is to give the student an understanding of household consumption patterns, including recent trends in household consumption in the United States, consumption patterns and problems in rich and poor countries, and applications to questions of public policy.
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Statistical Handbook on Consumption and Wealth in the United States

Book by Chandrika Kaul, Valerie Tomaselli-Moschovitis; Oryx Press, 1999

Subjects:

Consumption (Economics)--United States--Statistics, Wealth--United States--Statistics

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Analyzing the Gross National Product (GNP) and other national economic statistics is one way to look at the financial well being of a country. Another more revealing and more interesting way is to analyze the variety and amount of goods and services consumed by citizens, businesses, and the various ...
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Analyzing the Gross National Product (GNP) and other national economic statistics is one way to look at the financial well being of a country. Another more revealing and more interesting way is to analyze the variety and amount of goods and services consumed by citizens, businesses, and the various levels of government. The Handbook presents a systematic and statistical portrait of consumption and wealth, allowing readers to better understand America's economic, political, and cultural landscape. This handbook focuses on the latest statistical information available on U.S. spending habits by exploring a wide range of economic, demographic, and geographic variables.
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The Economics of Consumption

Book by Charles S. Wyand; Macmillan, 1937

Subjects:

Consumption (Economics), Cost And Standard Of Living, Supply And Demand

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...present. Such " unpleasant " consumption includes the ingestion of...satisfaction when gasoline and oil are used with it. The same...economic activity insofar as consumption is involved, cf. Nisbet J...output of sugar, rubber, coffee, oil, etc. Cf. Holland W. L...

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Journal Articles on: oil consumption

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World Oil Situation: Recent Developments and Prospects

Journal article; World Economic Outlook, 1990

Subjects:

Energy consumption--International aspects, Petroleum industry--Statistics, Petroleum products--Supply and demand, Petroleum--Prices and rates

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...involved a sustained recovery in oil consumption and a sharp slowdown in the...which has provided a stimulus to oil consumption and had an adverse impact on...mainly a continuing rise in oil consumption and a decline in non-OPEC supplies...
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Oil Honesty

Journal article by Frank A. Felder; Harvard International Review, Vol. 28, 2007

Subjects:

Energy consumption--Evaluation, Energy consumption--Research, Energy shortages--Control, Energy shortages--Evaluation, Energy shortages--Research

Collections: Entire Library

...substantive measures to address this issue. Reducing oil consumption must be part of any comprehensive set of policies...and a cultural shift away from wasteful energy consumption. Our oil dependence is a serious problem. Exaggerating it...
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On the Estimation of Short- and Long-Run Elasticities in U.S. Petroleum Consumption: Reply

Journal article by Clifton T. Jones; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 62, 1996

Subjects:

Consumption (Economics)--Research, Elasticity (Economics)--Research, Petroleum--Supply and demand

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...Bentzen and Engsted present evidence that U.S. oil consumption (q.sub.t), U.S. real oil prices (p.sub.t) and U...equilibrium relationship between U.S. petroleum consumption, real oil prices and real GNP is required for the calculation...
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American Consumption Patterns and the Price of Time: A Time-Series Analysis

Journal article by W. Keith Bryant, Yan Wang; Journal of Consumer Affairs, Vol. 24, 1990

Subjects:

Consumption (Economics)--Statistics, Durable goods--Supply and demand, Econometrics--Models, Economic research--Analysis

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...with the exception of the Fuel Oil and Coal equation in which only...in all but the Gasoline and Oil equations. The pattern of significant...rising prices led by OPEC-induced oil price rises swallowed up increases...most effect in altering the consumption pattern toward durables and...
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The CE and the PCE: A Comparison: An Analysis of a Decline in the Ratios of Aggregate Spending for Various Categories of Expenditures from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey and the BEA's Personal Consumption Expenditures over an 11-Year Period Employs a New Methodology That Takes into Account the Degree of Comparability of Those Categories

Journal article by Thesia I. Garner, George Janini, William Passero, Laura Paszkiewicz, Mark Vendemia; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 129, 2006

Subjects:

Consumer spending--Comparative analysis, Consumption (Economics)--Comparative analysis, United States economic conditions--Forecasts and trends

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...and shoes; gasoline, fuel oil, and other energy goods; and...purchased for off-premise consumption is 69 percent of PCE expenditures...purchased for off-premise consumption to derive its estimate. For...purchased for off-premise consumption," and part is assigned to...

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Magazine Articles on: oil consumption

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Oil: A Bumpy Road Ahead

Magazine article by Kjell Aleklett; World Watch, Vol. 19, January 2006

Subjects:

Oil fields--Capacity, Petroleum industry--Consumption data, Petroleum mining--Capacity

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...the average increase in oil consumption 8.4 percent per year. We...need an increase in the consumption of oil of 3 million barrels per...produce enough for domestic consumption. Indonesia is now an oil importing country. Within...
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Oil We're All Addicted

Magazine article by James Buchan; New Statesman, Vol. 135, July 17, 2006

Subjects:

Petroleum--Consumption data, Petroleum--Prices and rates, Petroleum--Supply and demand, Petroleum--Usage, United Kingdom--Economic aspects, United Kingdom--Energy use

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...Co-operation and Development, world consumption of oil would be not todays 80 million...NUMBERS 7.5% amount Chinas oil consumption is expected to grow per year...ownership 250% increase in global consumption of oil since 1965 50% increase in...
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Facing the Oil Giants: Labor Bargaining in the 1990's

Magazine article by Michael Tanzer; Monthly Review, Vol. 44, April 1993

Subjects:

Downsizing (Management)--Economic aspects, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union--Labor relations, Petroleum industry--Human resource management

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...like the present one means stagnant demand for energy and oil. In the last three years, overall U.S. energy consumption has increased by less than half a percent a year, while oil consumption has actually decreased at about the same rate. At the...
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The Energy Project: Independence by 2020; Breaking Free from Oil Imports Is Critical for World Peace. Here's How It Will Be Done

Magazine article by Tsvi Bisk; The Futurist, Vol. 41, January 2007

Subjects:

Iranian foreign relations--Military aspects, Nuclear energy--Finance, Petroleum industry--Industry forecasts, Petroleum industry--Military aspects, Petroleum--Consumption data, Petroleum--Forecasts and trends, Terrorism--Control

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...Western economies. Worldwide consumption of crude oil is projected to grow 40% by...additional 300,000 barrels of daily consumption of oil every year. Ethanol production...had also drastically reduced oil consumption by conservation and use of...
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Tar Sands Fever! It's about Water, Sand, and Oil-But This Is No Day at the Beach

Magazine article by Dan Woynillowicz; World Watch, Vol. 20, September 2007

Subjects:

Canada--Exports, Canada--Natural resources, Oil sands extraction plants--Planning, Oil sands--Environmental aspects, Oil sands--Location, Oil sands--Production data

Collections: Entire Library

...percent of U.S. daily consumption. Canada exports 66 percent of its domestic crude oil production and since...greenhouse gas pollution from oil consumption. While the end products...the efficiency of our oil consumption while aggressively transitioning...

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Newspaper Articles on: oil consumption

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IMF Helps Gov't Review Oil Consumption Data

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 3, 2005

Subjects:

International Monetary Fund

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

IMF Helps Govt Review Oil Consumption Data. Byline: MYRNA M...to re-evaluate statistics on oil consumption, factoring in current developments...out in improving statistics on oil consumption, because right now, one cannot...
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China's Oil Consumption ..

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 20, 2006

Subjects:

Petroleum industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Chinas Oil Consumption ... Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES...Administration (EIA) reports that Chinese oil consumption has increased more than 40 percent...demand for petroleum, its per capita consumption of oil is still less than 8 percent of Americas...
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Oil Prices to Stay High, Greenspan Predicts; U.S. Must Rethink Consumption

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 28, 2004

Subjects:

Greenspan, Alan

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Greenspan Predicts; U.S. Must Rethink Consumption. Byline: Patrice Hill, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Todays high oil and gas prices most likely are...going to affect the growth of oil and gas consumption in the United States," he said...
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Conserving Oil, Avoiding Frivolous Consumption

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 4, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Conserving oil, avoiding frivolous consumption Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES...only supplies 14 percent of our oil imports. Simple voluntary conservation...superstructure is dependent on frivolous consumption that enriches our enemies, then...
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Olive Oil, the New Way to Stave off Cancer!

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 27, 2006

Subjects:

Cancer, Cancer research, Cancer--Research, Olive oil--Research, Oncology, Experimental

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...cells were suffering more oxidative damage. The scientists said their findings provide evidence that levels in olive oil consumption explain the difference in cancer incidence between north and southern Europe. Dr Anthea Martin, of Cancer Research...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: oil consumption

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Olive Oil

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...filtered. Olive oil of good quality is ready to use, without further refinement. Although olive oil occupies a relatively minor place in world food consumption, it has, in recent years, become a stronger export item, and a succession of international...
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Cooking

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the process of using heat to prepare foods for consumption. Many common cooking methods involve the use of oil. Frying is cooking in hot oil; sauteing is cooking in a small amount of oil; stir-frying is a Chinese technique of frying quickly...
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Katsina

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...agricultural region where guinea corn and millet are grown for home consumption, and peanuts, cotton, and hides are produced commercially. The city has a steel-rolling and vegetable oil mills. Leather handicrafts are made in Katsina. In the 17th and...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the past, increasing consumption, especially of energy...copper, gold, coal, crude oil, nitrogen, iron ore...alternative to fossil fuel consumption. However, nuclear energy...pipeline began transporting oil in 1977. Soaring oil prices as well as increased...
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Sumac

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...cashew , and mango provide important foods both for local consumption and for trade. The resin content is responsible for the acid taste of mango and cashew fruits and of the oil (sometimes extracted) in pistachio and cashew nuts. The true...

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