150th Anniversary of the Oil Industry
Alex Epstein recently sent me this email, and I wanted to share it with whoever reads my blag:
Dear friend or appreciator of petroleum,
Today, August 27, 2009 is the 150th birthday of the oil industry. A century and a half ago, Edwin Drake successfully drilled the first commercial oil well. 150 years later, oil remains the lifeblood of our civilization. It fuels our ultra-mobile, globalized world. It provides the building-blocks for millions of life-enhancing petroleum products.
Yet “Big Oil” receives no appreciation. It is demonized; oil is called an “addiction” and a “pollutant” to get rid of. Thus, it should be little surprise that the anniversary of oil has gotten so little attention; for most Americans, there is little to celebrate.
To educate the public about the true value of oil, the Ayn Rand Center has created a new webpage, “Celebrating Oil’s 150th Birthday.” The quickest address to reach it is: http://tinyurl.com/defenseofoil The site features extensive written, audio, and video content on such topics as oil and economics, oil and foreign policy, and oil and the environment.
If you find the website of value, please spread the word to your friends and colleagues. In an era when all our most practical sources of energy are under attack, it is vital that we defend petroleum and the industry that produces it.
As we say on the website: OIL: UNDERSTAND IT. EMBRACE IT. DEFEND IT.
More content coming soon, including “Oil 101″: a multi-part audio course exploring the history of oil and all the major oil controversies we face today.
Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or suggestions.
Sincerely,
Alex Epstein————————————–
Alex Epstein
Analyst, Ayn Rand Center
aepstein@aynrand.org
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