Weekly News HW(Sept. 18)
Stripper wells try to get more oil from ground:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/17/stripper.wells/index.html?iref=24hours
Questions:
-Do you think 400.000 small oil wells can be the solution of energy crisis?
-What kind of energy resources do you suggest to solve the energy problem?
-if you needed to choose one of the renewable energy resources Which one do you prefer(Solar,wind,hydroelectric,wave etc.)
New Vocabulary:
-Well : A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.
-Stripper Well : It is an oil or gas well that is nearing the end of its economically useful life.
-Squeeze : To press between two bodies ; to press together closely;to compress.
-Wringer : Amachine for pressing anything.
-Scatter : To strew about, tosprinkle around ,to throw down loosely.
-Drilling : The act of piercing with a drill.
Fatih
Thanks for sharing with us an article about energy and the environment. This is important information in light of our conversations with the World Studies students.
