World+Oil+Supply

Nick,Christain, Wilson: The problems of gas and intro Joshua, Maria, Ashley:Beyond gas and conclusion Ashley: researcher Christian: researcher Maria:reseacher Wilson:editor Nick:editor Joshua:researcher
 * Guiding Question:** Will the world ever run out of oil?

Interview with John Voelcker- Senior Editor for GreenCarReports.com [] media type="custom" key="14459114"

Skype Interview w/ Carl Larry President at Oil Outlooks and Opinions media type="custom" key="12256602"

Interview w/ Deron Lovaas, Federal Transportation Policy Director at NRDC media type="custom" key="12702142"


 * Research (Divided into your main ideas)**

[|U.S. Sends Top Iranian Leader a Warning on Strait Threat] The strait of Hormuz is were 20% of the worlds oil supply is shipped through. Iran threatens to close the strait, in response to that the U.S sends a threat to Iran saying, dont even try it. closing the srait could spark a big amount of conflict.
 * Turmoil in the Middle East**

[|Iran Oil Blockade Would Send Gas Prices Through the Roof] They want to cut off the Strait of Hormuz. 20 percent of the World's oil travels through there. By summer gas could cost as much as 5 dollars per gallon.

[|When Will the World Run Out Of Gas?] This article says that the world will probaly run out of gas in 30 years, is that true and if so, what will happen afterthat.

[|Iran threatens to block key passageway for world's oil supply] The Iranian government is threatening to cut off the strait of Hormuz. This would cut of one of the world's largest oil supplies. media type="custom" key="12157016"

Some people look towards an electric highwat to power electric cars, also, magnetic motors. [|Oil advances as manufacturing expands in China and India] World demand is increasing by 1.7
 * World Demand for Oil Increasing:**

[|High Gas Prices: Supply and Demand: Efficiency and Better Cars Will Fuel America Faster than Drilling]
 * ANOTHER MAIN IDEA:**
 * Need to move to new forms of energy**

[|Stanford team develops plan for electric highway] We need cars that create less pollution. The problem with most electric cars is that you have to recharge its battery. Electric highways are a green solution to this. They make it possible for you to drive a car on highway and chrage it as you drive. This idea has an efficiency of 97% and you will be able to drive your electric car nonstop and wont have to worry about recharging it.
 * Sustainable Energy**

[|Solar energy] Solar energy is when heat from the sun is stored in photovoltaic cells.

[|Geothermal energy] Geothermal energy is when heat from the earth is used to turn turbines.

[|Algae oil] Algae is the natural replacement for petroleum. Algae is a highly efficient biological factor capable of taking carbon dioxide, a waste product, and converting it into a high-density liquid form of natural oil through photosynthesis.

[|Hydrogen power] Some people are looking towards hydrogen as a power source, it is renewable, but the problem is seperating the hydrogen from the water and other resources that it is found with.

[|Timber power] Logs are another possibility.

[|Solar energy alternative]

Professor Shanhui Fan: [] Jeremy J Gilbert, retired BP chief petroleum engineer Karl Kurz, ex-senior vice president of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Jean Laherrère, member of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas Tony Juniper,Former Executive Director of Friends of the Earth NEW QUESTIONS: 1. Why should we be exploring new forms of energy? Wilson 2. What are some of the benefits of moving beyond oil? Maria 3. What are some of the possible ways we could power cars other than oil in the future? christain 4. Is depending on oil as a form of energy sustainable? Does it make sense environmentally? Ashley 5. What are some of the barriers to lowering our dependence on oil? Josh 6.What do you think is the power source we are most likley to use in the future? Nick
 * Experts:**
 * Interview set up for Tuesday the 21st w/ Deron Lovaas from [|NRDC]**

We areTrying to find another expert so we can interview him/her. experts say that a renewable energy source would be the key to an ecenomic recovery. [] e-mailed eheyd@nrdc.org for interview request

Script for Introduction:

Archival Footage for Intro: Oil Well - [] Electric car repowering [] Oil drilling [] Picture of oil war [] strait of hormuz picture of nigerian oil wars Busy India Road [] Solar powered cars video [] amazing city timelapse [] Introduction

Oil, it’s one of the most important power sources in the world. It powers almost all of the world’s vehicles, it causes wars, and the entire world demands it. This documentary is about the problems with oil and the different power sources we could use instead of oil. What will happen if the world runs out of oil? What will we use to power our cars? Or to heat our homes? Oil is limited and before we know it, it may no longer exist. So, should we belooking towards alternitive. What do you think?

Main Idea #1: Problems w/ Oil time: 1:26- 2:10 this Main Idea#1

The problems with oil

We are here to show you the problems with relying on oil as are energy

Source. There are many problems with oil. The chief of Iran has threatened to

close the Strait of Hormuz, the demand for oil has gone up, the prices of oil are

going up more and more and some experts are saying we are at risk of running

out of oil. Oil also causes pollution and wars. Expert have said that we need to

find new resources, we will talk about that a little more later in this documentary.

These are the problems with relying on oil as are energy source.

Main Idea #2: Different Power Sources

Since oil will eventually run out; experts say that we need to find new ways to power cars and other resources. There are many ideas that experts have thought about. Many experts say that oil is limited. This is why we must find alternative energy sources before oil runs out.
 * One alternative option is using hydrogen to power cars, but it is very hard
 * We could have rechargable cars and have electric roads that charge electric cars as they move.
 * We could have solar panels on the cars and use solar energy. To learn more about this topic we interviewed John Voelcker,senoir editor for greencarreports.com
 * Algae oil can replace petroleum gas,but it has to go through photosynthesis.
 * Timber could be used to make oil.
 * People all over the world are trying to figure out if this will replace fossil fules.

Main Idea #2 & the Conclusion:

Winston Churchill once said that “security in energy lies in diversity, and diversity alone.”

Oil has been an important energy source for the last 100 years. However, it’s time that we begin to consider new forms of energy as we look to the future.

We asked Mr. Voelcker, Senior Editor for GreenCarReports.com, about the benefits of hybrid and electric powered cars:

Cut to interview (30 to 40 seconds)

What will it take for our society to move beyond oil? How high does the price of gasoline have to go in order to convince more people to buy hybrid or electric cars? Why are we so slow to move beyond oil?These are some of the questions we are left with at the end of our documentary. What do you think?

Research:

Image & Video Sources: [] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMGc2-FKj74 [] Music and sound effects [] http://audubonoffloridanews.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bird_in_oil_epa.jpg http://ph.cdn.photos.upi.com/sv/ph/UPI-74011308846237/cf84be6cf74bc568b82ff5432140ded1/US-to-release-60M-barrels-of-oil.jpg http://c1planetsavecom.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/files/2010/08/oil-disaster-story-the-onion.jpg http://sagharboronline.com/sagharborexpress/page-1/getty-out-of-gas-14000 http://www.themotorreport.com.au/27616/uk-government-plans-incentives-for-electric-vehicle-buyers []

Mr.Hampton has come to help us edit our documentary project.We hope you guys enjoy the documentary -(as of) 5-10-12