Oil

How upsetting is it to realize that you are completely oblivious to what is going on around you? Well for me, when reading these articles, I realized that I really have no idea what is going on around me. Day after day Americans complain of the gas prices and how we can't afford them, but when you look at the bigger picture and realize that although we may be cheated out of money at the pump, those in Africa are getting cheated out of land, fresh water, food and a way of life. These articles brought me a new view of how big businesses operate, and exactly how oil companies that are home based here in the U.S. can make billions of dollars a year drilling oil overseas.





Above: Offshore Oil Rig in Africa
Right: Gas Flare in Africa