Oil/Natural

Gas/coal/Petroleum
petroleum
a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in
certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined
to produce fuels including gasoline, kerosene, and
diesel oil; oil.

1)Responsibility (direct duty)

in so far it effects humans
Is it within our moral standing?
2)Indirect responsibility to the animals

3)Holistic perspective duty to whole system maintain stability

to the integrity of the ecosystem itself

Utilitarian (Thesis)

Ways we benefit:
Makes life easier
deontology

Deontologist

Anthropocentric view:
benifits

A partial list of products made of

approximately 6000
Americans consume petroleum products at a rate of three-and-a-half
gallons of oil and more than 250 cubic feet of natural gas per day
each! One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline. The
rest (over half) is used to make things like:
Diesel fuel
Motor Oil Ink Insecticides/pesticides/Fertilizers
Petroleum Jelly
oil rub on skin Gasoline
Ballpoint Pens
Toothpaste

Sports equipment: Football Cleats, Helmet

In Clothing: Sweaters, Dresses

Boats

Nail Polish Bags Perfumes Lipstick

Drinking Cups
Cassettes

Dishwasher parts

Tires

tape

Soft Contact lenses

Insect Repellent

Hair Coloring

http://www.ranken-energy.com/Products%20from%20Petroleum.htm

Creates jobs

economic

Econ benifit

 (N.G: Ethers into plastic)

Fertilizers -

Affects humans, affects future

gens think of long term
Extraction process: Hydraulic fracturing, drilling frac fluids
in water
Bitumen & the tar sands, - c

Non Anthropocentric:
environment (the land)

Non anthro: enviro -- Kantian

(Anti-thesis)

Natural environment:
Atmospheric Damage

Destruction of natural habitats through extraction and oil

spills, shipping

Humans always most important

Animals

dead or sick animals, tainting natural flow of intrinsic dependence

Water
Health issues
Exploding water, damage to workers
Destruction to water supply Contaminated with natural gas

And in between (Synthesis)

Lack of confidence in state, feeling of deception

For a sustainable development

need to identify the underlying
cause
G8/g20 60 billion dollar subsidies for dirty energy, oil/nuclear TNCs,
oil and gas conservation commission to help companies natural
resource minister now finance minister huge depiction of the
underlying issue (this issue wont stop until we stop giving the
product the ability to be exploited, it will continue until its gone now
that we have such a dependence, as long as people are profiting
from it. Revolving door around the interest of the biggest N.G.
companies.

Conclusion transform conflict sustainable solution: the abundance

of alternative, clean, renewable energies,

Leopold synthesis
If detrimental effects out ways impact needs to be replaced
Where its needed
Extreme decrease

Conservation and preservation

Natural law/harmony with natural

world