Four Effects of Fracking You May Not Know
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has falsely been assigned a bad stigma.
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Expanding Industries’ Reach en Español
Over the last few years, AFPM has increased its efforts to attract people to the wide range of careers in the fuel and petrochemical industries in anticipation of not only a wave of retirements that will hit the industries in the next 5-10 years, but also tremendous growth thanks to the shale revolution.
Think You Don’t Use Petrochemicals? Think Again!
Petrochemicals are used in millions of products we use every day, And many of those products are designed to keep us safe or help us get healthy.
Five Things You Didn’t Know Ethanol About and Your Car
Current fuel at the pump contains 10 percent ethanol because Congress passed a law mandating ethanol use. Some are pushing for a higher proportion of 85 percent, known as E85.
Did a petchem product make Chuck Berry a star? A case could be made.
The story starts back in 1915, when a 19-year-old entrepreneur named Tom Lyle Williams saw his sister mix coal dust with Vaseline (or petroleum jelly) and apply it to her eye lashes to make them look fuller.
Wait... there's oil and gas in renewable energy?
As the Energy Information Administration pointed out in a recent update, alternative energy is growing - and wind and solar continue to lead that m
Petrochemicals: The Building Blocks for Wind and Solar Energy
Last week the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its latest alternative energy update. Wind and solar power continue to lead this energy mix.
The RFS is flying blind
Back in 2005, the Renewable Fuel Standard and its corn ethanol mandate were sold to the American public on three key themes: rising gasoline use, f