In total we use 20.68 million barrels per day. So, if we divide this by the US population (303 million), we use per person, 0.068 barrels of oil per day. This is 2.86 gallons. It is also 24.9...
In the 1800s, Europeans noticed First Nations people in the Fort McMurray (Alberta Canada - site of the oil sands) area using bitumen mixed with spruce gum to dress wounds and waterproof garments and...