Environmental Central

Brian S asked: Given the current market situation and the movement of the price of oil, the answer is clear that given a recessionary environment, the price of oil will fall. Why is this? Is it because of the market perception that a recession will cause less spending and therefore less demand for oil? If [...]

Harvard asked: The argument is, “It’s paranoid and ignorant to worry about industry or agriculture contaminating the environment with their chemical wastes. After all, this stuff is just made of the same atoms that were already present in our environment.” Please help and provide as much detail and scientific (chemistry mostly) knowledge as possible. [...]