earth oil
61Oil Pollution Act of 1990 — Heavy sheens of oil as visible on the surface of the water in Prince William Sound following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The Oil Pollution Act (101 H.R.1465, P.L. 101 380 [1]) was passed by the 101st United States Congress, and signed by… …
62Oil gusher — An oil gusher (or just gusher ; also sometimes called a wild well ) is an uncapped oil well connected to a reservoir of petroleum oil that is under high pressure. The oil can shoot 200 feet (60 m) or higher into the air.… …
63Earth Summit — For other uses, see Earth Summit (disambiguation). UN Flag The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit, Rio Conference, Earth Summit (Portuguese: Eco 92) was a major United Nations conference …
64oil spill — an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker, offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life and the environment. [1965 70] * * * leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large… …
65Oil Rag — The Oil Rags were promotional newspapers issued by the Australian rock band Midnight Oil along with releases of some of their studio albums. There were six volumes of the Oil Rag: Vol. I (1987) for background information on the band Vol. II… …
66Oil Field — A tract of land used for extracting petroleum, or crude oil, from the ground. Although the exact origin of oil is still contested, most consider petroleum a fossil fuel, created from dead organic material often found in ancient seabeds thousands… …
67oil pump — device which propels oil through an engine; device used to extract oil from the Earth …
68Earth flax — Flax Flax (fl[a^]ks), n. [AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG. flahs, G. flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m twist, L. plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. ? to weave, plait. See {Ply}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Linum}, esp. the …
69earth — 1. Soil; the soft material of the land, as opposed to rock and sand. 2. An easily pulverized mineral. 3. An insoluble oxide of aluminum or of certain other elements characterized by a high melting point. [A.S. eorthe] alkaline earths alkaline e.… …
70oil drilling — drilling in the earth in search of oil …
