In April 2010 a massive oil spill began in the Gulf. The entire country was glued to the news until the well was capped, and then we forgot about it. As the year anniversary was approaching I became curious, just how much oil was that exactly? Where would it have gone? What I found was shocking. So in an effort to further our discussion on oil dependency I created this short animation to help illustrate just how dependent we truly are on oil. Designed, animated and written by Chris Harmon Voice Talent: Kim Estes Music: Billy Perez & Todd Stambaugh Special Thanks to Daye Rogers and Christy Kurtz Sources: Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/ U.S. Energy Information Administration http://www.eia.doe.gov/ http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_04_23.html Rubber Manufacturers Association http://www.rma.org/about_rma/rubber_faqs/ http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-calculator.htm http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/facts/2010_fotw617.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDPE http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_one_gallon_of_crude_oil_weigh http://www.icis.com/v2/chemicals/9076455/propylene/uses.html http://volunteerguide.org/volunteer/fewhours/used-tires.htm http://earth911.com/recycling/plastic/plastic-bottle-recycling-facts/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population UPDATE: A few people have mentioned strange things with the audio. I've changed a couple audio settings and hope it fixes any problem people may have had.