Smoke and Fumes

Overcoming problems and planning for a better future

A comparison of domestic production and consumption reveals that U.S. states are drastically out of kilter with only a handful pumping out a significant amount of fuel for national consumption

The products and by-products of petroleum can be found throughout our societies, in objects we encounter every day, the byways and highways we navigate between home and work or school, even in our own bodies. Environmental humanities scholar Stephanie LeMenager elaborates the concept of petroculture.