How does oil effect the earth?

Answer 1

Just like the axles in your car, oil keeps the earth's bearings lubricated so it rotates more easily and with less friction. As we extrude oil from the earth, there is less oil available to reduce the friction and so heat builds up and the earths slows a little each year. This can be observed by the need to add a leap-second to our clocks every few years. If the trend continues, the earth's core will get hot enough that volcanos will burst forth everywhere, but by then the earth should be spinning so slowly that temperature extremes will range from above boiling on the sun-facing side to near 0 Kelvin on the night side of earth. The net is that all advanced forms of life will long be dead from lack of water and food, so we won't be around to witness all those volcanos, so we won't care.

Better to leave the oil in the earth where it does the most good and the least harm.

Answer 2

Oil can have harmful effects on the earth when it is spilled into the environment, leading to contamination of soil, water, and wildlife. Oil extraction and production can also cause habitat destruction, air and water pollution, and contribute to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions. However, oil also has benefits, such as providing energy for transportation, heating, and electricity generation.