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A unit of measure that tells how much [[oil]] would have to be burned to produce the same amount of [[energy]].  A barrel describes large drum with a volume of 158,987,294,928 ml.  [[Liberal]]s often want to pass '''federal''' legislation to lower the BPD-equivalent used in '''states''', an example of an encroaching [[big government]].<ref>[http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2008/2008-11-21-02.html Democrats in Control: Energy to top agenda]</ref><ref>[http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20110118/OPINION03/101180315/Don-t-let-Sharia-law-creep-into-system When freedom is eroded]</ref>

The '''Barrels Per Day Equivalent''' (or BPD-Equivalent) is a unit of measure that tells how much [[oil]] would have to be burned to produce the same amount of [[energy]].  A barrel describes large drum with a volume of 158,987,294,928 ml.  [[Liberal]]s often want to pass '''federal''' legislation to lower the BPD-equivalent used in '''states''', an example of an encroaching [[big government]].<ref>[http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2008/2008-11-21-02.html Democrats in Control: Energy to top agenda]</ref><ref>[http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20110118/OPINION03/101180315/Don-t-let-Sharia-law-creep-into-system When freedom is eroded]</ref>

An example of usage: California's hydroelectric generation in 1983 was 58,000 '''barrels per day equivalent'''.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-b.html#b</ref>   

An example of usage: California's hydroelectric generation in 1983 was 58,000 '''barrels per day equivalent'''.<ref>http://www.energy.ca.gov/glossary/glossary-b.html#b</ref>