Gasoline Impact on Environment
Sheethal Mathew
Professor Moton
English 1 A
7 May 2012
Gasoline Impact on Environment
The quote “while the United States consumes nearly 25 percent of the world’s petroleum, as a country it maintains only 2 percent of the world’s petroleum reserves” itself should describes this country’s over consumption of petroleum (energy.ca.gov). Gasoline is refined crude oil which is formed inside the earth from fossils that died thousands of years back. There is only so little of the material left that it would not be enough to satisfy the need of this country for another generation if the current consumption rate is continued. The increased consumption of gasoline has damaged the soil. Along with that there are several other environmental damages that the burning of gasoline does like Ozone depletion, air pollution, acid rain, climate change etc. These effects are caused by the emission of CFCs, hydrocarbons, carbon di-oxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrous oxide with burning of gasoline from automobiles, and other fuel powered machines. Americans’ gasoline consumption has increased tremendously since the booming economy, resulting in the pollution of the environment, only if the consumers, the general public, adopt alternate eco-friendlier fuel options instead of petroleum based power fuel would minimize the negative impacts it would cause on the environment. Earth’s climate had changed ever since its existence, but industrialization and invention of steam engine is what made those changes rapid and thus noteworthy. Claire Parkinson a NASA scientist, author of a few books on earth’s climate changes; said that since its existence the “percentage contribution of nitrogen in the atmosphere has risen to about 78%, from a starting point likely no higher than 1.5%” (Parkinson 73) over an “extended” time period. Here, the key factor to look at is the fact that the change occurred over an elaborate amount of time. Of course the change is inevitable, but an abrupt change can
Professor Moton
English 1 A
7 May 2012
Gasoline Impact on Environment
The quote “while the United States consumes nearly 25 percent of the world’s petroleum, as a country it maintains only 2 percent of the world’s petroleum reserves” itself should describes this country’s over consumption of petroleum (energy.ca.gov). Gasoline is refined crude oil which is formed inside the earth from fossils that died thousands of years back. There is only so little of the material left that it would not be enough to satisfy the need of this country for another generation if the current consumption rate is continued. The increased consumption of gasoline has damaged the soil. Along with that there are several other environmental damages that the burning of gasoline does like Ozone depletion, air pollution, acid rain, climate change etc. These effects are caused by the emission of CFCs, hydrocarbons, carbon di-oxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrous oxide with burning of gasoline from automobiles, and other fuel powered machines. Americans’ gasoline consumption has increased tremendously since the booming economy, resulting in the pollution of the environment, only if the consumers, the general public, adopt alternate eco-friendlier fuel options instead of petroleum based power fuel would minimize the negative impacts it would cause on the environment. Earth’s climate had changed ever since its existence, but industrialization and invention of steam engine is what made those changes rapid and thus noteworthy. Claire Parkinson a NASA scientist, author of a few books on earth’s climate changes; said that since its existence the “percentage contribution of nitrogen in the atmosphere has risen to about 78%, from a starting point likely no higher than 1.5%” (Parkinson 73) over an “extended” time period. Here, the key factor to look at is the fact that the change occurred over an elaborate amount of time. Of course the change is inevitable, but an abrupt change can