energy‚ or better known as Conventional petroleum energy. However as the demand for electricity sky rockets the pollution produced from the traditional fossil fuel burning plants is reaching dangerous levels. Gas‚ coal and oil burning power plants are as of now responsible for half of America’s air pollution (tripod/online). Not to mention fossil fuels are the greatest contributors to global warming in today’s society. Burning coal produces massive amounts of carbon dioxide which slowly eats away
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U.S. average reflects positively off of me living in a small apartment building‚ turning off appliances when not in use‚ and recycling. "About three-quarters of greenhouse gas emissions that are attributed to humans come from burning fossil fuels. We burn fossil fuels — nonrenewable energy sources — when we operate vehicles‚ heat our homes and even use electricity‚ according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration." There are many ways to help save the Earth. All you have to do is cut back on
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climate change‚ nuclear energy is considered the key future energy resolution. In favor of greater reliance on nuclear energy‚ Mark Lynas – a climate-science author strongly brought in the reasons of: 1st‚ nuclear power avoiding climate change while fossil fuels have failed to do so and green energy capability is still being questioned; 2nd‚ opponents overstating danger even after many reactors has been safety improved; 3rd‚ the cost is acceptable comparing to other renewables energy. In contrast‚ Peter
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November 2008 Renewable Resources Has the time come for the world to give up on what it’s relied on the most‚ fossil fuels? “Oil fuels the modern world. No other substance can equal the enormous impact which the use of oil has had on so many people‚ so rapidly‚ in so many ways‚ and in so many places around the world” (Duplar 1). There are facts showing that fossil fuels are damaging the environment‚ people’s health‚ and even our own wallets. People say that we need to go green‚ and find
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everyone can do their part. Reducing the amount of non-renewable resources used each day would make a large impact in the energy conservation movement. Sources of non-renewable energy include coal and fossil fuels such as gasoline‚ oil and natural gas. To reduce the use of fossil fuels‚ driving vehicles‚ which use these resources‚ less will help in a big way. Driving fewer miles will save money as well‚ and reduce pollution produced by gas-fired engines. To help get better gas mileage check
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they observed was there are several greenhouse gases that were responsible for warming and human emit them in a variety of ways. These gases include water vapor‚ nitrogen‚ methane and carbon dioxide. Most of these gases come from combustion of fossil fuels in cars‚ factories and electricity production. The gas responsible for most warming is carbon dioxide. Other contributors include methane from landfills and agriculture
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burn many different types of fossil fuels to produce ourselves electricity and to power up our vehicles‚ and so we create a lot of pollution‚ making this our own fault. With our modern technology and the abundance of the sun’s energy‚ solar energy has the ability to provide the world with electricity and different types of fluid (“Solar Energy”). Solar energy is ?e energy source. It is also comparable to fossil fuels in the way that it works‚ but unlike fossil fuels‚ solar energy is pollution-free
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almost every aspect of our lives. Energy sources are defined as either non-renewable or renewable‚ with each having different impacts on the environment and the economy. Most of the environmental impacts today are a result of the dependence of fossil fuels. Renewable energy sources like solar‚ wind‚ geothermal‚ hydroelectric‚ and biomass have far less of an impact to the environment. All means of producing energy sources face challenges to the environment with renewable energy having the least
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disadvantages‚ benefits‚ expenses‚ and government policies on this issue‚ including the climate changes due to the burning of fossil fuels and many other things. This fact points to the actuality of this matter – the future of renewable energy is a very important question nowadays. My goal in this paper is to prove that renewable energy has far more advantages then fossil fuels and deserves to be called the “energy of the future”. To achieve this goal‚ I have organized my paper into three sections
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During the World War II‚ the fossil fuels played an important role in the battle because all the participants in the war needed combustible; therefore‚ countries as Venezuela and Norway started to export petroleum to the countries that were in the dispute. Subsequently‚ all the countries’
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