to reproduce themselves. As of now‚ crude oil or (petroleum) is the only naturally liquid profitable fossil fuel. In addition‚ natural gas and propane are normally gases‚ and coal is a solid. If these nonrenewable run out they will become to costly to harvest then humans would have to use other sources for energy. Scientist believe that coal‚ petroleum‚ natural gas‚ and propane are all fossil fuels because they where formed from non living factor such as buried remains of plants and animals that
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Renewable Energy Sources are defined renewable non-fossil energy sources including wind‚ solar‚ geothermal‚ wave‚ tidal‚ hydropower‚ biomass‚ landfill gas‚ sewage treatment plant gas and biogases. In Hong Kong‚ the energy consumption is highly relied on non-renewable resources such as coal‚ natural gas‚ oil etc. However‚ if we only depend on those resources continuously‚ it may have a high risk of deficiency. Because of the limitation of the Non-Renewable Resources‚ Renewable Energy Sources have
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derived from fossil fuels. For years‚ we have been drawing on fossil fuels such as coal‚ oil and natural gas‚ as energy resources. However‚ with time these resources have gradually depleted leading to increase in the cost of energy. This had led experts to invent new sources of energy. The invention on renewable energy has not only provided an alternative energy resource but has also come with great environmental and socio-economic impacts. Global warming‚ caused by emissions from fossil fuels‚ has become
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to form with each other; this causes the many different forms of carbon. The most popular form of carbon is carbon dioxide; this has become more popular over the years to the increase emissions of fossil fuels from human activities. This causes a problem because the increase in the burning of fossil fuels will lead to an increase of carbon in the atmosphere. With more carbon in the atmosphere it can alter the temperature‚ and environments on Earth. In this research paper the carbon cycle will be evaluated
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Mcguinty’s legacy is a green nightmare By Margret Wente‚ The globe and Mail‚ February 2‚ 2013 As our population grows and our society advances‚ there will be an increase in the demand of readily available energy. Fossil fuel based energy sources are costly‚ non-renewable and cause pollution‚ however wind energy has become the potential solution for all of our energy problems‚ or so we thought. McGuinty’s legacy is a green nightmare‚ by Margret Wente of the Globe and Mail explains that wind power
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Amanda Poland Prof. Kurzinski English 101 April 10‚ 2012 Alternative Energy Sources In the world today‚ alternative energy sources are becoming more and more of a necessity. Right now‚ the world’s energy demand is greatly increasing mostly because of population growth. Even though the rate of population growth is very diverse in different countries‚ the world’s population doubles about every thirty years. The world energy use is doubling every fourteen years (Hodgson). Still‚ the main energy
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money and strong leadership in guiding the country to a more renewable position on energy as its economy is almost entirely based on the production and sale of fossil fuels. In contrast‚ Sweden is in a very different situation economically and culturally. As a developed country‚ Sweden has converted most of its power from traditional fossil fuel sources that emit large amounts of greenhouse gasses to renewable energies such as solar and wind power. Sweden holds a position of leadership in the Climate
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Causes of Air Pollution In the world nowadays‚ there are many new inventions have invented. They are including cars‚ motorcycles‚ electronic gadgets and the machines that use the burning of fossil fuel. Instead of the benefits of these new inventions‚ there are many disadvantages‚ too. There are two main reasons that cause air pollution. One of the main causes of air pollution is manufacturing. This source of pollution spews particulate matter and chemicals into the atmosphere. The particulate
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technology that has been developed in China. Largely developed because of China’s low carbon footprint in comparison to other developing countries‚ the low carbon technology aims to offset the amount of emissions polluting the air by using renewable fossil fuels. (Xie 1594) China is a low carbon economy for two main reasons. First‚ the number of people that own a car is far lower than the national average of a country like the United States.
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Fossil fuels well that’s a thing that I have always taken for granted until I saw the documentary of Crude Impact. Well I did know that the population is increasing abundantly but what I didn ’t know is when the consumers increase in such a vast number so does the production. Now imagine this just one person has 30‚000 items that relates to fossil fuels and multiply by the seven billion on our world population. That’s a great quantity of items that relates to fossil fuels in our daily lives. People
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