liquefied natural gas can greatly reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses. If the 8 million class 8 vehicles on the road today were to switch to natural gas; that would mean a reduction of 2.5 million barrels of imported oil per day‚ according to T. Boone Pickens‚ founder of Clean Energy. A reduction in the 2.5 million barrels of oil imported per day would certainly put a dent in the 35 billion gallons of diesel consumed per day by the trucking industry. Trucks that use liquefied natural gas are more
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Introduction – This paper contains a general overview of the greenhouse effect and a deep understanding about the global warming phenomena. It includes general background knowledge about greenhouse as well as how does human action contribute and influence its effect. This paper also highlights on the nature and fundamental causes of greenhouse gases. The term of Greenhouse: A greenhouse which is also known as a glasshouse is an architectural building with roof and walls made from glass or
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There are several different forms of energy I use throughout the year at home‚ work‚ and while traveling and the amounts of these energies I use varies with the different seasons. At home the main sources of energy used is the fossil fuel‚ natural gas‚ and the secondary energy electricity. Electricity is a secondary source because it is converted by using other primary sources of energy such as coal‚ nuclear‚ or solar energy (“Electricity Basics”‚ n.d). I rely on these two main forms of energy
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Biofuels Vehicles that run on biodiesel get thirty percent better fuel economy than gasoline-powered vehicles (Perritano). The many forms of biofuels make it easier to obtain and use. Biofuels are better for the environment because they reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For example‚ ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions up to sixty-five percent (Perritano). Biofuels are a source of energy from plants that can help fuel our vehicles and our lives. A biofuel is any fuel that is made from plant
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high-class yet less expensive clothes are worn in comforting way as they are. In transportation‚ bio-fuel vehicles‚ hydrogen-powered and solar-powered vehicles‚ and e-cars are already practiced and used. Bio-Fuel vehicles lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to those of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide is lessening which is one of the major greenhouse gases. The same as in solar-powered vehicles and hydrogen-powered
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area. This could include local water supplies. A good example of this is fracking. Fracking includes blasting huge amounts of water and chemicals into the ground to access valuable oil and natural gas (Pros and Cons of Fracking 2014). With the increased movement of hybrid cars and better fuel mileage in vehicles in general‚ interrupting the ground water for a non-substantial resource doesn’t seem like a bright idea. The problem with this comes greed. One has to ask themselves the question‚ if I could
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However‚ a former farmer from Michigan would change that idea forever. Henry Ford lived on the outskirts of Detroit‚ Michigan. Born to farmers‚ he immediately developed an interest in all things mechanical. In 1896‚ Ford put four wheels and a small gas motor on a buckboard and created his first car‚ the Quadricycle. By 1900‚ he was looking for established investors willing to cash in on his automotive ambitions. His first two attempts failed‚ but in 1903 he founded the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn
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Part2: Problem analysis: Agriculture: “While CO2 is essential for plant growth‚ all agriculture depends also on steady water supplies‚ and climate change is likely to disrupt those supplies through floods and droughts. It has been suggested that higher latitudes—Siberia‚ for example—may become productive due to global warming‚ but the soil in Arctic and bordering territories is very poor‚ and the amount of sunlight reaching the ground in summer will not change because it is governed by the tilt of
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The 11th hour Story of the film film is preceded by the introduction of the environmental problems that plagued the world today. This introduction is intended to give an overview to the viewers about the negative impacts caused by human activities that are less responsible for the stability of the environment in general. Then proceed with the analytical discussion about things that appear in and around the environmental issue‚ and ended with optimistic statements proposed to raise the confidence
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stronger regulations that would decrease reliance on oil‚ and instead increase the use of clean energy resources. One such successful example has been Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards‚ which encourage higher fuel efficiency for all vehicles. By creating higher standards for cars‚ the government forced carmakers to innovate and create cleaner cars. At a federal level‚ the EPA could do more to encourage safer extraction of unconventional fuels‚ such as fracking. Currently‚ there does
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