Crude Oils Leading to a Crude Reality
Society has grown ignorant. Everyday people unknowingly contribute to a possible downfall to society. As we go throughout our day-to-day lives we are constantly wielding a double-edged sword that hurts us without us knowing. We walk around blindly and only think of what is happening at that current time. Rarely do we ever think about the consequences of our actions or how what we do will affect the future. Perhaps one of the main things we need to do is open our eyes and take witness to all of the damage that fossil fuels are causing. Although the use of fossil fuels may be convenient, it sets us on a very dark and dangerous path. Many people may find the abandonment of fossil fuels ridiculous and absurd, …show more content…
In comparison, electricity from wind creates 0.05-0.5 gross jobs per giga-watt hour generated,, and solar creates 0.4-1.1 gross jobs per gigawatt-hour generated (1). Through alternative methods of obtaining energy we can potentially create more jobs than there are that are currently provided in the oil industry. Alternative methods of obtaining energy opens up new job opportunities such as working on solar panels, building wind turbines, working at hydro plants and so on and so on. With alternative energy methods, we can create more jobs and make up for the lost jobs that would disappear after abandoning the use of fossil …show more content…
Through the use of fossil fuels we are constantly putting ourselves in danger. For example, according to the Documentary TRASHED a study was executed in a village in France after they had recently just had an incinerator built that would burn fossil fuels to create energy. After having that incinerator built the populations odds of getting cancer went from 6% to 23% thus proving that the gas emissions given off from burning fossil fuels were detrimental to their health. Not only does the burning of fossil fuels increase the chances of being diagnosed with cancer but according to Frederica Perera’s article, “Children Are Likely to Suffer Most from Our Fossil Fuel Addiction”, children are also more at risk of heat stroke, drowning, malnutrition, diarrhea, allergies, infectious diseases such as malaria and encephalitis, and psychological trauma due to the usage of fossil fuels. Upon looking at the facts and research it is completely obvious that we are choosing to continue to put ourselves at risk while there are other options available. If instead of using fossil fuels, which are detrimental to societies health, we used alternative methods to obtain energy such as solar panels or wind turbines we wouldn’t allow for higher chances of suffering from illnesses that are sometimes
Society has grown ignorant. Everyday people unknowingly contribute to a possible downfall to society. As we go throughout our day-to-day lives we are constantly wielding a double-edged sword that hurts us without us knowing. We walk around blindly and only think of what is happening at that current time. Rarely do we ever think about the consequences of our actions or how what we do will affect the future. Perhaps one of the main things we need to do is open our eyes and take witness to all of the damage that fossil fuels are causing. Although the use of fossil fuels may be convenient, it sets us on a very dark and dangerous path. Many people may find the abandonment of fossil fuels ridiculous and absurd, …show more content…
In comparison, electricity from wind creates 0.05-0.5 gross jobs per giga-watt hour generated,, and solar creates 0.4-1.1 gross jobs per gigawatt-hour generated (1). Through alternative methods of obtaining energy we can potentially create more jobs than there are that are currently provided in the oil industry. Alternative methods of obtaining energy opens up new job opportunities such as working on solar panels, building wind turbines, working at hydro plants and so on and so on. With alternative energy methods, we can create more jobs and make up for the lost jobs that would disappear after abandoning the use of fossil …show more content…
Through the use of fossil fuels we are constantly putting ourselves in danger. For example, according to the Documentary TRASHED a study was executed in a village in France after they had recently just had an incinerator built that would burn fossil fuels to create energy. After having that incinerator built the populations odds of getting cancer went from 6% to 23% thus proving that the gas emissions given off from burning fossil fuels were detrimental to their health. Not only does the burning of fossil fuels increase the chances of being diagnosed with cancer but according to Frederica Perera’s article, “Children Are Likely to Suffer Most from Our Fossil Fuel Addiction”, children are also more at risk of heat stroke, drowning, malnutrition, diarrhea, allergies, infectious diseases such as malaria and encephalitis, and psychological trauma due to the usage of fossil fuels. Upon looking at the facts and research it is completely obvious that we are choosing to continue to put ourselves at risk while there are other options available. If instead of using fossil fuels, which are detrimental to societies health, we used alternative methods to obtain energy such as solar panels or wind turbines we wouldn’t allow for higher chances of suffering from illnesses that are sometimes