Alternative fuel

our ancestors knew”. If humanity continues to burn fossil fuels as it does now, the climate will not return to its former state for tens of thousands of years. However, there is still time to prevent this. By using alternative fuels, such as solar energy, humanity can mitigate the effects of climate change. Solar energy is the cleanest and most abundant alternative fuel because it comes from the sun. Unlike fossil fuels, it is renewable and does not emit carbon dioxide.…

The great consumption of fossil fuels and the exponential increase in human population have also increase the greenhouse gases on the planet. The depletion and of petroleum and to their harm to the environment, biofuel arise as a promising option to replace fossil fuels in the future. Biofuel are derived from biomass conversion with many different examples such as biogas, biodiesel and bioethanol as the most currently used, and biofuels are considered not to leave a carbon print to the…

research more about alternative energy. Phil Anderson informed us that Shell is very competitive and always has to “reshape the portfolio and back away from heavy Alaskan oil” and move toward integrated gas like British Gas. Shell recently merged with British Gas and Phil Anderson believes that the decision is “a stroke of genius” since the downfall on the oil and gas industry. Unfortunately, this industry has had a downturn and thousands have lost their job which is why alternative energy is at…

are no real alternatives that could sustain a city like fossil fuels do. There in fact plenty of alternatives to fossil fuels and one that is sweeping the planet is wind power (Small Wind Turbine, Big Difference | EniDay). Fossil fuels are an everyday resource used by people. It powers the trains, planes, and automobiles that help make cities run. Some people argue that cutting out fossil fuels, or even just reducing the amount used, would devastate the economy. Changing from fossil fuels to…

humanity into a new age. Coal rich in carbon replaced wood as the number one fuel source. The energy found in coal supplied the fore fathers with the means to manufacture steel, power steam liners, and run machinery. The world had no idea a hundred years later that its need for more energy would dramatically increase. Oil and natural gas where explored. These highly efficient energies would accompany coal as the primary fuels. Fifty years would pass until scientists would invent atomic power…

Beginning in the 1960’s nuclear power was believed to be an attractive alternative to fossil fuels and was even referred to as the energy source of the future. To the uninformed the use of nuclear energy may seem frightening because the only thing rumored is the negatives like: the waste, major spills of material and disastrous radioactive accidents, but there are many benefits from the use of this energy source such as: saving millions of lives, a mass reduction of pollution, and an advancement…

What will happen to the world when it runs out of oil for gasoline? Researchers have been working to find an alternative source. Their main priority is ethanol. They are constantly trying to figure out if it will work, how much it is used right now, and if it will ever carry out the same jobs that gasoline can do. Ethanol will not be a viable gas alternative. Corn cannot be made fast enough to sustain the same level of usage as gasoline the production of ethanol is very expensive, and it…

The national food policy is failing, and it is becoming a critical issue for Americans. The food policy concerns how food is produced, processed, distributed, and purchased. The inefficient, yet cheap energy (fossil fuels) that the food policy relies heavily on is dwindling down and will eventually disappear, leaving the food policy vulnerable to failure. However, there are some courses that the government can take in renewable energy when that cheap energy is used up. Because of our…

independent. The US relies on other countries’ ability to provide fossil fuels to thrive as a country. It would be very beneficial to many people if the US, and other countries, are energy independent. Another incentive to creating new energy means is the possibility of money to be made with new innovation. Not only would someone rather pay for a clean energy alternative, but an alternative could ultimately be cheaper than fossil fuels. There is a huge amount of money to be made for the person…

What the frack is fracking and why it should be replaced with alternative energy Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, is the extraction of natural gas from deep underground shale using vertical (“conventional fracking”) and horizontal (“unconventional”) drilling. According to C. Mooney (The Truth About Fracking) conventional fracking has been used since the late 1940’s; it involves drilling a vertical well into a layer of shell and pumping chemically treated water and sand at extremely high…