Fossil fuel

different ways to harness this energy and use it to do work. In order to get energy we have to take earths recourses and use them to harness it. These resources, are known as renewable and non-renewable energy. Non-renewable energy sources are fossil fuels: coal, petroleum, and natural gas. They formed many years ago back when the earth was just a swamp land covered in moss and wet vegetation. Back when the…

technology, our nation has blazed the trail, propelling us to the status of the only superpower on the earth. We are on the cusp of yet another of these revolutions. This time the technological revolution will move us from the unstainable use of fossil fuels to better means of energy production. Therefore, my recommendation to the Trump administration is that they enact policies that encourage American scientists and inventors to be at the forefront of this new frontier. For the nation that…

petroleum, is under attack. The newest attack on our energy supplies are proposals to tax carbon. A carbon tax is, “an environmental fee levied by governments on the production, distribution, or use of fossil fuels.” The amount of the tax depends on the amount of carbon dioxide each type of fossil fuel emits when it is used to run factories or power plants, provide heat and electricity to homes and businesses, drive vehicles, so on, and so forth. In other words, the more you emit, the more you…

gas called carbon dioxide. We all know that plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to make their own food and grow. The carbon becomes part of the plant. Plants that die and buried will turn into fossil fuels made of carbon dioxide like oil and coal over millions of years and when humans burn the fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is consider a greenhouse gas and traps the heat in the atmosphere. Without…

Potential of Wind Energy in the United States We live in a society obsessed with technology and consumed by its ever-increasing need for energy. Currently, Americans rely heavily on three main fossil fuel technologies (oil, natural gas, coal) to power their energy-consuming devices. Not only are these fuel technologies harmful to the environment, since they release large amounts of pollutants, but they are also finite (more so oil and natural gas). Additionally, the use of them (especially…

Chapter 3 Objectives Distinguish among lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and ecosphere. -The lithosphere consists of the crust and upper mantle of the Earth. In the lithosphere there is nonrenewable fossil fuels, minerals, soil, and renewable soil chemicals. -The hydrosphere consists of the Earth’s water. This includes liquid water, ice, and water vapor. -The atmosphere consists of the fine membrane of air surrounding the planet. -The ecosphere is also known as the biosphere. It includes…

solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower. Non-renewable energy are resources that are used once and that is all, fossil fuel such as coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of non-renewable energy. Furthermore, it takes millions of years for the Earth to produce non-renewable energy, in addition, 87% of the worlds energy comes from nonrenewable sources (Renewable Fuels, 2008).…

Rough Draft Imagine a world where all energy is pollutant free and completely renewable. This is the goal of the alternate energy industries today. Alternative energy is defined as energy that does not consume fossil fuel. Over the past few decades the number of alternate energy sources have greatly increased. All of these forms of generating energy are unique and innovative. Alternate energy sources reduce pollution, create a renewable and abundant source of energy, and all at a small cost.…

1940’s; it involves drilling a vertical well into a layer of shell and pumping chemically treated water and sand at extremely high pressure to fracture the rock and extract natural gas, a non-renewable fossil fuel used as a source of energy for heating, cooking, electricity generation, and as fuel for vehicles. Natural gas, mainly methane (CH4), is thought to be a relatively clean burning…

James Morrison Dr. Birdsong Political Science 10/26/2014 Alternative Energy Introduction Renewable energy is also referred to as alternative energy. This is generally, power whose source does not run out. Unlike fossil fuels, it causes no pollution. The energy leaves no residues that would otherwise cause harm. Alternative energy is a common term, used to contrast this form of energy from the traditional sources of energy such as coal power and natural gas as well as oil power. The traditional…