In 1973 the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed an embargo act upon the transportation of oil into the United States. This caused the prices to skyrocket and opened the eyes to Americans that there should be alternative sources to be used. However, the embargo act only lasted one year it had effect on the US economy that lasted more than a decade. (World News Digest pg 1)

After environmental scientists noticed a rise in the smog level caused by automobile pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, and a rise in the global temperature was to be caused by this same factor. This led them to believe that that the burning of fossil fuels by humans was a main effect for global warming. This raised many concerns and caused alternative energy sources to be used. In this essay I will discuss alternative fossil fuels choices, Iceland’s quest

2. Gilpin, Alan “Dictionary of Environment and Sustainable development.” Copyright 1996 John Wiley & Sons LTD

4. Miller, Tyler G “Living in the environment: in introduction to environmental sciences. Copyright 1990 Belmont, California

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