... introduced. For example, a DVD player a few years ago was very expensive, and now the prices have dropped drastically. It is the same thing with hydrogen-powered cars. It will be almost impossible for a regular Joe to afford this new car at first, but after a few years most middle class people will own one. ... today and the hydrogen-powered car has been portrayed as a very small vehicle. BMW introduced a hydrogen-powered car that looks exactly like all of its other cars. So, these new vehicles are not going to be extremely tiny. Another thing is that when gas prices skyrocket, many peo...

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... drive everywhere, the American system of tansportation wastes unnecessary resources. America could do better by finding ways to reduce the number and size of cars on the roads and by lessening it's dependence on petroleum and designing it's its suburbs and mass transportation around eachother and making overall ... could be better. Whether going to the gym, grocery store, work, school, or play, Americans could carpool more and lessen the number of cars on the road and pollutants in the air if they would rely less on the independent attitute towards the automobile. The American system of ...

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... ). Non-renewable energy is becoming scarcer with the population of people in the world. Oil is used to fuel cars, as the cars combust the gasoline, toxins are being put into the environment. In order to keep the pollution rates lower, hybrid cars should be used. Hybrid cars use an alternative energy source to power the car. Instead of using normal fuel to power ... cars, hybrid cars use fossil fuel energy to energize the car. Electric cars have also been introduced to society, but not many people have taken the initiative to ... is stored with multiple rechargeable batteries to power th...

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... more or less as we found it. We owe it to our future generations. But the large scale use of hydrocarbons, especially combustion of petroleum in cars, release green house gases like ca rbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and also unburned hydrocarbons. Today every school kid is aware of the impending apocalypse. The ... fossil fuels. The transportation industry is the greatest consumer of petroleum. Any conservation endeavor will be futile without addressing this sector. The electric cars or the cars running on fuels other than petroleum are not, as yet, economically feasible. Form last ye...

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... destroyed 17,000 acres of wildlife and marine habitat. America could save far more oil simply by increasing the fuel efficiency of our cars and light trucks. But Congress has refused to encourage American car companies to make cars that are more efficient and voting against research and incentives for alternate energy use. When Congress passed the CAFÉ law, it did ... world's known oil reserves. The numbers will never add up to oil independence. Oil has extensive environmental impacts that begin with drilling and continue through to burning it in our cars and light trucks. The coastal ...

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... an non renewable source. As a result, our country has become dangerously dependent on imported energy. The U.S. dependency on imported oil recently reached 60 percent. The petroleum is mainly used for cars. The prices for the petroleum have increased a lot over the years. Today, an average gallon of petroleum costs about $2.10 in many states while other's charge much more. Also, the ... demand for it has tripled since 1985. If the demand for Petroleum continues to increase then eventually in 2050, there won't be any left to be used for cars. In my opinion, I think we should do more to c...

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... make up the three major forms of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels provide most of the energy that powers our modern day industrial society. Everything from the gasoline that fuels your cars to the natural gas that heats our homes are all fossil fuels. Fossil fuels formed during the Carboniferous Period, a part of the Paleozoic Era. The Carboniferous Period occurred from about ... the peat turned into coal, oil/petroleum, and natural gas. Fossil fuel consumption and depletion Fossil fuels are largely burned to produce energy. This energy is used to power out cars, trucks, airplanes, trains, sh...

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... correlation between income and carbon emissions, the higher your income the more carbon you emit. Science Nordic3 states that this relationship exists as the wealthy travel, fly, and driving their cars more often than someone who is in the lower bracket of income. This is confirmed by an article by the News Centre4 from the University of Berkley as well as ... we used the amount of time that they had spent in their car and we used the set amount of petrol that each type of car uses per kilometre: Small cars – 0.053, Medium Car – 0.094 and Large Car – 0.118. We then set a constant ...

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... . This has led to health problems for many. Long-term exposure to air pollution can cause cancer and damage to the body. Sources of pollution are all around; they include cars, trains, boats, factories, burning fossil fuels, and many others (www.epa.gov). There are many things that people can do to reduce the levels of pollution. Some examples of these ... by most people, only factory owners and a few others contest it. Encyclopedia.com defines pollution as a contamination or fouling of air, water, and land by wastes and human activities. Boats, cars, trucks, trains, and especially indus...

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... have to take part to conserve these resources. An example of how this is being done is that smaller cars are being produced that meet effiencey standards. The government set the standards; the industry produced the cars to meet them; the citizens purchase these cars. Efficiency standards were also passed for appliances, and homes. In 1970 there was an energy crisis. People were ... ...

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... and is usually found in underground areas called reservoirs. Most of the petroleum bi-product is used to produce energy. We use propane to heat our homes and fuel our cars. Other products made from petroleum include: ink, crayons, bubble gum, dishwashing liquids, deodorant, eyeglasses, records, tires, ammonia, and heart valves. Petroleum has other environmental problems. It damages the land that ... , harmful gases are less used. As well, there are continuous effort to make products that use more adequate methods of energy. Some of these new ideas are, solar and electrical cars. Although...

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Foreign Oil Dependence has become a arising problem in our desperate society. Oil is the lifeblood of our economy. Picture your life without oil sounds weird right? No planes, no cars, trains, uses or even boats. Oil prices we count of touch the skies because of this problem, Foreign Oil Dependence. Our reliance on foreign oil is crippling our community. With ... out a stable supply of fuel our U.S military will possibly slow down. Cars, airplanes and trains are essential for many people around the world. The way the travel to work, school or vacation. Without this resource our source of tran...

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... amounts several kilometers under the Earth's surface or the ocean floor in most locations around the world. Ever wondered where the electricity we use comes from? Or the petroleum our cars run on? Or what produces the different types of energy we use everyday? Coal, oil and natural gas are the major sources of energy we use everyday. Virtually all the ... fuels and is presently not in a position to cease their use. Fossil fuels generate huge amounts of power per unit at a time. These fuels are used to generate power for cars, heat for our homes and generate power to run many Industries....

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... drives about 10,000 a year uses 455 gallons of gas per year. Our vehicles together approximately use 30,000lbs of co2 a year for our cars alone. To save on the carbon usage for travel by both cars I decided that we could cut down the driving to one vehicle, and perhaps set up a car pool between me and other moms for my son ... ...

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... the acidic gases and particles in the atmosphere. About half of the acidity in the atmosphere falls back to earth through dry deposition. Winds blow these particles and gases onto cars, homes, trees and plants, and the ground all around us. These particles and gases are washed from surfaces by rainstorms into rivers and streams. When this happens, the acidity of ... energy, geothermal energy, and solar energy. We also need to develop other ways to power our automobiles instead of burning oil. Examples of these are using natural gas, battery-powered cars, fuel cells, and a combination of...

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... vehicle emissions. Also, the car batteries can recharge at night, when you are sleeping and when the power demand isn't as high, and it's cheaper. Not only does this effect cars, but power plants that use electricity rather than fossil fuel combustion have an easier time controlling their emissions. On the down side of this "clean fuel," the current supply of ... with ethanol as a power source is it's high fuel cost and its decreased vehicle range. Along the same lines, is methanol, or "wood alcohol." This is often used in race cars, due to its amazing performance and fire safety charac...

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... factors to pollution (Bivens 14). Bicycles must become a more substantial source of transportation. They are nonpolluting, can easily access places cars cannot, and could provide much needed exercise to the large population of overweight Americans. In 1965 the production of cars and bikes was essentially equal. Today more than twice as many bikes are manufactured each year, and sales are continuing to ... ...

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... and chemist have found alternative sources to petroleum to serve as a replacement to petrochemicals and energy sources Sixty percent of petroleum usage went towards transportation. Cars are the main consumers of such amounts. This is because cars need oil and oil is a product of petroleum. This problem can be solved by extracting a substance called kerogen from oil shale, which is a form of ... ...

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... 's surface from the harmful rays of the sun. Hazardous air pollutants (HAPS) are released into the air by sources such as chemical plants, dry cleaners, printing plants, and motor vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, and planes). HAPS can cause serious health problems like cancer, birth defects, nervous system problems, and deaths that are all due to people accidentally letting them go into ... persistent cough, can make you unable to take deep breaths, and can make you more likely to get lung infections. Particulate matter (PM), little particles of pollution, are released by cars, trucks, and...

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... enough to support life, human use fossil fuels which is the main source of access greenhouse gasses. The environmental problems today are results from our fossil-fuel dependence. By driving cars, using electricity for different kind of machines or heating our homes with oil or natural gas, those are the reasons that release carbon dioxide and other heat trapping gases into ... ...

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... the oil for electricity and wealth. The oil is burned and run through power lines to heat up homes and stoves, and it is also used to power electronics and cars. We also use the oil to make plastic products. To add, we trade the oil, import or export it, for our economy. Effects/Impacts to the Environment Crude oil has ... ...

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... are estimated, and the types of activities that cause emissions. In the last few hundred years, the additional release of carbon dioxide was by human activities. Energy burned to run cars and trucks, heat homes and business, and power factories is responsible for about 80% of society's carbon dioxide emissions, about 25% of U.S. methane emissions, and about 20% of global nitrous ... ...

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... are estimated, and the types of activities that cause emissions. In the last few hundred years, the additional release of carbon dioxide was by human activities. Energy burned to run cars and trucks, heat homes and business, and power factories is responsible for about 80% of society's carbon dioxide emissions, about 25% of U.S. methane emissions, and about 20% of global nitrous ... ...

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... are all examples of common fuels. Fuels are usually classified as solid,liquid, or gaseous. Solid fuels, such as coal can be stored in big piles and moved in tank cars, or pipelines. Gas fuels may be kept under pressure in extra-strong containers. They may be changed to a liquid for transporting in tanks, or they may be sent thousands of ... ...

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... paying job. As far as television entertainers (superstars) and athletes, they wouldn't make nearly as much as they do now. They would still have enough to have nice homes and cars, but they give half their earning to charities (other professions give a certain percentage as well). It's sad to see people with no homes living on the street, while rich people ... ...

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