In the world, there are alternative fuels being developed to replace the use of gasoline and oil dependence. Besides replacing gasoline and oil dependence these alternative fuels are here to prevent pollution from occurring, to stop pollutants from getting into the atmosphere and affecting the environment. “Alternative fuels have existed for a long time now back to the 1900 when the first electric car was introduced, gas powered cars were harder to produce and start at the time” (History of Alternative Fuels). That is why people look for an alternative fuel to make a car operate better. At that time what led to alternative fuels was a better way to make vehicles work better, but what truly led to the development of alternative fuels was to prevent global warming from happening. They are needed to produce less emissions and improve the world`s climate. If in the world the use of conventional fuels keeps growing eventually it could lead to global warming and hurt the planet and harm lives because those gases that conventional fuels release are not good to inhale. The question that is being asked by everyone is if alternative fuels serve their purpose and are they worth it. Some people might see alternative fuels important and some do not care, but they should because they serve their purpose in improving climate and producing fewer emission levels. Alternative fuels are important to produce less emissions and avoid climate change because if not the results of using conventional fuels could lead the world to global warming. When looking for these alternative fuels there are different options to pick from, but all serving the same purpose to replace conventional fuels and reduce dependence on oil. There are alternative fuels being de... ... middle of paper ... ... Ezine @rticles. N.p., 22 May 2008. Web. 14 Mar. 2014. . "An Environmentally Friendly Fuel Alternative." CNG Refueling Systems Compressed Natural Gas. N.p., 2014. Web. 9 Apr. 2014. . "The Importance of Alternative Fuel Sources." Enzine Article. N.p., 20 Sept. 2006. Web. 5 Apr. 2014. . "Pros And Cons I Alternaive Fuels." ProCon. N.p., 18 Feb. 2009. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. . "The Pros And Cons Of Alternative Fuels." Carsdirect. Carsdirect.com,Inc, 2014. Web. 14 Mar. 2014. .
No more filling guilty about filling up your tank and driving through cities and towns spreading the harmful fuels from your gas engine. Biofuels are known for burning much cleaner
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There are multiple alternatives to gasoline; the problem is the availability of all of those alternatives. Hydrogen is quite expensive to produce and is only available at minimal locations. (fueleconomy.gov) Compressed Natural Gas is less easily available than gasoline and diesel. (fueleconomy.gov) Compressed Natural Gas Prices for kits range from $995 to $1895. Conversion kits start at around $299.00.
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Fossil fuel plays leading role in upsetting environmental and climatic protection. Our earth is at catastrophic risk by the exploitation of fossil fuels. Therefore, Pressure is on to find viable alternatives for energy to save bring a clean revolution. In that case, Bio-fuels make an attractive alternative for energy than fossil fuels. Various provocative questions need discussion that what are the attractive differences between both the fuels, why fossil fuel dependence are to be actually minimized? Why Biofuel magnetizes the environmentalists and people as viable substitute to fossil fuels? What is the scope of Bio-fuel for safer world in upcoming years? Above all, It will be conferred that why Biofuel is better than fossil fuels.
The Low-Carbon fuel is good for the environment, species around it, and almost all living organisms. Almost all the oil in the U.S. contains ethanol, which is processe...
In this regard, this research will try to address one of the most important environmental issues that we are: are alternative energy sources the answer to ending human dependence to oil? This is an important question because the reality of human dependence to oil is attested by the fact that countries all over the globe have to ensure energy security to sustain their economies and in case they fail, the threat of conflict becomes unavoidable (Moran and Russell, 2008). Furthermore, as of 2009, 85 percent of total primary energy consumption involves the use of fossil fuels – oil, natural gas and coal (Statistical Review of World Energy, 2009) and this is a big issue because oil is finite. In addition, the peril of global warming coupled with the probability of the increase in consumpt...
In today’s world, one of the major topics of the day is the unknown future of energy. Energy is a commodity that is devoured by the entire world. However, it is also something that, in many senses, cannot be restored. Take, for instance, gasoline. Today’s society is extremely dependent on the role of the automobile as a means of transportation. However, with the exponential growth of our dependency on cars, the use of gasoline, and in many cases its waste, has grown enormously also. Therefore it is understandable that the growing depletion of gasoline has lead to the furthering of initiatives to improve the overall fuel efficiency of automobiles. In fact, the improvements have been increasing year by year. However, there has also been a steady increase in the price of petroleum, along with the steady increase in its demand. Supply, however, is an entity that is uncertain. This is because the majority of the world’s oil supply comes from unstable areas, namely the Middle East.
Over the last two centuries, humanity has become increasingly reliant on fossil fuels. Over that time, the consequences of constantly burning fossil fuels have accumulated into a threat to industrialized cities. The burning of fossil fuels causes acid rain to shower on cities and ecosystems around the world, tormenting their inhabitants. The increasingly deadly pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels has caused the deaths of many people around the world by causing respiratory problems. Not only has the pollution worsened, but the supply of fossil fuels is not limitless – as humanity’s reliance increases the supply decreases, and that is all the more reason to break humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels. Fossil fuels should be replaced with cleaner alternatives because fossil fuels cause environmental hazards, are non-renewable, and are detrimental to human health.
Fuel alternatives for the future are very important because, we need resources for life. We won’t have fossil fuels forever. It is important to start now. If we did not have any fuel alternatives how would the world be?
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Natural gas is a naturally-occurring substance that is found underground in many parts of the world. It is made up of mainly methane, butane, ethane, butane, and other molecules. When the gas is in its natural state in the ground, it is “dirty”; in other words, natural gas from the ground cannot be used immediately as a fuel source when only recently extracted from the earth because it is mixed with other substances like water and CO2. Rather, it must go through a cleaning process in order to be prepped for use as a safe fuel. In order to purify natural gas, energy companies have created extensive facilities with equipment suited to do so.
There are numerous conditions that a fuel has to meet before it is fit for powering a vehicle. The fuel has to deliver sufficient energy, be produced sustainably, meet high quality standards to fit the technological demands of modern propulsion systems, be widely available and transportable, to name a few important criteria. Hence, at this point of time no one c...
Fossil fuels are energy that is in the form of coal, oil, or natural gas that comes from organisms from millions of years ago. The cycle to create fossil fuels takes millions of years to form and is therefore considered a nonrenewable resource of energy. Fossil fuels have been the primary source of energy for man ever since the age of machines, but one of “the main problem[s] with fossil fuels is that there is a limited amount of them” (Problem with Fossil Fuel). As countries become more developed, like the United States, they too will become more thirsty and dependent for fossil fuels. “In 2004, America spent approximately $270 billion to fufill its oil need.” and “90% of all transportation is fueled by oil” (Nakaya 10). With the global rate of fossil fuels going up it is inevitable that they are going to run out, forcing countries to choose an alternative energy source. The other huge problem with dependence on fossil fuels is the effect that the emissions have on the climate. Fossil fuels are made of carbon chains and in order for the reaction...