Furthermore, society currently needs oil. The United States and numerous other countries are working on ways in which we will lessen, and possibly eliminate, our reliance on oil. However, until that happens we need to continue using the resources that are currently available. Mankind is a very intelligent species and is able to create ways to improve our reliance on fossil fuels. Based on current trends it appears we will someday soon be using more “green”…
The problem is that even we have a sense of what we are doing, we are still unwilling to change our behavior, and according to McKibben, it’s all about the money. Some companies not willing to give up their profits on fossil fuels; in addition, the existing fossil fuel infrastructures worth at least 10 trillion, which takes 10-50 years to be paid off. And again,…
This documentary narrated by biofuel advocate Josh Tickell looks into the background of America’s dependence on our fossil fuels. In the documentary Tickell interviews and asks questions from all over the spectrum of fuel use in America. Ultimately, he looks at how American’s fuel lifestyle and how we can better change our fuel addictive lifestyles in the future.…
To begin with, the earth’s population is growing at a fast rate that we cannot handle. Overpopulation plus overuse of resources equals a funeral for the earth in the very near future. By the time we get to “2050, human beings could devour an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year – three times the current consumption…
Individuals are helping the environment through travel, at home, at work, and in their consumer lifestyles. While traveling they can use other means of transportation or carpool, and at home people are turning off electronics when not in use and overall reducing resource consumption. At work, similar to being at home, turn off electronics when not in use, but also make sure your employer and co-workers are informed of ways they can help. Consumables can be harder as they are things that cost money, where everything previously was a cost-free initiative. Individuals can use reusable bags, change to a more eco-friendly diet, and buy consumables that were produced with environmental standards in mind.…
Nationally, we are striving every day to make Americans less dependent on burning fossil fuels. The rise in gasoline prices, the controversies in the Middle East, the possible negative effects on our environment, and new plans to drill for oil along our country’s coastlines and uncharted territories have many people interested in exactly what can we do to bring break this addiction. In a recent article written by Rebecca Lefton, Researcher for Progressive Media and Daniel J. Weiss, Senior Director at the Center for American Progress, “The US is spending approximately a billion dollars a day overseas on oil instead of investing the funds at home, where our…
So what does the use of fossil fuels have to do with me? Let’s examine a more holistic view of what is happening now, what has happened in the past to get us here, and where all of this will take us in the future.…
A majority of North Americans depend on oil, unaware of an inevitable oil shortage that threatens to collapse our industrialized nation, in the foreseeable future. If we continue ignoring our dependence on oil and not realizing its significance in almost every part of our lives, it will be the end of our society, as we know it. The documentary A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash focuses on exposing an imminent problem. Revealing that our dependence on oil and insatiable consumption of it threatens to exceed supply, namely focusing discussions on the peak oil theory. The film establishes that oil is a precious, non-renewable, free source of energy that we use for almost everything. The movie illustrates that oil is a catalyst for war and often holds more power than money. The film explains the peak oil theory and provides evidence of our obvious slump in oil supply versus our unquenchable demand for cheap energy. The film concludes that alternative sources of energy are “band aide” solutions at best and that ultimately if we continue down the path we now tread, without researching alternative sources of energy, life, as we know it will be unsustainable. The directors of the film are successful in creating a convincing argument. Accomplish this by incorporating interviews with professionals whom are specialized in this area; also, the film has obvious emotional appeal using persuading imagery to influence the audiences emotions, and by developing a logical organization of the documentary.…
Since the industrial revolution, our energy consumption has risen unceasingly. The majority of this energy consumption is supplied by the fossil fuels like coal or natural gas.…
The world is an unpredictable tasmanian controlled by the actions of predictable careless beings. Today society is comprised of dependent humans that rely heavily on the manufacture and use of fossil fuels. Without these precious materials many functions of everyday life would cease to exist. And with the abundance of fossil fuels depleting by the second due to drilling, mining, and extracting, the world is slowly slipping into a hole it might not be able to get out of. If the pursuit of energy continues in the direction it is going, more and more problems will arise and inhibit the everyday lives of society while increasing the risk of major disasters inflicted by big energy companies.…
For years, the nations of the world have relied on some form of energy to sustain the populace and the industrial sectors of that nation. Fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas) are the backbone of the United States’ energy consumption. Fossil fuels are not an infinite source but a finite source. Scientists do not know the exact process behind the creation of fossil fuels, except that the creation takes a very long time. Because fossil fuels are not unlimited and speculation has some fossil fuels disappearing by the end of the 21st century, many individuals believe that the United States needs to look at other resources to fuel the country (“Introduction to Renewable Energy: Opposing Viewpoints,” 2009).…
Do you remember in 2010 when every news station and every newspaper across the country had a headline about the BP oil spill? Do you think if America would have started converting to another resource such as wind, this would’ve still happened? Are oil and oil based products are taking over the economy? Think about everything you used today that uses or is made with oil such as gas, plastic, ink, and tires. Americans consume petroleum products at a rate of three-and-a-half gallons of oil and more than 250 cubic feet of natural gas per day each! However, oil brings in 331 billion dollars annually to the United States. There are some “go-green” advocates that think we can live without oil and we should move to renewable resources. Renewable energy sources are reputed to be more efficient in positively impacting the environment. Nevertheless, there are…
On April 20, 2010 the Gulf of Mexico experienced what president Obama called “the worst environmental disaster in American History”, a Deep water Horizon oil rig exploded, releasing barrels upon barrels of oil into the gulf (Hertsgaard 1). This disaster, also known as the BP. Oil Spill, gushed out oil for over 2 months. The oil spill caused 11 fatalities, not to mention the lives of aquatic and coastal animals, the destruction of ecosystems, the downfall of tourism and fishing industries on the gulf, as well as the Hefty clean-up cost. Debts need to be paid and changes need to be made to ensure this horrific disaster never occurs again, but that dose not mean the United States needs to completely abolish the use of fossil fuels. The untied states is the worlds largest oil consumer, using more than 1/3 of the worlds oil (Altars 8). The majority of America’s oil is used to make gasoline for cars and other motor vehicles, it is also refined to generate electric power and diesel engines (Altars 6). If the United states were to extinguish the use of fossil fuels and switch over to renewable resources the nation would be using resources such as wind power, solar power, hydro-power, and even biomass. These resources are considered to be environmentally friendly and and more beneficial for american foreign policy, but there are doubts that an all-out energy transition is currently the best choice for the United States. Renewable resources shouldn’t replace the use of fossil fuels in the United States right now because of high expenses, reliability, and existent technology.…
We’re living in an unsustainable world of mass deforestation, over consumption, pollution and malnutrition because of our ignorance and reliance on fossil fuels and synthetic fibres.…
‘’Fossil fuels are coal, natural gas and petroleum.’’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel) They are all organic residues. People use this for their energy, fuel and heating requirements. But fossil fuels polluting environment so much and people started to think about using alternative energy for their environment’s healthy. ‘’These alternative energy resources are windy power, solar energy and geothermal energy.‘’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_energy) They are renewable resources and they pollute environment so much less than fossil fuels because of that many people want to use alternative energy for their environment’s health but many people want to use fossil fuels because of alternative energy is not much common and useful these days because it needs new investments and it’s really difficult to make it common in the world. In my opinion alternative energy cannot effectively replace with fossil fuels because it’s really expensive, risky and the earth is not ready for this now.…