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Annotated Bibliography Fossil Fuels

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Zihang Weng
Professor Adriana Dellagnelo
ESL 015-009
10/28/2016
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Our energy sources: Fossil fuels(2015). Retrieved from http://needtoknow.nas.edu/energy/energy-sources/fossil-fuels/ This article stated the energy sources situations in the Untied State and it can be implied to many other countries around the world as well. In the article, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine claimed that 81% of all energy consumed in the United States on 2015 was generated from coal, oil and natural gas. This is a common situation of fossil fuels in the global scale. They are the essential sources to human society in the 21st century, so they are in high demand and they are indispensable. …show more content…

It surely talked about fossil fuels. In the book, CIA predicted the amount of time that known deposit of fossil fuels can last for less than half century on 2004. It mainly used numerical method to build a sound mathematical model to make the prediction. And since the data was collected globally by a reputable agency, it makes the fact more convincing. This source can be used in my problem and solution essay to illustrate the significance of this energy issue. The real problem for human beings in 21st century should be considered more seriously. Also a solution to the problem is needed. On the other hand, the rate of consumption of fossil fuels also suggested that human civilization rely on fossil fuels a lot. Furthermore, there will be a severe collapse of our economic without fossil fuels. This brings up a hypothesis: since our civilization rely on fossil fuels, if we can find its substitutes, the civilization can move forward without running out of fossil …show more content…

It claims that photosynthesis have the potential to enable a global transition from fossil fuels to solar fuels, to mitigate climate change and fuel-supply limitation. The book states that the photosynthetic machinery captures energy from electromagnetic radiation and stores it as chemical energy by breaking and creating molecular bonds against the chemical equilibrium. (Ringsmuth, Langsburg & Hankmer, 2016, p.135) Photosynthesis is a nature's solar energy conversion technology which exist for over approximately three billions years in higher plants. However, it is still a hypothesis because we need to know whether and how this systems can be engineered and deployed to supplant enough fossil fuel supply to meet the need of our economic system. Besides that, it is a great solution that can be globalized and there are less restriction than those advanced technology simply because it is a natural

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The non renewable fossil fuel is highly controversial due to disagreements on when the peak happens. The End of Suburbia discusses the Hubbert peak theory which makes predictions of production rates based on prior discovery rates and anticipated production rates. Hubbert curves predict that the production curves of non-renewing resources approximate a bell curve. Many researchers believe that the world is already on the downward slope and that is utterly terrifying. Running out of oil means the food we eat, the cars we drive and the entertainment that humans love will all slowly but surely disappear.

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The world is in need of fossil fuels. Without them, we would not have cars, airplanes, and not to mention enough energy. A lot of energy is produced from them. They are a very big support. Unfortunately, they are running out.

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Passage 1 says it is worth it because at the end of the passage it says the good news is that there are a growing number of alternatives to the use of coal. In passage 2 it says that it is not worth it because at the end of the passage it says Regardless of the risks involved the reality is that the world is still very dependent on coal. In passage 1 it says coal is the cheapest of the fossil fuels. In passage 2 it says coal has over other fossil fuels in its cost. In passage 1 it says that coal mining has experienced accidents throughout the years.

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Fossil Fuels have been used as a fuel since the start of the Industrial Revolution. In 1790 the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increased because of this. These gases will remain there for over hundreds of years. I will take centuries for the natural processes to bring down the levels of the green house gases to a normal level. Because of this their warming influence will remain on our Earth for the coming Century

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No one knows the future, not President Obama, not the fossil scientists. But, the risks we face based on what is known today About fossil fuel supplies two key things. Previously stated is that production of oil proper (leas condensate crude plus) has stalled since 2005. Second, the uncollected fossil fuels, notably natural gas and oil, will come from reserves that in general are less

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Today’s society relies on fossil fuels for nearly every industrial process. Oil, coal, and natural gas are utilized for heat, work, and lubrication. It is easy to see the benefits gained from the use of these substances, as they all provide the everyday conveniences humans have become accustomed to. However, their impact on the environment, specifically when they are harvested, is a matter that is frequently overlooked. The processes that humans use to extract fossil fuels have been shown to cause drinking water pollution, air pollution with greenhouse gases, a loss of species diversity, and a loss of geological diversity from “blasting off mountaintops to access underlying coal seams” (Arnold 1).

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An America without Fossil Fuel Based Energy The upward trend in global temperatures is directly associated with the increase in greenhouse gases which are a by-product of burning fossil fuels. The human consumption of fossil fuels is contributing to climate change and America’s dependence on oil, per capita, dwarfs that of any other country in the world. The Nation has garnered the attention of the other advanced countries of the world to effect a drastic change in greenhouse gas emissions. America must lead the effort towards a future without fossil fuel based energy by stopping the expansion of domestic oil production, decreasing its consumption, and imposing oil import tariffs in order to fund alternative fuel research and development.

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The environmental effects of fossil fuels have become a concern that is continually rising worldwide. Currently the society is experiencing a dangerous climate change, due to factors such as the acid rain, air pollution and global warming which are some of the consequences of the use of fossil fuels, especially for power generation since the 75% of energy has been produced by them. On the other hand, Coal with a 54% followed by uranium with a 27% have made part of Australia’s energy production generating greenhouse gas emissions and despite an increase in renewable energy supplies in the country. The used of fossil fuels have created environmental and economy impacts in Australia, due to these are considered not only the cause of the current

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It is argued that by the year 2088, less than a century in the future, the amount of hydrocarbon fuels will decrease to none. First, the natural gases stored within the earth will deplete, followed by oil, and once those supplies are reduced to none, our use of coal will skyrocket like never before. This increased use will increase the rate of depreciation, leaving us with minute traces of any fossil fuels at all (“Fossil Fuel”). This may seem like a circumstance fit for the generations thousands of years in the future, but the year 2088 rings of not distant kin, but of grandchildren - only two generations. Notably, a new industrial revolution is due, one that converts the use of fossil fuels and nonrenewable natural resources into the use of much more environmentally friendly and sustainable sources of

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These days, usage of fossil fuel is a controversial issue for several different aspects; for economical, environmental, political, and ethical reasons, worldwide audiences are paying attention on fossil fuels. The rate of the usage of the fuel energy has never declined since the industrial revolution, especially for the transportation. In fact, there are 1.2 billion vehicles in the world and most cars rely on fossil fuel as an energy source. There are three main fuel sources, coal, natural gas and oil, which help the fuel electricity demands of the world today. Fossil fuels, however, is an energy that people will no longer going to be able to access from someday.

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