Ethanol has numerous advantages that increase its potential as an alternative car fuel. ... Because there is a decreasing supply of fossil fuels on earth, the use of ethanol as an alternative, helps to extend the life of the petroleum supply on earth. ... The levels of fossil fuels on our planet is decreasing at an alarming rate. ... This means that the widespread use of ethanol would extend the existence of fossil fuels by a large degree. ... With extensive research, money and confidence the use of ethanol as an alternative fuel has the great potential to save the dwindling fossil fuel suppli...

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Replacing fossil fuels with biofuel has the potential to generate a number of benefits. In contrast to fossil fuels, which are exhaustible resources, biofuels are produced from renewable feedstocks. ... The tax charges a fee on fossil fuels based on how much carbon they emit when burned. ... It will raise fossil fuel prices. It's an antidote to rigged energy pricing that helps fossil fuels destabilize earth's climate. ...

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At the rate that we are using up our fossil fuels and other nonrenewable resources, we will have exhausted our limited supplies by the time much of our generation's grandchildren are even born! Not to mention how our selfish pursuit of fossil fuels is directly affecting the environment itself. ... It is no secret that fossil fuels such as natural gases, crude oil, and coal are finite, and that it's only a matter of time before we exhaust our extremely limited supplies of these resources. ... These chemicals are known as greenhouse gases; some of the most common ways in which greenhou...

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From the earliest times mankind has burned wood and other biomass fuels in order to make heat. ... More recently, "biomass fired steam power has been used to generate electricity [which] can have numerous environmental and air-quality advantages over burning fossil fuels" (How Biomass Energy Works"). But biomass has other uses than just the generation of electricity, it can also be converted into liquid form and used as a fuel for automobiles. ... Another disadvantage is that biomass is neither as economical nor efficient as the burning of fossil fuels. ... On the other hand is the latest in t...

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It is defined as being a fossil fuel. ... Being that crude oil is a fossil fuel, it is plentiful in the rocks of the sea bed, however the process of offshore drilling used to extract the oil has many negative side effects. ... One option is to use hydrogen, rather than crude oil derivatives as fuel. ... Another option is to use oxygenates, such as ethanol and methanol as fuel. ... It is a fossil fuel that occurs naturally in great abundance and thus is not in danger of being completely diminished ; Furthermore, although the burning of coal does release some harmful bi-products, technologica...

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This is due to the fact that it is rich in fossil fuels, but also thought of as the most critical area in the entire ecosystem. ... Because of this revenue, Alaska has no state income tax, no sales tax, and the lowest fuel taxes in the U.S. ... There is also an interest in finding alternatives to fossil fuel based energy, which is something that has not been fully supported by Bush. ...

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There are plenty of other methods of fuel than oil. ... Natural gas burns cleaner than oil and is in greater supply than fossil fuels and not dependent on foreign nations. ... Hydrogen fuel also promises to be efficent because of hydrogen is very combustible and burns clean. ... Other fuels range from organics such as soybeans to chemicals such as solid oxide alkalines, phosphoric acid, and direct methanol fuel cells. ... Americans would have to break out of their petroleum prison and explore new methods of fuel. ...

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Fracking is a poorly regulated way to obtain natural gas as we transition from dirty fossil fuels. ... Furthermore, more funding should be placed into the development of better alternative fuels and energies so we do not have to rely on this environmentally scarring process. ...

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There has been a wide implemented scale of solar panels in addition with the energy-efficient stoves to diminish the house-lighting and fuel costs in the Bibiyana district, which will also have a related environmental advantage. ...

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A millennium ago, around roughly the tenth century, the Middle East was an economically advanced region of the world, as measured by standard of living, technology, agricultural productivity, literacy or institutional creativity (Kuran, 2011). The Middle East has experienced a roller coaster of grow...

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In a consumer society such as ours, economic gain is at the top of our priority list. With that in mind, people are turning elsewhere to find a way to maximize profits when it comes to drilling for our precious fossil fuels. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, seems to be the answer to many people. O...

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Giving it that fitting name from our relentless pursuit of the fossil fuels hidden under the sands, and without any doubt scaring the land for decades to come, this essay will try to divulge the meaning and reason behind having the oil sands active. ...

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