America's Dependence On Fossil Fuels

The U.S obtains more than 84% of its energy from fossil fuels including oil, coal and natural gas. This is because people rely on it to heat their homes, power industries, run vehicles, manufacturing, and provision of electricity. It is apparent that the country’s transportation industry highly depends on conventional petroleum oil, which is responsible for global warming, thus threatening economic opulence and national security. Apart from that, increasing consumption of fossil fuels have elevated health problems in the state, destroyed wild places, and polluted the environment. After conducting Environmental Impact Assessment, projections showed that the world energy consumption would increase by more than 56% between 2010 and 2040. However, fossil fuels will cater for more than 80% of the total energy used in 2040. Sadly, it will be a trajectory to alter the world’s climate, as well as, weaken the global security environment. Importantly, the rate at which the US relies on fossil fuels needs to reduce since it has adverse effects on the planet’s supplies. The society needs to realize that fossil fuels are nonrenewable, thus taking millions of years to form (Huebner, 2003). Notably, the country can reduce dependency on fossil fuels by practicing energy conservation and efficiency,

We for the past decades United States has been the largest importer of energy resources throughout the world. We consume almost 7 billion barrels of fuel in various forms such as crude oil, petroleum, gasoline, biodiesel etc. And how much do we produce on own?

The average person In the u.s uses 3526 liters of petroleum per year. Experts predict that if not already oil will peak in the next 20 years .

In the year 2013, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the United States consumed a staggering 6.89 billion barrels of oil (U.S.EIA). Which in fact, equates to 18.89 million barrels being consumed every single day. That is a vast amount of petroleum products being consumed on a daily national level. If the calculation is made, based on a barrel equaling forty two gallons, it would come out to 289,583,700,000 gallons per year, or 793,380,000 gallons per day. The amount is incredible, almost unbelievable. If the United States continues its use of oil at this rate, the supply will only last another forty years. With more and more cars being on the road and operating machinery performing tasks, the supply of petroleum will not be able to meet demand forever. As our use of fossil fuels increases, so does our need for a new source of renewable energy.

The excessive use of oil in the United States has been a very controversial debate with American experts and scientists. In his article “How America Can Free Itself of Oil-Profitability,” Amory Lovins addresses the many different issues associated with excessive oil consumption and the risks versus the benefits. Amory Lovins is a physicist, environmental scientist, writer, and Chairman/Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He has written numerous research articles arguing for the use of renewable energy and alternatives for oil. Lovins also regularly gives presentations to other environmentalists discussing the pros and cons of oil consumption. It is clear that his target audience is the demographic of academics, scientists, and well-informed policy makers. In this article, Lovins is not arguing against the consumption of oil but is rather presenting a solution to the issue. This style of writing will attract academics, environmentalists, and even big corporations in the oil industry. It presents useful information that these people can use to their advantage.

According to Rediff Business (2013), the United States is ranked number one in worldwide oil consumption. As of 2012, the U.S. was using 19,150,000 barrels

The United States has made great strides with its oil industries. In fact oil is used in a plethora of products that are commonly used every day such as plastics. The use of oil has allowed the citizens to travel globally, to enjoy the freedoms the combustible engine have provided and to produce affordable energy sources to handle the tasks of living daily life. However, the problem is that oil is not renewable and is unclean. It not only destroys the atmosphere but those who control the majority of the oil are considered the richest countries among the world. All other countries must depend upon those few countries for the excess oil that they provide. This puts the United States at risk for shortages if differences arise between those countries and puts limits on the sort of political sanctions that can be placed on those countries if they commit obvious criminal acts against humanity or threaten war. The fine balancing act of pleasing the Middle East and still maintaining autonomy in the United States even while the United States depends on the Middle East for most of its oil is a double-edged sword. The dependency on foreign oil needs to be reduced to a minimum. There are options open to renewable, clean energy sources. There are alternative fuels that are not necessarily clean but are not crude oil and would help to lessen the need for Middle Eastern assistance. There are however several blockages to

Crude oil- plays an important role in the production of energy and united states consume more energy from petroleum than from any other sources. In 2014, 19 million barrels of petroleum was consumed by total U.S. i.e., 35% of all the energy consumed in the United States. Increase in population, industrialization and demand for energy, oil is diminishing at a faster rate each year. Therefore, it would cause a fossil fuel supply limitation with large economic impact, and the environment problems are both driving forces for actions towards a more sustainable energy system. In addition, scientists at the Energy Department’s National Labs are developing technologies to reduce

The 20th century witnessed the discovery of substantial petroleum reserves in America, with domestic production peaking in the 1970s (Campbell, 2002), which serves as the primary fuel in the country. Since then, there has been a steady decline in production. However, recent economic growth has resulted in increased demand, making the United States one of the largest consumers of fuel in the world. Other fuels such as gas and coal, despite their significant domestic supplies, are also facing increased danger of exhaustion (E.W.G, 2007), necessitating the need for America to start weaning itself off these fossil fuels. In addition to these, the impact of these fuels on the environment and the atmosphere also necessitate the country to reconsider its energy sources. If we are able to decrease domestic use of fossil fuels, increase the amount of public transportation and deliver more innovation in alternative energy we could significantly decrease our dependence on fossil fuels.

What most people in our society lack to notice is how our country 's continuous use of fossil fuels is endangering to nature and the wildlife it inhabits as well as the environment that we live in. Our society seems to think that fossil fuels we use in excess today will last forever but actuality will one day be depleted to unrepairable measures, which is why we need a cleaner more environmentally friendly substitute. With that said my paper is going to underline how our society would be able to transfer from fossil fuels to cleaner energies which are beneficial to our earth and existence.

As the inevitable end of conventional oil draws closer and closer to becoming a reality, there are many fears that the absence of such a relied on resource brings. Many of these fears are concerned with the possibility that the end of oil will cause immense negative impacts and cripple the current infrastructures that rely heavily on oil. Although this is a common fear, the negative effects that accompany oil in general significantly outweighs those that may arise as oil becomes more scarce. For years the extraction, processing, and consumption of petroleum products have caused an immense amount of damage to ecosystems and the environment as a whole. With the depletion of oil, the damages that are being done can begin to be reversed, and our planet will be able to replenish itself from the damage that has been caused. Furthermore, the need for an alternative fuel source for transportation and other various uses will drive engineers and scientists to discover and implement new technologies. This essay will touch briefly on just a few of the benefits that the end of conventional oil will have on our world.

Oil and gas energies are considered nowadays the main drivers of the economic growth and development in a global level. Oil consumption has witnessed an exponential growth since the 1900’s, where it was first discovered. More efforts are targeted towards the optimization of the exploration and refining operations in order to satisfy the continuously growing demand. The world population estimates developed by the UN suggest that the world population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050, representing a 40% increase from the 6.5 billion population estimated at 2005[1]. With the growing population come the growing energy requirements for heating, transportation and manufacturing of goods. To frame it in a better perspective, the oil and gas companies face the challenge of meeting the needs of growing global population while respecting the environment and sustainability standards.

Alternative sources of energy are essential because the oil has approximately a hundred years of oil consumption before it becomes extinct and the oil has more effects in the pollution of the environment (Efstathios 6). Other energy sources are not used because they have not made their way to the mainstream. According to Efstathios (2012) that alternative energy sources should be implemented as soon, or people will live on a borrowed time, and also to counter-balance the increasing demand of energy globally. The strongest point for alternative energy use is the extinction of oil, which should be replaced by other sources of energy. Extinction of oil can lead to severe effects (borrowed time) because many activities depend on oil availability. Geological and climate-specific alternative energy solutions are not as available, inexpensive, efficient and reliable like oil. Hydrogen is close to oil because it is also used by cars and has no side effects. The other energy sources depend on climate, hence making them unreliable (Thomas 939).

It’s no secret that there is an imminent energy crisis looming, the price of energy is growing at an exponential rate. Our energy stores are shrinking as the demand increases by the day, and the fuels we use are not unlimited, we can only produce what we can extract from the earth. The countries with the highest demand in a petroleum energy are not the richest in these natural resources.

The majority of world’s economies prosper on the availability and affordability of fossil fuels such as petroleum to drive machineries and cars. The utilisation of high-density carbon fuel has accelerated the productivity of the human race since the industrial revolution. However, the dependence on a finite energy resource has led to the development of the peak oil theory and the ongoing debate of whether the oil industry has reached the production peak. As the oil production dwindles, looking for an energy source that will drive the prosperity of the human race in the future became one of the highest priorities.