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    Biofuels: Are they the Future? Bio-fuels are also known as agro fuels. They are a renewable source of energy made from animal and vegetable material and a large portion of municipal solid and industrial waste. Bio-fuels are major sources of fuel from biomass. Biomass is any organic material stored in the tissues of living plants and animals. Plants generate their energy from the solar power using the chlorophyll in the leaves to create tissue from water in the ground and carbon dioxide in the air

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    be habitable. The necessary adaptation from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources is the key to reducing climate change and maintaining healthy life. For many years, humans have relied on oil and other fossil fuels to provide energy. Unfortunately, though, we have begun to realize that these fuel sources are not only terrible for the environment,

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    It will also analyze the issue of using nuclear energy as a power source, why this issue is so significant as well as the people involved in this issue. 2. The issue Due to the rising cost and at the same time, the declining availability of fossil fuel, many countries seek cheap, alternative ways to produce electricity for their people. As nuclear energy is cheap because of the large amount of uranium reserve on Earth and that it is also able

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    resource are fossil fuel and nuclear energy and renewable energy resources are solar, wind, and biomass energy.  However, nuclear energy has a low impact on the Earth and is the most efficient, reliable, pure, and cheap compared to any energy resources. Non-renewable energy source - fossil fuel According to Energy and the Environment, fuels refers to anything which are able to burn as a source of energy. Fossil fuels have discovered and used since early eighteenth. The main three fossil fuel are coal

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    hydrogen are secondary energy sources. (English Online)Based on the graph below, we can lower the lifecycle of greenhouse gases and stop pollution that causes global warming (Union of Concerend Scientists).Graph: (IPCC) By shifting from coal and fossil fuels to green energy, we will save energy, and our coal

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    to note because she emphasizes that although in some cases there are alternatives to fossil fuels, there are often many limits to their use as often the technology is still in the early stages of development. The president of Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association, Shantel Lipp, has similar concerns. In a recent interview, she also made it known that many industries do not have access to any alternative fuel sources. She goes on to say that the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association’s machines

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    energy, this would be fine in a faultless world, however the side effects result in a polluted atmosphere. The habit of renewable energy has turned out to be a seemingly more popular resource in the worlds pocket. The use of biofuels instead of fossil fuels greatly reduce pollution by cleaning the useable waste and creating a stable, lasting power source. NASA concluded in an analysis of a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2014) on carbon levels in the atmosphere that

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    energy. *The shadow of our presence on this planet is a result of generations upon generations of production and utilization of energy*. New and alternative sources of energy are being developed to replace the declining accessibility of coal and fossil fuels. Use of renewable energy is a key component in combatting the climate change that has become a major issue in the 21st century. Reducing our impact on the climate as a result of greenhouse gas emissions will not only benefit our generation, but

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    upper atmosphere directly, caused by human burning fossils fuel, industrial farming and deforestation activities. Resulting in increase in earth temperature, sea- level, shrinking ice sheets, glacier retreat so on. The evidence that support the human cause is plentiful and powerful, but few can support for the issue that global warming is a natural part of the Earth’s climatic change. Global warming is caused by human activities by burning fossils, using automobiles, revolution industries which

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    biodiversity worldwide. Additionally, the indifference of the politicians in acknowledging the validity of global warming is alarming and detrimental on a global scale. As a result, the first oil shock took effect due to the dependability on imported fossil fuels, as well as lack of alternative energy sources. Surprisingly, in the early 21st century, Americans continue to rely heavily on foreign oil instead of transitioning to sustainable renewable energy sources. Furthermore, the economic and social progression

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