Life Without Fossil Feuls
Nov 20th, 2008 by shop-universal-best-buy
Life Without Fossil Feuls.
Can you imagine what life would be like without the use of fossil fuels?. Let me start by explaining a little about what fossil feuls are.
In general , Fossil feuls are layers of plants and animals which have died millions of years ago ,compressed and barried deep into the earth , through time to form sedimentary rock, such as coal, and liquid hydrocarbons such as oil or gas .
Coal is one of the first fossil feuls known to man , as has been used for a heating sourse , dating back to eary 1600’s . Since its discovery , it we have found many other uses , such as powering steam driven locomotives , and today is used in factorys to help produce steel , concrete , paper , plastics ,and most importantly “Electricity” .
Oil was said to be discovered by the native americans . This oil was found seeping to the earth”s surface , and was used for medicinal purposes . The first successful oilwell was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859 . This oil which was extracted , would find many use’s , such as lamp oil . lubricants , and would later be used to power automobiles , trains , plane’s , and is still used for these and many other things , to this present day .
Natural gas was basically discouvered in the same manner as oil , seeping up through the earths surface , producing the same foul smell , compareable to rotten eggs . This resourse once contained would be used also for lighting , cooking and heating , and today has globally become one of our main sourses of heat .
So ask yourself , could we live without these presious feuls ?. What would our world be like if these resourses had depleted and became non-existant ?. Each and everyone one of us use’s fossil feuls , and the demand and production grows larger everyday . What if rising prices of these precius comodities becomes unafordable to the average working class?. Everyone in this world knows that Prices for oil and gas are already increasing at an alarming rate , with no end in sight . Until some one discouvers an alternative feul sourses , well fact is fact , we will always be dependant on fossil feuls .
On a positive note , Perhaps the rising prices in todays world is a sign that something new is around the corner. Governments and oil companys may be mass producing while the demand is still there. Maybe they know something we don’t.Transportation counts for 70% of all the oil we use and now the transportation industry is starting to evolve into a new erra with the production of the hybrid vehical . This is a very positive sign , and could be the stepping stone for many , to increase awareness of how the extensive use of fossil fuels , is impacting our enviroment today.
To conclude , “Fossil Feuls” , are a very important ingrediant in our every day life , and we will always be dependant on them , but also new doors are being opened to lessen that dependancy , and maybe one day the answer to my question , Can you imagine what life would be like without the use of fossil fuels?. Will be “Yes” .
Life Without Fossil Feuls. / Author: Jerome Exner
Occupation: Retired
I am a retired supertintendant, and enjoy reading and writing .
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