have been in search of fuel to power machines and generate energy. Fossil fuels‚ such as crude oil and coal‚ discovered beneath the Earth’s surface were found to be an excellent source of fuel. These fossil fuels are burnt in order to generate the energy required to complete various tasks. However‚ we are now realizing the problems that are created by using fossil fuels to generate energy. These problems are so great that they will force humans to find an alternative source of energy in order
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Adding Alternative Fuel Vehicles to Lotus Rental Car In an effort to bring down the gasoline cost for his fleet‚ Lotus Car’s Chief Financial Officer is looking at the possibility of adding alternative fuel vehicles to its fleet. To make a sound decision‚ she decided to hire a consultant firm that would review and determine if implementing the addition of alternative vehicles would benefit the company. By performing thorough research‚ the consultants will first perform a comparison between gas
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could be a possible outcome due to the fact that over the years‚ thousands of cars have been manufactured and most of them run and depend on fossil fuels. Today these fossil fuels are potentially in danger of running out due to the use of them in the vehicles we travel in every day. Currently cars such as hybrids are being manufactured and are being brought to attention so this problem will be less likely to occur. Hybrid cars are able to run on electricity and if the battery runs out of electricity
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as an alternative fuel to your health and the environment in the Philippines Science‚ Technology and Society 2 Josel Palaspas Introduction In the Philippines‚ LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) is mainly used for domestic cooking‚ heating and lighting. It is used worldwide as a modern‚ clean‚ low-carbon energy. This source of energy has made life simpler to help us with our basic needs while people earlier had to rely on wood‚ charcoal and animal waste to provide as their domestic fuel. As we
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Alternative Fueled vehicles as rental cars Lotus Car Rental (LCR) is on the move to making a very wise decision. LCR has successfully operated its business for a number of years. Today’s competition among Budget Car Rental‚ Avis‚ and Enterprise does not measure up to the services and advancement that LCR has displayed. With consumers making more advances toward environmentally friendly cars‚ alternative fuels for vehicles are a better choice. The assessment prepared for the Chief Financial
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comfortable with the situation? Ferdinant Verbiest and Karl Benz invented cars to make people’s lives much easier. In 1888 British citizens saw the first car on British roads ‚ and by the year 2000 so many vehicles have appeared. Cars made transporting much faster and easier ‚ but are they one hundred percent safe for the daily use? A study showed that the more cars on a street‚ the more pollution that occurs‚ because cars cannot work without specific chemical ingredients such as Gasoline. Scientists
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USE ALTERNATIVE FUELS‚ SAVE PLANET EARTH We are all aware of the current state of our environment. Mother Earth is on the brink of total destruction brought about by pollution‚ irresponsible use of resources‚ and the excessive use of conventional fuel such as fossil fuel and nuclear energy. Part of the efforts to save our planet is to shift from using conventional fuels to alternative ones such as wind energy‚ solar‚ tidal‚ wave‚ oceal‚ thermal‚ dendrothermal‚ biogas and biodiesel‚ alcohol
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Self-Driving Cars Are you prepared to give up the control of your personal vehicle to reduce or even stop traffic related deaths and injuries? Over the years that figure continues to rise; now we’re doing something about it. Google have produced one of the several autonomous vehicles that exist today and they are testing them on public roads in busy cities. Some experts believe autonomous vehicles might reduce or even stop traffic related deaths and injuries. Since last year‚ according to Amanda
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Fossil Fuels and Alternative Energy Resource Worksheet Using the textbooks‚ the University Library‚ or other resources‚ answer each of the following questions in 150 to 200 words. 1. Select a fossil fuel. How is this fossil fuel used? What are the adverse effects on the environment? The fossil fuel I would like to use and is the most popular fossil fuel would be oil. Oil is used into things like gasoline‚ which is used for very much all of our transportation needs still now and those in the past
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Nathan Bloomer General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on alternative fuels and why we need them. Evidence: 1. Brief example: Fossil fuels are a means to an end which is why millions of dollars are invested into alternative energy. Hinrichs‚ R. and Kleinbach‚ M. (2013). Energy Its Use and the Environment Fifth Edition 2. Extended Example: Oil reserves in the US are estimated to have 29 billion barrels of oil. The oil reserve will be depleted in 13.2 years
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