| Fossil fuels take millions of years to form. They are | | | | Besides the fact that our world is dependent on fuels |
| basically started with the decay of matter and then | | | | that will soon be gone, the pollution and |
| created by the pressure of the earth, deep | | | | environmental impact created by their use is |
| underground. There are several different types of | | | | staggering. The burning of fossil fuels produces 21.3 |
| fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum and natural gas. | | | | giggatonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Earth's |
| These products are used to create energy all around | | | | natural processes can only use up about half of this. |
| the world. | | | | The rest is pollution. Carbon dioxide is one of the |
| The problems with using these fuels is quickly | | | | greenhouse gases that is depleting the ozone and |
| becoming apparent. These fuels are not limitless. | | | | contributing to global warming. This is causing the |
| Eighty-six percent of all the world's energy is created | | | | surface temperature of the Earth to rise, which |
| from fossil fuels. Thirty-six percent is from petroleum, | | | | scientists agree will cause major damage to our |
| twenty-seven percent is from coal, twenty-three is | | | | planet. |
| from natural gas. That's a pretty high dependency on | | | | It's past time for the governments' and the peoples |
| fuels that won't last forever. Especially considering | | | | of the world to unite against the use of fossil fuels. |
| that the world's energy consumption is currently | | | | Alternative energy sources are available. Water can |
| growing at almost three percent per year. | | | | be utilized to operate vehicles and to create heat. |
| The remaining proven reserves world wide for these | | | | The technology is available to create perpetual |
| fuels points to a future of great energy shortages. | | | | motion generators to power your household. Solar |
| Coal will run out in 148 years. Oil will run out in 43 | | | | energy can be stored and used when needed. This is |
| years. Natural gas will be gone in 61 years. That's | | | | a crisis that will not go away without EVERYONE |
| figured at the current level of use, which is obviously | | | | putting forth an effort. Stopping the use of fossil |
| on the rise. These numbers could quite easily be | | | | fuels would be a beautiful start to a lasting planet |
| reduced simply by the increasing population using | | | | Earth. |
| more fuel. | | | | |