's total electricity generation, because it is more expensive than alternatives like cheap but highly polluting coal. Solar power is about five times as expensive as what people pay for the current that comes out of the outlets" (Locke, 2008)
Of the countries that rely most heavily on renewable electricity, some, like Norway, rely on that old renewable, hydroelectric power. But others, like Denmark, Portugal and Germany, have created financial incentives to promote newer technologies like wind and solar energy" (Rosenthal, 2013)
Fossil Fuel Alternatives and Conservation Programs: Worldwide While industrialized countries like the United States are vocal in attempting to find a solution to the fossil fuel problems, it is developing countries that are causing most of the problem. In fact, the Wall Street Journal suggests that 90% of the "demand growth" of crude oil will come from developing countries in the next five years (Johnson 2008)
Burning fossil fuels release dangerous carbon monoxide into the atmosphere, a gas that has been blamed for the global warming crisis. By using fossil fuels, therefore, the world's population is sealing its fate (O'Driscoll and Vergano 2007)
Social Benefits and Concerns of Using Alternative Fuel Sources: In America, the transportation sector, in particular, is heavily dependent on fossil fuel. This reliance raises national security concerns, as nearly 60% of the crude oil used in America is imported (Archer, Self, Guha, and Engelken, 2008)
Ethanol produced from cellulosic biomass plants is a popular target for biofuel research, because they have a life cycle that allows an annual growth and harvest. In fact, there are very few countries that are not either engaged in or planning to be engaged in the production of biofuel (Mol, 2007)
Over 100 million tonnes (metric ton, 1000 kg. Abbreviation t) of nitrogenous fertilizers are produced annually by the process, which requires a high input of energy and liberates CO2 from the oxidation of methane" (Walker, 2010, p
Breaking Fossil Fuels Dependence and Gaining Freedom Today America imports well over 70% of the oil it uses on a daily basis, translating into billions of dollars that leave this country for foreign nations, many of which do not even have diplomatic ties with the U.S. (Bang, 2010)
As fossil fuels are continually are managed as a cartel or monopoly, the pricing is not set through free market dynamics but rather through a system of price management and optimization strategies. When oil prices are continually modified not by a free market economy but through price controls, there is a corresponding effect on global stock and equity markets as well (Jawadi, Arouri, Bellalah, 2010)
In another study in 2009, the National Research Council found that damage to the health of citizens as a direct result of burning of fossil fuels cost the United States government $120 billion annually. It was further stated by the Clean Air Task Force that around 13,000 people died annually as a consequence of pollution from burning of fossil fuels (Blackburne, 2012)
Manjunath further said that large scale changes on global level are needed to protect the environment from the dangers of fossil fuel combustion. He complained that presently, little subsidies are available for development of solar energy in India (Ford, 2012)
Vegetable oil was obtained from olive, radishes and sunflowers and Indian oil was skimmed off melted butter. Both of these oils were used as fuel in lamps (Garbini, 1966)
Acid rain caused mainly by primary pollutants corrodes buildings, monuments and makes previously arable soil unable to grow crops by decreasing its PH, thus making large portions of land useless. Furthermore, it is predicted that by the end of the 21st century, the temperature will have risen by 2oC as a result of global warming (Giere, 2004)
Heavy metal compounds such as lead and mercury are also produced. Air pollution causes increase in lung diseases, allergies and cardiovascular diseases (Gupta, 2010)
Indeed energy obtained from coal was the driving force behind the industrial revolution that began in Europe. It was not until the 19th century that the use of fossil fuels as an energy source made it possible to build large steamers and factories, requiring less man power, increasing economy and standard of life of people of the country (Hester, 2003)
In ancient times a water wheel served the same purpose that it does now in the use of fossil fuels, that is to convert one form of energy to another. Nowadays chemical energy from fossil fuels is converted to electrical energy with the use of wheels, now called turbines (Lucas, 2006)
8mm per year as a result of global warming. Also, the concentrations of green house gases, which contain methane, carbon dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, have prominently increased since the industrial revolution (Osborne, 2007)
The cyclones in Orissa in 1999 serve as an ideal example. The incident took over 10,000 lives and made many more homeless (Shalizi, 2007)
Thus new designs for cars, air planes and factories would have to be made to increase the efficiency. Nuclear fission reactors, solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells would come in to replace the role of fossil fuels (Snook, 2008)
Instead, it has to be realized that the progress away from fossil fuels will be incremental and pushing people too hard towards those solutions will not work unless the solutions are affordable and can exist without being propped up by exterior funding such as capital investment and taxpayer money. Eventually, there will need to be a genuine profit motive involved or it just will not happen (Gordon)