Introduction
Petroleum has been a mainstay of the United State’s economy for almost a century. However, oil has now been recognized as a strong catalyst for global warming, it is becoming scarce and therefore, an expensive necessity to America’s economy. In the recent years many universities and scientists have looked for alternatives to oil in the form of renewable energies. These renewable energy sources would be cheaper in the long run, more efficient and environmentally clean. America as a whole must look into these new forms of renewable energy to determine if they are a practical alternative to the use of petroleum as an energy source. If we do not try to find a clean and efficient alternative to fossil fuels, I am concerned for the future of our world.
Background Information
Petroleum oil (a type of fossil fuel) has been extracted since the early 1650’s in Europe to make kerosene for use in heat and lighting. Not until 1858 in Ontario was oil discovered by......
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