Answer each question using 3-8 sentences. 1.Given the current state of energy us

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Answer each question using 3-8 sentences.

1.Given the current state of energy use, which continues to grow exponentially in such countries as China and India, what measures can the United States and other Western countries take to produce more fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly fuels?
2. What other sources of energy could be developed to solve the energy crisis? What can the individual do to alleviate this crisis?
3. What are the key issues relating to our reliance on fossil fuels (i.e., renewability, pollution, and future consumption)?
4.Which of the current threats to the "commons" (global warming, acid rain, etc.) do you feel is the most serious?
5.To what extent do you think citizens of the developed world are aware of these threats and to what extent are they responsible to alleviate these threats?
6.Do you see “Climate Change” as a serious global issue, or is it a case of simple weather patterns?

Explanation / Answer

We now stand at an important historical crossroads in terms of the structure of both American and global society. The focal point of our changing world is our growing dependence upon foreign oil and our rapidly diminishing traditional sources of energy such as oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear power. Americans are addicted to oil and other forms of energy and our need for energy grows exponentially as American industry grows. There is especially a depletion of usable light sweet crude oil. The simple fact, which every authority agrees upon, is that our need for energy is soon going to outpace our ability to draw energy from traditional resources. The global supply of coal, natural gas, and most importantly oil are becoming depleted, nuclear power is too dangerous, and without alternative energy sources we will experience a severe lack of energy in the future. Therefore it is necessary for us to discover alternative energy sources in order for our industrial and commercial future in the twenty-first century to be secure. Another reason for the need for alternative energy sources to be developed is the increasingly devastated state of our environment. The use of nuclear power, oil, gas and coal all produce a great deal of waste product which pollutes the environment. Oil, natural gas and coal produce toxic smoke which pollutes the air and affects global warming, while nuclear produces radioactive waste and can give rise to environmental disasters such as the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island accidents. For these reasons it is going to be necessary to shift to alternative energy sources in the futu

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