| Just by looking at our current global situation, we | | | | pollution is the result of motor vehicle traffic and |
| can easily see our heavy dependence on oil and | | | | the combustion of fossil fuels for power |
| fossil fuels. The demand is slowly outweighing the | | | | generation and industry usage. These pollutants |
| supply causing many to wonder what the future | | | | usually cause chemical reactions in the |
| holds. This begs the question: why build a home | | | | atmosphere and produce secondary pollutants like |
| renewable energy system? | | | | acid rain and ground level ozone. |
| Supply and Demand of Oil and Fossil Fuels. | | | | Global Warming. |
| I alluded to that a little bit in my opening remarks. | | | | This is one of the major issues that is facing our |
| Oil and fossil fuels are critical to our society on a | | | | world today. It is an increasing problem that is |
| national level and a world wide level. Our | | | | causing temperature increases in the planet's |
| dependence may even be just under our | | | | atmosphere. This rise in temperature posses |
| dependence on water and food. In today's world, | | | | some great dangers for our planet one of which |
| the demand for oil is increasing with developing | | | | is the melting that is taking place at the ice caps |
| countries but the supply is dwindling quickly | | | | causing the rising of water levels and tides. Global |
| because it is a finite resource. This in turn is | | | | warming is also the cause of the rising sea |
| increasing the cost of oil, as is always the case | | | | temperatures which in turn is increasing the |
| when demand is higher than the supply. A basic | | | | occurrence of the severe weather conditions such |
| law of economics. | | | | as hurricanes, floods and typhoons. The main |
| Pollution. | | | | cause of this warming is attributed to the burning |
| The use of oil and fossil fuels is the number one | | | | of fossil fuels for human needs leading to the |
| cause of air pollution. Air pollution has been linked | | | | increased presence of unwanted carbon monoxide |
| to many of the illnesses and sicknesses that are | | | | in the atmosphere and creating the 'greenhouse' |
| plaguing us in this world. The causes of this air | | | | effect that traps heat in the atmosphere. |