Why does the United States need to find alternative-energy sources?
1 Answer
Mar 19, 2018
Energy is necessary for the present lifestyles of the American people.
Explanation:
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Americans use more energy per person than any other culture in the world .
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Coal though abundant in the United States causes pollution and strip mining and abandoned mines create economical damage to the environment.
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Burning Oil and Natural Gas emit large amounts of Carbon Dioxide
#CO_2# which contributes to increasing levels of Green House gases. -
Fossils fuels are non renewable resources fracking and recovery of this sources has improved supply but at some point these resources will run out.
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If alternative sources of energy are not found America culture will have to change drastically to adjust to much lower levels of available energy.
