The impact of fossil fuels

Fossil Fuels Ylaria Valadez September 15, 2021


Fossil fuels are a nature fuel like coal or gas that are made from decomposing plants and animal. They are found in the crust of the Earth and contain carbon and hydrogen which are then burned for energy. There are many disadvantages of fossil fuels, land degradation, water pollution, and emissions. Land degradation unearths, processing and moving underground oil, coal and gas. Water pollution threatens waterways and ground water. Fossil fuels emit harmful air pollutants even before they are burned. Major progress has been made toward setting up renewable energy and energy efficiency. Not only is energy efficiency the cleanest, cheapest and largest energy resource it can also make up to 2.2 million new jobs in the U.S.


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  1. MichaelSeptember 18, 2021 at 10:09 AM

    Fossil fuels are something that we need but can affect the globe.i believe that there could be many alternatives to them. However, these resources are very limited, and we should stop the consume of these and start using More renewable and cleaner forms of energy resources

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  2. Jonathan GranadosSeptember 23, 2021 at 2:28 PM

    I enjoyed reading your article because it informed me on effects that fossil fuels are causing. After reading your article It hit me how much the United States has depended so heavily on Fossil fuels for over 100 years and because of those 100 years the effects of the fossil fuels are know catching up to us.

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