What is starting all this?
With fossil fuels these days, there are many problems and there are mainly two main causes. How we get the fuels and what we do with them. In this case, I am talking about oil and gas.
To get this fuel, there is a process done that we call drilling. Oil is drilled from the ground from and drilling rig or a oil rig. A drilling rig is for on-land drilling and an oil rig is for offshore drilling. There are many other ways to collect oil but these are the main systems. These processes give us the capability of getting what we need to go but we might not think of what problems it can cause. For example, 1.63 million gallons of oil was spilled from the company shells Nigerian Operations. In fuel producing, there will be problems like toxic waste run off in to local rivers that people rely on. This is what the process of collecting oil can cause. Speaking of environmental issues, the means of transport that we use everyday has had a big impact on our environment.
On top of the problems caused by collecting it, we have started to create problems from burning it. This is fumes that come from vehicles like cars and trucks; carbon dioxide (CO2). Each gallon of gas will produce around 14 gallons CO2. An average american will drive 12,000 miles a year. If they had a car that got 25 mpg, they will produce 3.4 million tons of carbon dioxide. This could later on have bad effects on us and the environment. All of these gases are being released into the air with nowhere to go. We may need a solution in the future.
To get this fuel, there is a process done that we call drilling. Oil is drilled from the ground from and drilling rig or a oil rig. A drilling rig is for on-land drilling and an oil rig is for offshore drilling. There are many other ways to collect oil but these are the main systems. These processes give us the capability of getting what we need to go but we might not think of what problems it can cause. For example, 1.63 million gallons of oil was spilled from the company shells Nigerian Operations. In fuel producing, there will be problems like toxic waste run off in to local rivers that people rely on. This is what the process of collecting oil can cause. Speaking of environmental issues, the means of transport that we use everyday has had a big impact on our environment.
On top of the problems caused by collecting it, we have started to create problems from burning it. This is fumes that come from vehicles like cars and trucks; carbon dioxide (CO2). Each gallon of gas will produce around 14 gallons CO2. An average american will drive 12,000 miles a year. If they had a car that got 25 mpg, they will produce 3.4 million tons of carbon dioxide. This could later on have bad effects on us and the environment. All of these gases are being released into the air with nowhere to go. We may need a solution in the future.