Alternative Energies and Dependency on Oil

Alternative Energies and Dependency on Oil

Introduction

The world prepares to reduce dependence on oil, but faces difficulties. This is a feature that moves the world economy; it is coveted by all countries, which guarantees the right to come and go and is present in almost everything around us (Spencer, 2009).

Given the scarcity advertised high prices and the threat of global warming, the world is preparing to reduce the use of one of its main sources of energy (oil). Producers and distributors are investing heavily in alternative options. Automakers are testing new technology to power cars and trucks. But the task is almost impossible. From the icy Siberian torrid Sahara desert, no one dispense the use of this feature.

The reduction would influence the amount and type of goods produced in the world economy and we are not just talking about energy and transportation. This paper aims to see if alternative energy sources are the answer to ending human dependence on oil. This will also discuss the impacts of the alternative energies and the oil dependencies. The question in order to explore the subject is, can we live without oil or not.

Discussion

The form of a mixture of compounds, oil is an essential raw material in paints, waxes, lacquers, resins, extraction of vegetable oils and fats, tires, rubbers, matches, fertilizers and foods. From its refining, it is extracted, among others, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, cooking gas (found together with oil), fuel oil, lubricating oil and paraffin. So, no wonder it has been dubbed "black gold": the oil is present in a multitude of products even in burgers and gum (Gaddy & Ickes, 2010).

Critical Analysis

Data provided by Electricity Regulatory Agency show that oil occupies a prominent position in the United States energy matrix, with 37.7% of primary energy supply. In percentage, the diesel is derived which has the highest share in consumption (43%) due to road transport option. In addition, almost the entire fleet of farm machinery and freight trains that employs fuel, and while most of the energy used for electricity comes from hydropower (90%), thermoelectric plants, which run on fossil fuel such as oil, gas or coal, end up being triggered in cases where reservoir levels are lows.

Nevertheless, the country begins to do their homework and learn to depend on a little less of this type of fuel. This happens, for example, in main cities known as a center of automobile and petrochemical industries. These cities are a national model in the use of clean energy. They also participate in the international campaign cities for climate protection, to promote policies to implement quantifiable measures to reduce local emissions of greenhouse gases as a way to improve the quality of air and life (Rice & Tyner, 2011).

It means that the cities not only use alternative energy sources, but also concerned to rationalize the use of fossil fuels and electricity. In the residence manicure, for example, the shower water is heated by solar panels. The major cities have nearly 1700 such ...