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Fossil Fuels Around the World
Right now, in 2012, most of the world’s population depends on Fossil Fuels for their energy and/or transportation needs. We mine and harvest fuels such as Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal all over the planet. All in all, over 85% of our global energy consumption is derived from fossil fuels. Fossil Fuels as a whole are currently the most economically viable source of energy we have. Compared to more recently developed alternatives (such as Nuclear, Solar, Wind and Hydroelectric Power) the cost of product per unit of energy is much less. Using fossil fuels keeps the...
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Welcome to Leaf Column
Hello World! This is Leaf Column, a blog that is dedicated to understanding Environmental Issues and discussing sustainable solutions that will take us into the the future. Everyday we hear politicians, celebrities, and pundits discussing these issues, and often – they don’t have all of the facts behind the stories or even fully understand what they are talking about. It can be really frustrating to wade through all the misinformation. With buzzwords like “Global Warming” or “Alternative Fuels” being thrown around so inconsistently in...
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