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A 4 page paper discussing the alternative fuels that gain the greatest attention in 2007. The paper discusses ethanol (including biofuels), current fuel cells and hydrogen research. The paper concludes that we need clean, alternative fuels; we also can conclude that we have not yet achieved a single solution that can fully substitute for gasoline and diesel fuel. A separate PowerPoint® presentation is available as well. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSenvClnFuel.rtf
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the end of 2006, America was using 200 billion gallons of petroleum-based fuel a day - 140 billion in gas, 60 billion in diesel (Szczepanski, 2006). Since then the
damning report of the effect of greenhouse gases was released in early 2007 and Al Gores "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Academy award. Controversy over the veracity of the
environmental effects of petroleum-based fuels still exists, and Gore detractors claim his campaign is based on biased science. Two issues that are not open to debate, however, are (1)
that cleaner fuels are more desirable than polluting ones; and (2) reducing dependence on foreign oil is beneficial for the country. Alternative Fuels
Alternative fuels have been available for some time, typically in the form of biofuel-based blends of gasoline and ethanol. Ethanol currently is receiving a great deal of attention, though
it has become obvious that it alone cannot provide the full solution to Americas fuel habit (Palmeri and Pressman, 2006). Hybrid fuel cells
are growing in popularity, particularly after Toyotas introduction of the Prius. Its engine operates alternately on gas and electricity, with the electricity being generated by the gas engine primary
as a "waste" product of combustion. Electric battery power was touted some years ago, though the early models treated only the symptom but
not the problem. They required no gas at all, but needed to be plugged in to charge overnight. Power plants are notorious for their heavy use of oil
and even coal, and the net environmental effect of the decidedly unsatisfying electric cars probably was more detrimental than the gas-only engine. This
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