Environment or Greed? Biofuel

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In reality the fuel used by everyone today is made from corn and could plant corn forever, but eventually it will cause land exhaustion, making it harder to grow any crop at all. Once the land is dried and unable to reproduce anymore food or supply, there will be no more oil production left in the world. This not only increases the process of fuel making, but it also increases the price range, because the modern oil is enriched, and thick, oil like that is hard to reproduce, but it would be easier if the nations switch oil to Low-Carbon fuel, this type of oil helps save more money because it is just taken and recycled like paper plates or plastic water bottles. Also making of this oil is quicker, in terms of reproducing it faster and selling it for quite cheap/low price. The US government has mainly relied on corn for it's biofuel, which in return can only harm and damage the local or other nations environment. Some people might ask, is it the governments fault or is science to be blamed for this lack of knowledge on gaining a low-carbon fuel? Science is not blaming ,because since the government uses corn for almost every single thing, Scientists do not really have the chance to experiment. The society isn't ready to invest in a such high risk of loosing money. Many people think that the reusable fuel is filthy, unclean, and cannot be reused, but what they don't realize is that re-using fuel can not only protect the environment but also decrease the pollution levels that are harming the earth, and if people invest now they'll earn more back, by saving it from gas. The Low-Carbon fuel is good for the environment, species around it, and almost all living organisms. Almost all the oil in the U.S. contains ethanol, which is processe... ... middle of paper ... ...r their family or something precious to them, now think of the environment, the different species, and the atmosphere as your own. No one will want to hurt something they care about because they are emotionally attached to it. Reusable fuel is very similar to this link because the fuel is the mother while the atmosphere is the child. Works Cited Dogget, Tom. "The Cellulosic Ethanol Industry Needs More Government Support." Biofuels. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2012. N. pag. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 2 Feb 2014. Huntley, Steve. "The United States Must Increase Domestic Oil Production." Chicago Sun-Times [Chicago] 2012, Opposing Viewpoints in Context: 2 Feb 2014. "Oil Independence is Impossible So energy Independence Must be The Goal." Gasoline. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2012. N. pag. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.

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