Notes
- People's health, the land, and the whole world are affected by the burning of fossil fuels.
- Oil, coal, and natural gas are fossil fuels.
- Most of the damage from fossil fuels is occurring right now.
- Pollution from fossil fuels is happening all over the world.
- Fossil fuels cause pollution.
- The pollution caused by fossil fuels causes bad health, which includes lung and heart problems as well as other types of organ failure.
- The burning of oil causes respiratory problems or lung problems.
- The burning and consumption of fossil fuels is causing global warming and climate change.
- The burning of fossil fuels is destroying the world.
- Our preferred source of energy is irreparably harming the environment.
Quotes and Evidence
The distribution, burning, and consuming of fossil fuels is destroying the planet.
An investigation for the health problems caused by fossil fuels has shown that, "human health problems caused by air pollution from the burning of coal and oil; damage to land from coal mining and to miners from black lung disease" (The Hidden Cost). This is bad because fossil fuels aren't only affecting the environment, but also our health.An investigation of the problems that come from the burning of fossil fuels shows that additional problems are, "environmental degradation caused by global warming, acid rain, and water pollution; and national security costs, such as protecting foreign sources of oil" (The Hidden Cost). This shows that the burning of fossil fuels is also destroying the environment.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, "When fossil fuels are burned, they release nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, which contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain." This makes the air we breathe and other resources that we get from the earth unsafe.
When looking at a list of the environmental impacts of burning fossil fuels I found that, "These impacts include global warming, air quality deterioration, oil spills, and acid rain" (The Hidden Cost). This shows that our burning and consuming of fossil fuels is destroying the earth.
In conclusion, fossil fuels are negatively impacting our health, air, water, and earth. Though the earth is already permanently effected, we can still reduce the use of fossil fuels for energy before it's too late.
An investigation for the health problems caused by fossil fuels has shown that, "human health problems caused by air pollution from the burning of coal and oil; damage to land from coal mining and to miners from black lung disease" (The Hidden Cost). This is bad because fossil fuels aren't only affecting the environment, but also our health.An investigation of the problems that come from the burning of fossil fuels shows that additional problems are, "environmental degradation caused by global warming, acid rain, and water pollution; and national security costs, such as protecting foreign sources of oil" (The Hidden Cost). This shows that the burning of fossil fuels is also destroying the environment.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, "When fossil fuels are burned, they release nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, which contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain." This makes the air we breathe and other resources that we get from the earth unsafe.
When looking at a list of the environmental impacts of burning fossil fuels I found that, "These impacts include global warming, air quality deterioration, oil spills, and acid rain" (The Hidden Cost). This shows that our burning and consuming of fossil fuels is destroying the earth.
In conclusion, fossil fuels are negatively impacting our health, air, water, and earth. Though the earth is already permanently effected, we can still reduce the use of fossil fuels for energy before it's too late.
Sources
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/coal-and-other-fossil-fuels/the-hidden-cost-of-fossil.html#.VecF8SVViko
http://www2.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/sources-and-solutions-fossil-fuels
(The other sites that I used weren't very good, so I only used these two.)
http://www2.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/sources-and-solutions-fossil-fuels
(The other sites that I used weren't very good, so I only used these two.)