Eco Green Tips

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Lately, there has been a lot of talk about global warming and energy crisis, especially with the upcoming presidential election. We’ve heard all versions of the story, from the serious “eco-fighters” to the so-called scientists trying to abolish the whole idea of global warming and energy crisis. One thing’s for sure— whatever your opinion on the subject, the matter at hand seems to be quite urgent. And the undeniable truth is that the whole world is dependant upon oil. Unfortunately, the natural resources are limited, no matter how the lobbies or politicians may spin it.

According to many scientists, energy crisis is a strictly politician made hoax. While it’s true that oil remains the main source of fuel in the world, the present level of available technology could replace it completely with alternative energy sources in as little as few years. Clean sources of energy like solar or wind power or even bio-fuels have been in use for quite a while around the world, however as good as they are they don’t bring enough energy to sustain the ever increasing need. The problem with bio-fuels is that they may become a threat to human existence, since instead of growing plants to feed people, the farmers will start growing “energy” plants to produce fuel.

There is hope, however. Lately, there has been increasingly more talk about another kind of clean energy source, namely hydrogen. The technology of hydrogen production has been around for many years, and scientists in favor of it claim that it is not only safe but it will solve all our problems with regards to energy needs. Using hydrogen as fuel will bring about water production (which the earth is running out of) as a by-product instead of harmful fumes like carbon dioxide or nitrogen compounds.

So why isn’t this marvelous solution in use?—one would ask… The answer is both simple and not at all pleasing. The politicians have too much to lose by introducing this “miracle cure” and too much to gain by keeping things the way they are…

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