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While there may be many serious environmental problems The Earth is now facing, the most serious of them all would have to be energy depletion. Not only because of humanity’s vulnerability with out energy, but because of the impact it will have on a social, economic and political level. Energy depletion is one of the fastest growing concerns in our expanding world.

Many believe issues like air pollution, rain forest destruction and melting ice caps to be of growing concern. But they underestimate the world’s government’s ambition to get hold of the most important factor contributing to the world. Energy is the most valuable resource our planet. It has inconceivably changed the course of mankind and our foot print on Earth. The first oil well was drilled in 1859. Just 151 years later humans have successfully managed to over populate the earth and almost deplete all oil sources. The US used to be major leading producers in oil, but soon after WWII the Middle East became the major suppliers for the US. Oil, was originally used as kerosene. But it was soon developed for the use of automobiles. Now days, transportation relays on heavily on oil, diesel and gasoline.

If energy sources such as gas, oil, coal or diesel ever become completely depleted the world would suffer large scale destruction. Many countries economies would suffer, and transportation would come to a complete stop for a while. Although countries are already thinking ahead and trying to find alternative sources of energy, none have been able to provide the amount of energy that fossil fuels do today. There are three types of fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels take care of 66% of electrical power, 95% of necessary human demands such as heating, transport, electricity. Coal on the other hand only provides 28% of energy, while oil is only sufficient for 40%. According to studies that have been made, oil should have run out by 2010. Humans are lucky in that we are using the oil that we find, which means, there is absolutely no plan for the future. We consume what we find.

If and when the world runs out of oil many countries will be severely impacted economically. Currently, the countries that most relay on energy sources such as fossil fuels are the countries that are most affected by poverty. Oil shortages will affect every part of humans lives. From the energy to cook food, to transportation to generating clean water. With out fossil fuels mankind will come to a complete halt. Life as humans now it will cease to exist. We will be forced to seek alternative methods to go about our daily routine and hope we do not ruin that as well.

Energy depletion is a very controversial topic. Oil generators want people to believe it will never happen and others just want to focus on the negative aspect of it. Oil producers are already taking steps to help slow down this tragedy. While many governments acknowledge the depletion of valuable resources such as fossil fuels many people are still in denial of how important of an issue this is. Less money should be spent on creating machines for war (that waste precious oil) and more money should be invested in research of alternative forms of energy. Mankind’s existence depends on how far we can go and how long we can do it for. With out energy, we can’t go very far and we certainly can’t do it for very long. Energy depletion is the most important issue we are facing and it should be met head on by all of us.

http://www.bydesign.com/fossilfuels/links/html/oil/oil_history.html

http://www.annesley.sa.edu.au/amep/energyconservation_solarenergy/depletion%20of%20energy.htm

http://www.karavans.com/enter.html



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