Why Fossil Fuels Energize Our Society

Energy is the world’s largest and one of its most important markets, influencing society in a myriad of ways. Fossil fuels supply the electricity to our homes and gasoline to our cars, enables modern agriculture, dominates national security and the health of the economy, and impacts the Earth’s frag...

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Published inOur Energy Future p. 13
Main Authors Mayfield, Stephen P, Jones, Carla S
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of California Press 16.02.2016
Edition1
Subjects
Applied sciences
Atomic physics
Atoms
Carbon compounds
Chemical compounds
Chemistry
Coal
Crude oil
Energy
Energy engineering
Engineering
Flammable gases
Fossil fuels
Fuels
Gaseous fuels
Gases
Gasoline
Hydrocarbons
Industrial engineering
Industrial refining
Manufacturing
Manufacturing engineering
Manufacturing processes
Matter
Microphysics
Molecular physics
Molecules
Natural gas
Oil refining
Petroleum
Petroleum distillates
Petroleum products
Physical sciences
Physics
States of matter
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Summary:Energy is the world’s largest and one of its most important markets, influencing society in a myriad of ways. Fossil fuels supply the electricity to our homes and gasoline to our cars, enables modern agriculture, dominates national security and the health of the economy, and impacts the Earth’s fragile environment. Most of this energy market is controlled by a single finite resource, fossil fuels. As explained in Chapter 1, the world’s insatiable need for energy and society’s dependence upon fossil fuels to fulfill this need will likely lead to economic and environmental consequences of unprecedented proportion in the coming century.
ISBN:0520278771
9780520278776