The Global Energy Crisis – How Does it Affect You?
I’m sure you have heard through television, magazines, and other forms of media about how the world is about to face a global energy crisis. Some people, like the politician and author Al Gore, have been speaking about the limited energy availability for years, and they have been recognized by the Noble Peace committee for trying to make people more aware of the problem. Have you ever wondered if what Mr. Gore and his fellow politicians are talking about is of any importance to you? After all, you know you can’t stop global warming or make the polar ice caps re freeze on your own, can you? Just because you can’t change how everyone else acts to conserve our current fossils fuels doesn’t mean the global energy crisis won’t affect you. It most certainly does and will. The biggest factor in the crisis is the worlds dependence on oil and oil based products. We only have a limited amount of oil in the earth and it takes millions of years to form, but with our world population size and incre