Fossil Fuels
Submitted by ravini123 on October 15, 2011
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Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels have become an integral part of our daily lives. They fuel transportation, industrial machinery, create electricity and heat our homes. Fossil fuels impact not only the natural world, but the political and economic arenas. Different areas of the world have different concentrations of fossil fuels, and the exchange of fossil fuels impacts the global economy and decisions that individual countries make regarding their energy use.
Background
Fossil fuel gets its name because it is comprised of the fossilized remains of plants and animals, mostly sea creatures that lived millions of years ago. They were created during the Carboniferous era and are comprised of...
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