On Conserving Fossil Fuels and Auto Fuel Economy

For over a century now, we have enjoyed the benefits of major conveniences brought by fossil fuels. Major industries have flourished and transportation evolved at a much faster rate. Thanks also to the power derived from fossil fuels, the speeds at which we travel have also greatly outpaced man's expectations.
Indeed, man's primitive ways have improved with the discovery of fire. But with the discovery of fossil fuels man discovered a multitude of ways with which our lives have become better. Fossil fuels fuel electricity giving power to industries and making our homes more comfortable. It also fuel ships, airplanes and major road transportations, expediting the transport of goods from one area to another. Traveling now took only hours from one continent to another when it took years over a several centuries ago.

Fossil fuels have become indispensable. However, our dependence to it could also spell our doom. Inevitably, fossil fuels are now depleting.

Much of today's industries and those in the coming years to come, and much of today's transportations are still highly dependent on petrol products. That is why relentless efforts have been carried out by all governments to conserve fossil fuel consumption not only to protect the environment from its harmful effects (much of global warming has been attributed to carbon from extensive use of fossil fuels) but also ensure that there is enough oil to go around sustaining most industries in decades to come. Some efforts are aimed at replacing fossil fuels as the chief source of energy fuel in anticipation of its total depletion. Ethanol and other biofuels such as diesel fuels from animal and vegetable fats promise the same abundance of energy source as fossil fuels but offer more efficiency. Hybrid cars are also on the rise and more and more people are looking at it as the ultimate answer to auto fuel economy.

However, oil is still a precious element of our survival. As mentioned, much of today's industries and transportations are highly dependent on petrol products. If oil completely dries out in, say, two decades, it's enough to bring us back to the stone-age or at least it's back to the coal mines for us. Because of this most experts admonish that we conserve our energy consumption by at least 10% to help us get through the crisis of oil depletion until another source of renewable energy is widely tapped by major industries. Until then, yes, we should support efforts relating to energy conservation. Thankfully enough, entities whose goals are to help conserve oil consumption abound. Let us all support their efforts of not only saving our environment, but also equally important, our means of living comfortably the way we do these days thanks to the modern innovations fossil fuel delivered.

Find out more about how we could conserve gasoline and diesel consumption by visiting Auto Fuel Economy.



About the Author
Charlemagne Solanor is from the Philippines and has begun blogging in November, 2006. His latest site, Auto Fuel Economy, talks about an amazing new organic fuel additive that significantly enhances mileage and engine performance.