The Future of Wyckoff
By Quinn, Alex, Ava, and Matt
About Using Wind Turbines (Mitigation #1 Strategy)
Projected Solution
About Other Fuels for Transportation (Mitigation Strategy #2)
Ethanol
Produced domestically from corn and other crops and produces less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels
Biodiesel
Derived from vegetable oils and animal fats. It usually produces less air pollutants than petroleum-based diesel
Hydrogen
- Produced domestically from fossil fuels such as coal, nuclear power, or renewable resources, such as hydropower. Fuel cell vehicles powered by pure hydrogen emit no harmful air pollutant
Projected Energy Solution
Ethanol is a renewable, domestically produced alcohol fuel made from plant material, such as corn, sugarcane, or grasses. Using ethanol can reduce oil dependence and greenhouse gas emissions. Ethanol fuel use in the U.S. has increased dramatically from about 1.7 billion gallons in 2001 to about 13.2 billion in 2013. Ethanol is the most efficient way to cut down on greenhouse gases and substitute gasoline with. For years, people thought that it was worse than gasoline and took more energy to produce. However, Improvements in Life Cycle Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Corn-Ethanol claims that a gallon of ethanol produces nearly twice as much energy as it consumes, and that switching from gasoline to ethanol cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 54 percent. Up to 65 percent of all emissions come from growing and transporting the crop, for items such as tractor fuel, fertilizer and electricity. New hybrids plants produce more corn with less fertilizer.