1. Independent from foreign oil
The question is why is conserving energy important? First lets talk about crude oil. United States have about 30 year reserves of oil. The world demand for oil is getting greater. China and India economy is growing and more people are using cars so oil companies is having an hard time to keep up with oil demands. The U.S right now is the number 1 oil consumption country. When oil supply is lowering the price of crude oil goes up, and high priced crude oil is terrible for our economy.
2. Save our environment and health
We need to start conserving our fossil fuel because it is very harsh to our environment. Fossil fuel is fuel that goes through a combustion process. The burning produces waste products that goes into the environment. The gases are sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide and other harsh waste compounds. These pollutants are very bad for man king. For instance nitrogen oxide irritates the lungs. Particulate materials contribute to respiratory sickness and cardiac problems, and maybe cause cancer.
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