| When it comes to powering our automobiles, there | | | | own little part of it! |
| are actually many other alternative fuel sources | | | | It's a truth that we are dependent on foreign oil that |
| available rather than gasoline. Technology has come a | | | | we use to produce gasoline. Although the United |
| long way since Henry Ford first developed ways to | | | | States does have a certain amount of oil that we |
| process oil to make gasoline so it could power his | | | | can use, the fact is that we can't produce enough to |
| new combustion engine for cars. If you own an | | | | meet the needs of the people. As alternative fuel |
| automobile of any type, you may want to seriously | | | | sources are being discovered and developed, it's |
| explore alternative fuel sources - and for many | | | | being proven that using these types of fuels in our |
| reason! | | | | automobiles make us a self-sufficient nation. |
| First, burning fossil fuels - like gasoline - damages the | | | | Gas prices are high - there's no doubt about that! |
| environment. The emissions that are released into the | | | | One of the reasons is that we need to burn fossil |
| air by burning oil-based products - like gasoline and | | | | fuels to power our automobiles as they are built right |
| coal - damage the air and the ozone as well. Using an | | | | now - at least most of them! But when we start to |
| alternative fuel source to power your automobile | | | | use alternative fuel sources for our automobiles, we |
| helps to reduce harmful emissions. In fact, many | | | | are drawing on resources that are right here in the |
| alternative fuels - such as fuel cells and electricity - | | | | United States. And those resources are renewable - |
| release no emissions at all. So when you use | | | | like propane, ethanol, and even electricity! |
| alternative fuel sources for your automobile, you are | | | | The fact is that using alternative fuel sources to |
| helping the environment in a big way. | | | | power automobiles is a good choice all-around. Not |
| Eighty-five percent of all harmful carbon dioxide that | | | | only are we reducing our dependence on foreign oil, |
| is released into the air comes from the burning of | | | | but we are helping the environment as well. |
| gasoline from car engines. The carbon dioxide that is | | | | Something as serious as helping improve the world |
| released into the air damages the ozone and | | | | we live in should be taken seriously. So explore |
| contributes significantly to global warming. When we | | | | alternative fuel sources for your own automobile. |
| can reduce that carbon dioxide emission by using | | | | We're willing to bet that you'll find out it's a good |
| alternative fuel sources for our automobiles, we can | | | | choice no matter which way you look at it! |
| make a huge difference in the world - not just in our | | | | |