Fossil Fuels

Fossil fuels are by far the most widespread and most used energy source across the entire world. Have a look at this list of pros and cons of their use.

Commonly found underground, fossil fuels were formed by what can only be called a particularly lengthy process over millions of years. They were made of ancient...

The process of strip mining involves striping away trees, plants and topsoil so that the coal can be accessed underneath. This means that surface mining destroys...

Fossil fuel extraction, cheap as the process itself may be, is actually very costly to our environment and health. The environmental impacts of mining fossil fuels are...

While natural gas seems to offer a lot of advantages compared to other fossil fuels, the underlying concerns that hold true for fossil fuels come into play when considering its use.

The story of oil is certainly a very interesting one. A relatively easy to access and refined in an efficient way to maximise its use but at the same time it is highly polluting...

Throughout a period of literally millions of years, even before the dinosaurs, a number of fossil fuels formed all in a very similar way. Their formation was facilitated by the...

There are many large and smaller scale ways to conserve fossil fuels, the top five that you can introduce to your lifestyle are listed below.

There are many reasons why we use fossil fuels instead of other fuels. Every situation is different and many people use fossil fuels because they do not believe in....

With humanity longing for the use of fossil fuel, nothing seems to stop their devastating consequences...and with the majority of greenhouse gas emissions being of human origin...