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=__Water and Energy: Gasoline__= By Craig Christie and Cody ward

The problem we face today with water and energy is simply, there is not enough.
 * What is the problem at hand**

The world is quickly running out of fuel as a result of over use of fossil fuels and lack of alternative energy sources.
 * What is the driving force of the problem**

People have been coming up with alternative energy sources, rather than burning fossil fuels, such as wind power, solar power, geothermal, hydroelectric, and a lot more.
 * What are people currently doing or not doing to solve the problem**

** Gasoline, how does it work ** Gasoline is a petroleum based liquid made up of mostly aliphatic hydrocarbons and enhanced with aromatic hydrocarbons. It is primarily used as fuel for internal combustion engines. An internal combustion engine is an engine where the combustion of fuel and an oxidizer, typically air, occur in a combustion chamber, causing an exothermic reaction. It is used in automobiles and most modern things that use engines. Inside an engine, the gasoline mixes with air and is ignited inside the combustion chamber.

It's hard to believe that one gallon of gasoline can produce 19 pounds of carbon dioxide when burned. Most of the weight of the CO2 does not come from the oxygen itself, but from the air. When gasoline burns, the carbon and hydrogen separate. The hydrogen combines with oxygen to make water, H2O, and the carbon combines with oxygen to make carbon dioxide, CO2. A carbon atom has a weight of 12amu, and an oxygen atom has a weight of 16amu, which means one atom of carbon dioxide has a weight of 44amu. A molecule of carbon dioxide looks like this: So to calculate the weight of carbon dioxide produced from a gallon of gasoline you would multiply the weight of the carbon in the 6 pounds, or 1 gallon, of gasoline by 44/12, or 3.7 and you get 19 for an answer.
 * Determine the amount of CO2 it produces**


 * Highlight the best aspects of it**

Gasoline is a very important necessity in a modern day persons every day life. It is used as fuel for almost everything. Cars, planes, boats, lawnmowers, snowmobiles, anything with an engine uses gasoline as its main fuel source.

The reason for this is because it is so flammable and volatile that it will ignite under low heat or pressure. This is why it is utilized as a main fuel source. People choose to use gasoline simply because it is easier.


 * How does it contribute to the world's problems**

Gasoline is used by practically anyone who owns a car or any vehicle that has an engine. This makes up a pretty large percentage of the world. Without gasoline much of the world's population would be without transportation. Because so many people are in use of gasoline, it leads to a large increase of pollution due to the chemical reacition that happens when gasoline is used. Therefore a large portion of the pollution in the world is due to the fact that so many people use gasoline and this chemical reaction takes place everyday by almost everyone in the world.

**Describe how the critics would discuss it**

Since so many people use gasoline in their everyday life, the world is rapidly becoming more and more polluted. Critics might make suggestions like finding other methods of transportation or purchasing a hybrid vehicle. By following this method, people would be using less gasoline and it would help the cause of reducing pollution.

**After learning about it what would you do next to change how it’s used, and why**

After becoming aware of this information, I would definitely change how I use gasoline. I would make sure to be much more efficient and not as careless when using gasoline. I would also find other methods of transportation unless a car was absolutely necessary.