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=__**Electric and Hybrid Cars**__=

1. Where does electricity come from?

Electric cars are basically switching their fuel type from oil to coal.

2. Gasoline exhaust

Cars admit hydrogen carbon, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and particulate matter. The pollutants in car exhaust, carbon monoxide and nitrogen and sulfur oxides, impact us in different ways. Carbon monoxide gas is what makes car exhaust so dangerous. Even if it's inhaled in moderate doses it can cause death.

3. Coal exhaust

Burning coal emits sulfur dioxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide.

4. Electric cars are more energy efficient

A regenerative brake is an [|energy recovery] mechanism which slows a vehicle or object down by converting its [|kinetic energy] into another form, which can be either used immediately or stored until needed.



The petroleum industry is involved in the global processes of [|exploration], [|extraction] , [|refining] , [|transporting] (often with [|oil tankers] and [|pipelines] ). Oil is refined by boiling and certain products are created at different levels of boiling.

Coal basically has all the same steps to producing oil; however, it does not need as heavy refinement and is transported more efficiently. Because of this, the production of coal is more efficient than oil. There is only about a 5% loss across the electric grid. This is very small compared to the amount of oil used to drive the trucks that ship the oil from the refineries to the gas stations.

Coal refining or upgrading technologies are typically pre-combustion treatments and/or processes that alter the characteristics of a coal before it is burned. The goals of pre-combustion coal upgrading technologies are to increase efficiency and reduce emissions when coal is burned. Coal refining is nowhere near as complex as oil refining. Coal is washed with a water or chemical bath to remove some impurities. As much as 30 percent of the sulfur can be removed by washing.

Electric cars have the potential to run off of renewable energy.

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__**Environment**__ __**This assignment can include a variety of interesting information.**__ mountain top mining non gas style of cars- electrical, hybrids noise pollution global warming acid rain oil spills recyling __**How to use the wiki page**__
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__**Resourses**__ [|www.EverydayHealth.com] http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/o/oil_refinery.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refined_coal http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/index.html http://www.ehow.com/facts_5212260_car-exhaust_.html http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/coalvswind/brief_coal.html http://www.ehow.com/list_6870006_gases-do-cars-trucks-emit_.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_brake

=__TOXIC WASTE__=

Hazardous wastes are poisonous byproducts of manufacturing, farming, city septic systems, construction, automotive garages, laboratories, hospitals, and other industries. The waste may be liquid, solid, or sludge and contain chemicals, heavy metals, radiation, dangerous pathogens, or other toxins. Even households generate hazardous waste from items such as batteries, used computer equipment, and leftover paints or pesticides. The waste can harm humans, animals, and plants if they encounter these toxins buried in the ground, in stream runoff, in groundwater that supplies drinking water, or in floodwaters, as happened after Hurricane Katrina. Some toxins, such as mercury, persist in the environment and accumulate. Humans or animals often absorb them when they eat fish. Environmental and other organizations say dangerous levels of the metals are taken up by some plants and subsequently eaten by people, with particularly negative effects on children.





PREVENTION

An example of waste reduction is reducing unnecessary packaging from manufactured products and produce. If this excess packaging could be avoided, no one would have to be concerned with the cost and effort of collecting the excess packaging, separating it for recycling, breaking it down, transporting it to manufacturers, and then integrating the recycled materials back into the manufacturing process. 3 R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Resources:

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/reducewaste/Home/#Recycle http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/wasteprevention/