HW11-2391

From Environmental Technology

a]Name the major US government divisions that we can get energy or fuel information.

• The US General Services Administration and there is also The Alternative Fuel Dictory.

b]Name three US government office subdivisions that give specific information about fuel and or energy sources.

• Division of Vehicle Policy, Government Reform Committe, and The Office of Governemtwide Policy.

c]What is the name of the long chain hydrcarbon that we put in our cars for fuel,[we typically call it gasoline]?

• octane

d]What does MPG mean? What is the fuel economy of your car?

• It means how many miles a vehicle can go on one gallon of gas.[miles per gallon]. My car gets 29 miles per gallon.

e]What is a "green vehicle" according to the EPA?

• It's a vehicle that has the cleanest and most fuel efficent vehicle that meets peoples needs.

f]Why do gasoline prices fluctuate?

• Because the more gas people buy the higher the gas prices are going to be. The less amount of gas people buy the lower gas prices are going to be.

g]What factors are behind the 2005 gasoline price "gouge"?

• Hurricane Katrina because there was a refinery that produced a lot of gasoline for the US that was destroyed and splilled millions of gas into the ocean.

h]What is MTBE?

• Fuel oxygen to replace ethanol

i]In, Illinois what is the gasoline consumption? What is the distillation capacity of refineries? What is the crude-oil production?

• 14.1 million daily on consumption.896,000 barrels daily on distillation capacity. 30,000 barrels daily on crude-oil production.

j]What are greenhouse gas emissions?

• Before the Industrial Revolution human activity released very few gases into the atmosphere. Then from population growth, fossil fuel burning, and deforestation we affect the mixtures of gases in the atmosphere which are greenhouse gas emissions.