Although we may not notice it, carbon dioxide is constantly released into the atmosphere each day. Throughout the world, people rarely think twice about what we are doing to the environment in our daily lives. As drivers, it is easy to become accustomed to the impact that liquid petroleum has on our necessary traveling sources. Because of this thoughtlessness of others, I decided to research alternative fuel choices. I believe that the United States should further encourage the use of alternative fuels on all automobiles in order to provide the world with a safer and more beneficial way of transportation.
             The United State's problem right now is that we are producing cars that are destroying our atmosphere and our planet. The amount of greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere is harmful. Lerner's article, "Alternative Fuel Impacts", lists and describes the pros and cons of each type of alternative fuel: Biodiesel, Ethanol, and Hydrogen. The article proved to be helpful in allowing me to better understand exactly what alternative fuels are, what they cause, and how much they cost. When conducting my opinion on the use of alternative fuels, I immediately thought about green-house gases and what we could do to limit their negative effects. Lerner obviously supports my thoughts on the topic when he states that the reason so much attention has been place on alternative fuel is that alternative fuels have the potential to lower the greenhouse gas amount that is
             released into the atmosphere everyday (Page 1).
             What I was not aware of was the certain risks that may come along with going through with it, and the article explains these risks. Lerner (2009) shows the reader that serious consequences can occur from producing and managing alternative fuel sources. I found this statement in the last sentence of the second paragraph very interesting, "Some of these so-called alternative fuels produce more carbon emissi...