Questions about fossil fuels...?

Question

*What causes the problem of fossil fuels?

* Long term and short term effects to the environment of fossil fuels.

*The advantages and disadvantages of fossil fuels

*How can we improve the situation

*any other things in general i need to know about fossil fuels in general*not specific e.g.coal,oil, gas*

Answer 1

Advantages

Depending on fuel, good availability

Simple combustion process can directly heat or generate electricity

Inexpensive

Easily distributed

Disadvantages

Probable contributor to global warming

Questionable availibility of some fuels...major price swings based on politics of oil regions

Cause of acid rain

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