{"id":3876,"date":"2020-04-27T19:53:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T19:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themossytypewriter.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=221"},"modified":"2020-04-27T19:53:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T19:53:25","slug":"coal-and-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themossytypewriter.com\/?p=3876","title":{"rendered":"Coal and Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author: Hope-Elena Sardella<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coal and Oil are tw<\/strong><em><strong>o of the most significant driving forces in the fossil fuel industry in the United States.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> In 2012 it was reported that the United States used 17.4 quadrillion BTUs of Coal, and 32.5 Quadrillion BTUs of petrol <\/p><cite><em>(Jones &amp; Mayfield, 2016, pg. 6).<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coal is primarily used to generate power from residential to commercial needs. Comparatively, oil is a favorite of the transportation, and motor vehicle industry. The type of transference of a natural resource ultimately decides how the supply can be used. Coal is defined by its ability to create power, and where oil can be stored and latterly used to conduct energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>A resource that typically creates power has been consumed as it is generated because of the time limit on the resource <\/p><cite><em>(Jones &amp; Mayfield, 2016, pg. 8, para. 4).<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are some critical differences in the overall physical makeup of the fossil fuels of coal and oil. Coal is considered to be <em>solid<\/em> and is made up of physical properties such as; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8220;contains oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur atoms in addition to the carbon and hydrogen atoms&#8221; <\/strong><\/p><cite><em>(Jones &amp; Mayfield, 2016, pg. 14).&#8221;<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written: July 28, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jones, C. S., &amp; Mayfield, S. P. (2016). Our energy future: introduction to renewable energy and biofuels. Retrieved from https:\/\/ebookcentral-proquest-com.proxy-library.ashford.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US Army Corps of Engineers. (n.d.). Tulsa District Hydropower. 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