Making Stuff Cleaner - comprehension and writing PDF

Title Making Stuff Cleaner - comprehension and writing
Author Jami Goldstein
Course Science, Society and the Environment II
Institution Kennesaw State University
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Jami Goldstein

April 2019

Ma ki n gSt u ffCl e a n e r , Ze r oWa s t eWo r l dFul lDo c u me nt a r ySumma r y Th ed o c ume n t a r ybe g i n sb yi ma g i ni n gt h ewo r l di fe v e r yp e r s o nwe r et oma x i mi z e e ffic i e n c y . Pe o p l ec ou l dma k ea n y t h i n gt h e ywa nt . Da v i dPo a gi so naq ue s tt ot u r ng a r ba g ei n t o e l e c t r i c i t y , c o r ni nt oc a r s ,b a g si nt oba t t e r i e s . Hei st r y i n gt ot a k et i p sf r o m mo t h e rna t ur et ot u r n wa s t ei nt os o me t h i n gmo r eus e f u l , a n dc l e a ne r .Da v i dPo a gwr i t e sa b o utt e c h n o l o g yf o rt h eNe w Yo r kTi me s . Hel i k e sc a r sb e c a u s et he yr e p r e s e n tp o we r , f r e e do m, a nda l s owa s t e . Ca r sa r ehu g e l y ma d eo fp l a s t i cwh i c hu s u a l l ye n d supi nj un k y a r d so rp o l l u t i n gt h ee n v i r on me n t . Th e yr e l e a s e h a r mf u lg a s e s .Wh a ti fwec o ul ds ome h o wma k eac a rwo r kl i k eap l a n ts oi tc o u l dgi v eb a c kt o t h ee n v i r on me nt ? Da v i dPo a ge n t e r sac a rt h a ti sp o we r e db ye l e c t r i c i t y . I to n l yh a daqu i e th um b e c a u s e t h e r ewa sn o tal o u de n g i ne . Al t h o u g hg a s o l i n ei sa l mo s tap e r f e c tf ue l , i ti ss oh or r i b l ef o rt h e e n v i r o nme n t . Pe o p l en e e dt ofin do u th o wt oma k emo r ee l e c t r i c i t yf o ral o n g e rl a s t i n gc h a r g e . Th e yp r a c t i c et h i sb ys t a r t i n gwi t ha ne l e c t r i cmo t o r c y c l e . Th eb a t t e r i e sa r ewh a tma k e st h e s e mo t o r c y c l e ss oq u i c k . Wh a ti sdi ffe r e n ta b o utt h e mi st h et r a d i t i o n a l b a t t e r yu s e sl e a db u tt h e b a t t e r i e st h a ta r eus e di nt h emo t or c y c l ea r el i t h i u m. Li t h i um u s e ss ma l l e re l e c t r o n ss omor e e l e c t r i c i t yc a nb ep u to u t . Th e r ea r ea l s omo r epa t hwa y si nt hi sp a r t i c u l a rb a t t e r ys ot h e r ec a nb e mo r ep o we r f u l , f a s t e rc h a r g i n g , a n dal on g e rl i f e s pa n . Th e r ea r ea b o u to n eh un d r e dh y d r o g e n po we r e dSUVst ha tGe n e r a lMo t o r sh a sp e o p l e t e s td r i v i n g . Th e yl e to u tz e r oe mi s s i o n s . Th et e c hn o l o g yu s e di sc a l l e daf u e lc e l lwh i c hc r e a t e s e l e c t r i c i t yt h r o u g hac h e mi c a lr e a c t i o n .Sc i e n t i s t ,Pr of e s s o rRi c h a r dWo o l ,i nDe l a wa r es a y si fy o u c o okc h i c k e n s ’f e a t h e r sa tt h er i g h tt e mpe r a t u r e , y o uc a nt u r nt h e mi n t oh i g ht e c hh y dr o g e n s t o r a g ed e v i s e s . Th e yd r a wh y dr o g e ng a sc l os e rwh i c hd r o p sp r e s s u r ei nat a n k . Al t e r n a t i v e st op e t r o l e u mc o u l db ebe t t e rba t t e r i e s , b i o f u e l , a n dh y d r og e n . I nt i me ,c l e a n t e c h n o l o gywi l lb es t a n da r de q u i p me n t ,l i k es e a t b e l t s . Sol v i n gt h ep e t r o l e u mf u e l p r ob l e m wi l l h e l pu smo v et o wa r d saz e r o wa s t ewo r l d .Fo rr a c ec a rd r i v e r s , t h e r eh a v eb e e nt i r e sma d et h a t i n c l u d eb i o d e g r a d a b l eo r a n g eo i l . Th i sr e d u c e st h ep e t r o l e u mf o o t p r i n t . I ti sa ne c o f r i e n d l i e r r a c i n gt i r ewi t hl e s spe t r o l e um. Th e r ei saf o r dfie s t awh e r et h es e a t sa r ema deo fSo yFo a m. Th e y t o o kt h ep e t r o l e um a n dr e pl a c e di twi t hs o y b e a no i l .Ev e r y t h i n gi nt hec a ri sma d eofb i o pl a s t i c . I t i sma d eo fwh e a ts t r a wa n do t h e rv e g e t a b l eo i l s . Si n c ep l a s t i ci ss y n t h e t i c , i ti sn o tb i o de g r a da b l e . Pe o p l ea r et r y i n gt oc o meu pwi t hawa y t og e t r i dofp l a s t i cwi t ho u th ur t i n gt h ee n v i r o n me n t .I fp l a s t i cwe r et ob eb ur n e d , i two ul dr e l e a s e ac h e mi c a lt h a t c o u l dc a u s ec a n c e r . Sc i e n t i s t , Ve l osh a sc r e a t e dat h e r mo p l a s t i cr e a c t or .I tu s e s e x t r e meh e a tt ob r e a kd o wnc h e mi c a lb o n d sa n dt r a ns f o r mt h ec a r b oni nt oav a l ua b l ema t e r i a l . Af t e rc o o ki n gf ort h r e eh ou r s , p l a s t i ct u r nsi n t oc a r bo nna n ot u be s . Th e yc on d u c te l e c t r i c i t ya n d c a ns t o r ee n e r g y . Th r o u g ht h i s , Ve l o sh a sb e e na b l et oma k ear e c h a r g e a b l el i t h i u mp h o n eba t t e r y . Th i si sc a l l e du p c y c l i n g . Pe t e rKe nd r i g a n ,t h ePl a ntMa na g e ri nNe wYo r kb u r nst r a s ht oma k ee l e c t r i c i t yi n s t e a d o ff o s s i lf u e l s . I fy oub ur ng a r ba g eh ote n o u g h ,l o n ge n o u g h, a l mo s tn op o l l ut a nt sa r er e l e a s e d

Jami Goldstein

April 2019

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