Introduction

This blog will focus on fire but more specifically, on petroleum, natural gas, forest fire, energy efficiency and management as well as energy and power. Fire is a combustion of certain chemicals combined with oxygen in the air that typically gives off a bright light, heat and smoke. Fire can be deadly as it can destroy homes, wildlife habitat, timber and can also pollute the air with emissions such as carbon dioxide, that is harmful to human health. For many centuries, we have used petroleum as fuel. Petroleum is a yellow, black liquid that is mixed with hydrocarbons. Natural gas consists of mostly methane and hydrocarbons. Due to industrial factories using petroleum and natural gas as their energy source, it has caused great damage to the environment. Some of the material that have been produced that contain natural gas have caused wildfires to occur. Forest fires are an uncontrollable fire that occurs within nature, emitting carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, causing more pollution and harm to wildlife. In reducing carbon dioxide and global warming, we have become energy efficient by using solar power and wind power. Energy efficiency is achieved by using less energy when using or making our daily products. Wind power is a sustainable way to generate electricity because it does not produce pollution. The decrease of air pollution will be the result of an increase in renewable energy. Becoming aware of the components that lead to a fire will lead us to obtain more energy and become more power efficient.

Friday, April 24, 2015

Wildfire Prevention


Every year, countless acres of forests are burned as most reports state that these fires are human caused. Lit unattended campfires and smoking are examples of major concerns as it’s a threat to the environment. 

Forest fire officials have encouraged people not to light grass fires or burn debris and be cautious of what can be disposable as burning dry grass in fields or yard debris can spread quickly to nearby forests. 

 A way to prevent forest fires from happening, many landfills offer designated days when yard debris can be disposed of at little or no cost. Debris and anything that can ignite fire would be disposed appropriately as will not pose a threat or cause a hazard towards the environment and wildlife. 

Works Cited: "Forest Fires: How to Prevent It." Forest Fires Prevention. Borealforest, n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2015. 


- Jesus Perez
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