Super hurricanes, protracted drought and other weird weather conditions occur regularly which our ancestors haven’t experienced in their lifetime. We all know that this extreme climate change is a result of global warming. Global warming adversely affects the biodiversity of all living things, melts the polar caps and increases the water content of our oceans and streams. So, we see islands disappearing from the face of the earth and the extinction of flora and fauna. The culprit is the burning of fossil fuels that release greenhouse gases. These gases - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide - snugly encase the earth trapping heat within. We’ve heard it a long time ago but hadn’t taken action.
From a study, GreenHouse Gas Online revealed that 30 percent of carbon dioxide emissions come from vehicles and other modes of transportation. Buses, delivery trucks and semi-trailer trucks using diesel engines are responsible for one third of these carbon dioxide emissions.
The beginnings of the rapid accumulation of man-made greenhouse gas is traced in the early 20th century when the trucking industry begun as the more efficient way of transporting agricultural products instead of by rail. Diesel fuels sent out obnoxious fumes of carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. This has gone unabated for the past 100 years accumulating greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. As we feel it today, the consequence had been a warmer world adversely affecting every type of living thing in the planet.
The inventor of the prototype diesel initially utilized vegetable oil as fuel for his invention. Rudolf Diesel then knew that the popular fuel would be a refined chemical derived from gasoline. Despite this, he was hopeful that vegetable oil would find its useful place as the main source of fuel for his engines. Bio-diesels gradually became an alternative fuel source in the 1920 and the 30’s in some European countries.
Utilizing bio-diesels have a lot of ecological advantages- ecologically and economically. The bio-diesels are derived from vegetable or animal oils. The vegetable oils come from rapeseed or soy or even oils from restaurants. Interestingly, these garbage oils used to fry your French fries can be collected, processed and used directly on your diesel engine. A nice way to a healthy environment, no soot nor greenhouse gas is produced. Bio-diesel isn’t only recyclable but is biodegradable too.
And this is the most important of all, utilizing bio-diesels decreases carbon dioxide emission from trucks, the filth that we hate. Wang and Lyons conducted a study done in 2000 in West Virginia University comparing the emissions of trucks on bio-diesel and trucks on pure petroleum diesel. The results reveal that the bio-diesel fueled trucks have lower particulate matter, lower carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions than the trucks that were fueled with petrol.
A gallon of gasoline burned amounts to 20 pounds of heat-trapping carbon dioxide. So, if a trucking company originally utilizes 12,000 gallons of diesel fuel annually that would be a whopping 240,000 pounds of carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere. Now, add all the trucking companies and how much less carbon dioxide would be emitted if all of these companies opt for bio-diesel. Certainly, a much lesser amount of carbon dioxide would be emitted and impact on lessening the warming of the earth.
We’ve all loathed trucks using petrol for its noise and fumes. Trucks on bio-diesel smell much better. It is a pleasant surprise to the nose and healthier for those with respiratory diseases. Moreover, bio-diesels don’t contain sulfur and dramatically reduce acid rain. Health wise, bio-diesels lack toxic and carcinogenic aromatic chemicals, which have a tendency to increase cancer cases over time. Because trucks on bio-diesel move less noisily, they are sweet on the ears too.
There are claims that trucks on bio-diesel aren’t fast enough. But, studies show bio-diesel on their engines doesn’t make them slower and inefficient. These studies show no significant increase or decrease in fuel mileages when these trucks do their necessary errands of transporting food, people and furniture anywhere. What’s more, bio-diesels naturally protect the engines and save money on maintenance.
Convinced that the best way to a healthier earth, several trucking companies run exclusively on bio-diesels. The fleet of trucks of Serenity Movers is fueled by bio-diesels and travels 55,000 miles per year transporting furniture efficiently, safely, sweetly and serenely.
Just think if all trucking companies run on bio-diesel, we’ll be able to avert the continuous process of global warming and prevent catastrophic weird weather conditions. Undoubtedly, we’ll be able to save the melting of the polar caps where some exotic species of plants and animals thrive and save them from extinction. We’ll be free from the dictates of oil rich countries and pay our farmers their due. We’ll save our money while we enjoy and nurture a productive and sustainable earth that we can endow to future generations.
If we want this kind of renewable and healthier world, let’s take action. Let’s choose trucking services running exclusively on bio-diesels.
Lillian Marie Lauran writes for NY moving specialists Serenity Movers. Next time you move - make sure to find GREEN NY movers. Choose Serenity Movers New York.