How The Issues Began
The biggest environmental issue in many cities including Rome is, air pollution. With the growing field of industry and mass production, many more pollutants are being added to the already heavily polluted air. The biggest cause of this air pollution is fossil fuels. The Romans depend mainly on their fossil fuels for energy. As the fossil fuels are being burned, they are adding gas and pollutants to the air. Another big factor in air pollution is cars. Thousands of people use cars in Rome. The cars add so much smog to the air that it is hard to breathe there. Another cause are those big factories. They cause the air around them to become so polluted that some people may have to use air filters and masks. The issues really started with the industrial revolution back in 1872. The industrial revolution sparked up all of the huge factories to spring up and also started the growth of industry in Rome that has grown to become of the biggest causes of Roman air pollution.
Issues
Rome may seem like the perfect city, but even Rome has its problems. One of Rome's more notable problems is dealing with air pollution. As you know, Rome is a metropolitan city. This means that there are many cars driving around. With many cars, comes much gasoline going into the air and polluting the environment. This gasoline makes the air consist of much dust and smog.
Solutions
Summary
Cars that run on hydrogen powered cars can fix Rome's problems. It is an abundant source and doesn't leave traces in the environment or affect global warming and air pollution. Hydrogen cars would be cheap and safe. These cars work on hydroelectric power. Hydrogen cars are already being used in Europe, specifically places with poor air quality, much like Italy. Bio-fuels are also alternatives but there is a limited supply. Liquefied natural gas is already used for trucks, but these fuel stations are rare and hard to find. Compressed natural gas used mainly in cars and there are hopes of using this more commonly by 2020.
Hydrogen Cars
Hydrogen cars is the most commonly thought about solution for air pollution. As mentioned earlier, it is a very common source and does not deepen our environmental footprint. Hydrogen cars are very affordable and also possess little danger. With mass production as a common practice, that makes the hydrogen cars even cheaper and easier to buy. There are pros and cons to everything. Hydrogen cars have their pros, but they also have their cons. Since there are not many hydrogen fuel stations, people don't buy the hydrogen cars because they do not wish to drive too far to get fuel, and they don't want to go through the trouble of having to find a hydrogen refilling station. If we built more hydrogen refueling stations, that would be a very high risk to take. As the hydrogen refueling stations become more common, that might encourage more people to buy a hydrogen run car. But on the other hand, the sales of the cars might not increase enough to make a difference in the environment and it would have become a waste of money to build all those stations. I think that the hydrogen cars need to be more widely and commonly advertised, and the same goes for the refueling stations. I believe that that is the only way to actually make a big difference in the environment. But there is a lot of hope and potential in this idea because after all, everything big started out as something small.
Hydroelectric Plants
There are many pros and cons to this idea. I think that we should follow China's idea of using the Three Gorges Dam to help control flooding while still producing energy for the local area. Hydroelectric power may be expensive to acquire, but in the long run, you actually save money and make a positive impact on the growing problem of air pollution. This is also a note-worthy idea because we are using the world's most renewable source to power people with no impact on air quality. But you need a high precipitation level, and a high elevation change to power the turbines that generate the electricity. These type of areas are limited so we need to build as many plants as we can. Even though this sounds like a great idea so far, there is a bad side to this as well. The bad part of using hydroelectric energy is because you are affecting local wildlife . Building and maintaining a hydroelectric plant affects nearby river systems, fish, and wildlife population. Another con to this is the people living downstream from the river are also greatly affected. Even with this big downside, hydroelectric power is still an idea to consider.
Cars that run on hydrogen powered cars can fix Rome's problems. It is an abundant source and doesn't leave traces in the environment or affect global warming and air pollution. Hydrogen cars would be cheap and safe. These cars work on hydroelectric power. Hydrogen cars are already being used in Europe, specifically places with poor air quality, much like Italy. Bio-fuels are also alternatives but there is a limited supply. Liquefied natural gas is already used for trucks, but these fuel stations are rare and hard to find. Compressed natural gas used mainly in cars and there are hopes of using this more commonly by 2020.
Hydrogen Cars
Hydrogen cars is the most commonly thought about solution for air pollution. As mentioned earlier, it is a very common source and does not deepen our environmental footprint. Hydrogen cars are very affordable and also possess little danger. With mass production as a common practice, that makes the hydrogen cars even cheaper and easier to buy. There are pros and cons to everything. Hydrogen cars have their pros, but they also have their cons. Since there are not many hydrogen fuel stations, people don't buy the hydrogen cars because they do not wish to drive too far to get fuel, and they don't want to go through the trouble of having to find a hydrogen refilling station. If we built more hydrogen refueling stations, that would be a very high risk to take. As the hydrogen refueling stations become more common, that might encourage more people to buy a hydrogen run car. But on the other hand, the sales of the cars might not increase enough to make a difference in the environment and it would have become a waste of money to build all those stations. I think that the hydrogen cars need to be more widely and commonly advertised, and the same goes for the refueling stations. I believe that that is the only way to actually make a big difference in the environment. But there is a lot of hope and potential in this idea because after all, everything big started out as something small.
Hydroelectric Plants
There are many pros and cons to this idea. I think that we should follow China's idea of using the Three Gorges Dam to help control flooding while still producing energy for the local area. Hydroelectric power may be expensive to acquire, but in the long run, you actually save money and make a positive impact on the growing problem of air pollution. This is also a note-worthy idea because we are using the world's most renewable source to power people with no impact on air quality. But you need a high precipitation level, and a high elevation change to power the turbines that generate the electricity. These type of areas are limited so we need to build as many plants as we can. Even though this sounds like a great idea so far, there is a bad side to this as well. The bad part of using hydroelectric energy is because you are affecting local wildlife . Building and maintaining a hydroelectric plant affects nearby river systems, fish, and wildlife population. Another con to this is the people living downstream from the river are also greatly affected. Even with this big downside, hydroelectric power is still an idea to consider.