Short Essay Intro and Sources

Here is my introduction to my paper. Tell me what you think!!! My thesis and counter arguments are in italics.

Throughout history oil prices have fluctuated, but no fluctuation compares to the one we are experiencing now. Gas prices have skyrocketed to over $4 a gallon for regular unleaded fuel. In 2003, when many current college students were given the privilege to drive, gas prices were just above $1.50 per gallon. Today that is cheap, but even then that was a high price. Many people have tried to come up with alternatives to gasoline, mainly because many oil experts think oil is at its peak and are afraid it is going to run out. Oil is a huge product and is used in almost everything we use today. Some products that have oil in the them are antiseptics, aspirin, crayons, carpets, detergents, food packaging, panty hose, toothpaste and yarn just to name a few. If oil is depleted then many everyday items that people use will no longer be available. Electric cars, hybrids, even ethanol fuels were created as alternatives to gas, but none of them have surfaced and stuck as of now. There are many pros and cons to all of these different cars and fuels. Which alternatives will be the best to use other than gasoline? Are any of these actually efficient or is there a “catch” to all of them? We are going to look at which fuels and automobiles will be the best alternatives to gasoline. We will also look at the carbon footprint to see what our automobile emissions are doing to the environment and what we can do to help make our world a better and safer place to live in this time of financial hardship.

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