ESSAY #4: Proposing a solution to a problem-OUTLINE

Thesis Statement: Because most fossil fuel use is by burning, or combustion, which ultimately produces waste products due to fuel impurities, because this is extremely harmful to our environment and human beings, and because fossil fuel pollution can lead to other problems such as acid rain and smog, the United States should demand reduction of the use of fossil fuels through the use of the many options of alternative energy enhancements.

I. Introduction
     a. Fossil Fuel Pollution Fact: Of the largest 1,000 fossil fuel-fired power plants in the U.S., 77% are not subject to pollution controls under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review requirements (http://www.fuelfromthesun.com/pollution_%26_stats.htm)
     b. Trends of Fossil Fuels: Since 1751 approximately 337 billion tons of carbon have been released to the atmosphere from the consumption of fossil fuels and cement production. (http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/tre_glob.html)
     Thesis: Because most fossil fuel use is by burning, or combustion, which ultimately produces waste products due to fuel impurities, because this is extremely harmful to our environment and human beings, and because fossil fuel pollution can lead to other problems such as acid rain and smog, the United States should demand reduction of the use of fossil fuels through the use of the many options of alternative energy enhancements. (http://www.bionomicfuel.com/reducing-pollution-from-fossil-fuels/)
II. Body
     a. Pollution by fossil fuels explanation
          i. Fossil Fuels defined http://www.essortment.com/fossil-fuel-its-impact-environment-57291.html
          ii. Impacts of fossil fuel pollution (acid rain, smog, ozone, etc.) http://newenergyalternative.com/fossil-fuels/air-pollution-as-fossil-fuels-impacts-on-environment
     b. Proposed Solution to the problem: demanding reduction of the use of fossil fuels through the use of the many options of alternative energy enhancements. Ways to do this include:
          i. http://feelfriendly.com/eliminating-pollution-how-to-eliminate.html
          ii. http://www.solarpanelinfo.com/environmental/reduce/
          iii. http://ecology.com/features/fossilvsrenewable/fossilvsrenewable.html
     c. Explanation as to why your solution will be feasible and effective
          i. FIND EVIDENCE THAT THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS HAVE WORKED

III. Conclusion
     i. Reword Thesis Statement
     ii. Sum up main points
     iii. A statistic as to what the United States would be like it everyone adopted the proposal stated