Recounting Mr. DeBlanc's exploits off Kolombangara, the citation said that he had "remained on the scene despite a rapidly diminishing fuel supply" and had waged "a valiant battle against terrific odds".
They argue that conventional fantasies of freedom, speed and power on which the outward form of the modern automobile is presently based, are inappropriate during a period of growing congestion, urban traffic blight, climate change and diminishing fuel resources.
The rapid rise of fossil fuel price, diminishing global fuel reserve and the concerns about global warming, resulted from the accumulation of atmospheric Greenhouse Gases, have served as the three catalysts in the recent biofuel boom [ 1].
With increased energy demand, diminished fossil fuel reserves, elevated concerns over the impacts of increasing CO2 on climate change, and unpredictable foreign suppliers, the development of sustainable and renewable fuels has become a top priority.
Biomass based energy production has been considered as a part of the solution to energy crisis, which is mainly caused by diminishing fossil fuel resources and environmental pollution from traditional fossil fuel based energy production systems.
As if this were not enough, in the rush to replace diminishing fossil fuel, palm oil is being mixed into petrol.
Diminishing fossil fuel supplies accompanied by rising prices is increasingly leading to consumer awareness regarding their energy consumption.
Ever-increasing global energy demand, diminishing fossil fuel reserves and environmental concerns have forced to look for renewable and sustainable alternative energy sources preferentially from non-food crops.
The environmental pollution and diminishing conventional fuel sources and global warming problems make it more attractive for considering renewables as alternative energy sources, such as solar, wind and micro hydro, etc.
The impacts of climate change, the increasing demand for energy and the diminishing fossil fuel resources have resulted in the development and use of a large number of renewable energy technologies in building development.
