Alternative fuels are better than fossil fuels

Syllogism #1

Premise: CO2 is bad for the environment

Premise: Burning fossil fuels produce CO2

Conclusion: Burning fossil fuels is bad for the environment

Syllogism #2

Premise: fuels that cause less damage to the environment are better than fuels that cause more

Premise: Alternative fuels cause less damage to the environment than fossil fuels

Conclusion: Alternative fuels are better than fossil fuels

Syllogism #3

Premise: government does not move ahead unless they have to

Premise: an energy policy would force the government into action

Conclusion: adopting an energy policy is the way to make the government move forward

For years we have used fossil fuels to power our country, with little regard for the externalities involved. Creating, processing, and burning fossil fuels creates huge amounts of CO2 which is terrible for the environment, while alternative fuels produce none. Large amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere, like we are currently producing, worsen global warming and damage the environment in ways that we may not be able to reverse. We must begin to use alternative fuels because they do not damage the environment and are better than fossil fuels.