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    Renewable Vs. Non-renewable Energy Resources: Environmental and Economical Advantages and Disadvantages Imagine a life without washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, computers, televisions, lights, and cars. Imagine a planet so polluted that smog is in the air so bad that one cannot see very far, lakes and streams are poisoned, and land so badly scarred from people trying to find more energy sources. One day this may be a reality if we do not do something to change how we use our energy resources

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    Renewable Vs. Non-renewable Energy Resources: Environmental and Economical Advantages and Disadvantages Imagine a life without washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, computers, televisions, lights, and cars. Imagine a planet so polluted that smog is in the air so bad that one cannot see very far, lakes and streams are poisoned, and land so badly scarred from people trying to find more energy sources. One day this may be a reality if we do not do something to change how we use our energy resources

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    NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES [pic] A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be produced, re-grown, regenerated, or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. These resources often exist in a fixed amount, or are consumed much faster than nature can recreate them. Fossil fuel (such as coal, petroleum and natural gas) and nuclear power are examples. In contrast, resources such as timber (when harvested sustainably) or metals (which can be recycled) are considered renewable

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    Non-Renewable Energy Resources This Project will be in two Parts. The first part is about Non-renewable energy. Non-renewable energy is a resource that will some day we will run out of. Non-renewable energy is a resource that will some day we will run out of. The second part is on Renewable energy. Renewable energy is a resource that we will never run out of because it is continually being replaced. The sun is the source of all our energy resources. The sun's energy reaches Earth and

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    smartly and pass it to future generations. For being able to do so we should cooperate and find ways to save the energy. There are two types of the energy resources: renewable and non-renewable ones. While exhaustible sources of the energy are limited, there are also unlimited sources granted to us by nature. Also according to Chicago Tribune, renewable energy is one of the most important strategies to combat carbon pollution because, unlike natural gas, it emits no global warming emissions (Chicago Tribune

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    Energy: Non-Renewable Resources Do you ever question where it comes from? I am talking about the gas for a car, natural gas for cooking and heating homes, and electricity. We have taken advantage of electricity, what was once a luxury for the wealthy is pretty much a basic necessity. So where does it come from? How are we able to keep up with the demand? The answer we can’t keep up with this pace. It is using up our natural rescores at an alarming rate. We ether need to seriously cut down our consumption

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    Is the lack of non-renewable resources a threat to global security? The sufficient and unhindered access to cheap energy resources is a security concern for governments. Non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels often guide a nation’s economic wealth and military strength. The access, production, and delivery of this strategic resource drive a government’s policy development and often contains influences that may cause internal conflicts and strain relationships with other external entities

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    Natural Gas Natural gas is a non-renewable resource, meaning that it will not last forever. If the production of natural gas continues at the same rate, it will only last for approximately another 91 years. Natural gas is a power source used to power particular things in homes, for example heaters, hot water and stoves. The way this particular power source is produced/sourced is that at the bottom of the ocean, deceased animals and plants etc. otherwise called organic matter are found and can be

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    clear explanation of the difference between renewable resources and non renewable resources Renewable resources can be used and replaced. Examples are fish stocks, forests, or water. They are resources that will refilled by itself through reproduction, plantation through the nature cycle. They are natural resources that technically regenerate itselves through ecological process. Non renewable resources, such as coal, oil, gold and cooper, are land resources which once used will never be replaced. Once

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    clear explanation of the difference between renewable resources and non renewable resources Renewable resources can be used and replaced. Examples are fish stocks, forests, or water. They are resources that will refilled by itself through reproduction, plantation and by nature cycle. They are natural resources that technically regenerate itselves through ecological process. Non renewable resources, such as coal, oil, gold and cooper, are land resources which once used will never be replaced. Once

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