Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are cheaper than renewable fuels because there is not yet any price on carbon dioxide emissions.
coal
80% now
From Canada
Coal
Canada
fossil fuels
coal
yes
How is the United States' consumption of fossil fuels affecting the supply and demand of these products?
An example of non-renewable resources is fossil fuels. Once fossil fuels have been used up and no new sources found, then we can no longer use fossil fuels. A source of energy will no longer be available to us. It took many million of years for nature to produce fossil fuels, something we are unable to repeat.
Some of the impacts of using a widespread of fossil fuels are global warming and pollution which causes smog and acid rain
it stops us from using the power from the mains that is made from fossils fuels.