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Why is oil a non renewable?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 11/6/2021

A renewable resource refers to something that humans or nature can produce more of in a relatively short time. "Short time" generally means within a human lifespan.

Oil (and all fossil fuels) is produced via a geological process that takes millions of years. Thus, while humans can extract more oil from existing deposits in the earth, there is a finite amount available now, and it cannot be replaced within a reasonable amount of time.

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Aubrey Stamm

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3y ago

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