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What is the best reason to use a renewable source instead of relying on fossil fuels?
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Renewable energy sources don't add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
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What is the greatest reason that oil coal and other fossil fuels are still used today?
they all provide heat and light a lot better and faster than renewable resources
What is a reason for not using fossil fuels?
1. using fossil fuels may be a contributor to global warming 2. mining fossil fuels is harmful to the environment 3. our supply of fossil fuels is limited therefore the price for them will go up as fossil fuels run out 4. sometime in the future society will have to transfer to an alternative energy supply, (i.e. renewable energy, nuclear, hydrogen) so using alternative fuels now can help the transition so we can be completely weaned off of fossil fuels once they run out. 5. buying oil from the Middle East is funding their terrorist activity 6. the pollution caused by burning fossil fuels obviously isn't good for people to breath and is causing many health problems
Why should people conserve Fossil Fuels?
Fossil fuels are formed from the bodies of millions of years deceased animals. For this reason, fossil fuels should be conserved because they are a very finite resource.
Is timber a fossil fuel?
No, it is not an example of a fossil fuel. Wood, although it is a renewable resource, is also not a renewable fuel source for the simple reason that use as a major fuel source would quickly outstrip our ability to replenish it. Evidence: the world wide destruction of rain forests and woodlands.
Is coral is renewable or nonrenewable resource?
Coral is a living organism and is therefore theoretically a renewable resource. However, corals take a long long time to grow and are their growth is sensitive to minute environmental changes (which can kill them). For this reason, in the time frame of a man's life (70 years), corrals should be regarded as a NON renewable resource.
Why fossil fuels are called non-renewable source of energy?
Fossil fuels took millions of years to form. The time scale is such that it is not possible to renew fossil fuels on a human time scale. It is for that reason that they are called non-renewable.
Are fossil fuel reusable?
No, fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) can only be used once. For this reason they are called non-renewable sources of energy.
Is Wood is an example of a fossil fuel.?
No, it is not an example of a fossil fuel. Wood, although it is a renewable resource, is also not a renewable fuel source for the simple reason that use as a major fuel source would quickly outstrip our ability to replenish it. Evidence: the world wide destruction of rain forests and woodlands.
How could not using fossil fuels create a better lifestyle?
Not using fossil fuels can save the earth as we are using our natural resources up quicker than the earth is producing them. Another reason we should use renewable energy instead of fossil fuels is because its safer and cleaner for the environment also it will save the polar bears because you don't want your great grandchild growing up not knowing what a polar bear is.
Why do you still use fossil fuels if there are renewable alternatives available?
The reason why we still use fossil fuels is because the alternatives are too expensive and people are unable to afford it as well as the fossil fuels are easy to get to so business can gain access and sell on. In the future hopefully we can use the alternatives but for now it has to be fossil fuels.
What is a reason why fossil fuels are called exhaustible natural resources?
Once coal, oil and natural gas has been burned, they can't be replaced. Therefore, they are not renewable resources.
What is causing the penguins' climate to change?
The penguins' climate is changing because of global warming. Global warming is happening because we are burning fossil fuels instead of using renewable energy. Another reason is we have cut down the great forests of the world that used to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What is the greatest reason that oil coal and other fossil fuels are still used today?
they all provide heat and light a lot better and faster than renewable resources
Why coal is renewable?
No. As with all fossil fuels, these are non-renewable resources. Every pound of coal extracted from deposits, is one less pound of coal that the earth will ever have. The reason why it is non-renewable, is that earth's processes to make coal require over a hundred millions of years.
What energy is not renewable?
I think there is a law of conservation of energy that says: 'energy cannot be created or destroyed only changed from one form to another.' So no energy could be 'created within 100 years'
What is one bad thing about using a fossil fuel for a source of electricity?
One bad thing about using fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) is that they are causing global warming.Fossil fuels are not a renewable energy source and will eventually run out. They are produced underground which takes years. The problem is we are using fossil fuels quicker than they're made. Its another good reason to use solar energy because the its considered renewable a it will not run out for thousands of years!
Give a possible reason why the government wants to get 10 percent of the UK's energy from renewable energy by 2010?
fossil fuels are running out and to much CO2 in the air
