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Renewable VS. Nonrenewable resources
Renewable VS. Nonrenewable resourcesHailey MontvillePeriod 6May 4th 2011RenewableCheaper source of energyMore efficient Available to use right away Dont harm the environment as much But they also have to be watched carefully for accidents and so they dont exceed the earths capacity to replenish them NonrenewableThe earth cannot produce enough to replace what we are taking outThey will eventually become scarce, causing it to be way too expensiveCause a great amount of pollutants and greenhouse gasesA lot more accidents are with these resources and the mining and drilling to get them
Articles http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/05/21/21greenwire-geothermal-the-undervalued-renewable-resource-12208.htmlhttp://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/people/a_energy.htmlhttp://www.articlesbase.com/nature-articles/what-are-renewable-resources-and-how-can-they-benefit-us-569005.html
What I've learnedYou can tell by the pictures that renewable resources are healthier for the environmentI learned that most renewable resources are cheaper, and a lot of the nonrenewable ones are expensive to the environment Getting renewable resources is much easierIn a few years, oil and petroleum will become so scarce, that the prices will rise to where we have to use renewable sources