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Please contribute to this page by adding an item to the list of NON-RENEWABLE energy sources. Insert your images, videos, and text descriptions below the energy resource you've studied.

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Ethanol

Diesel _ Murphee

Jeremy- Oil Shale

Nuclear Energy

Non-Renewable


 * Name and Resource || Advantages || Challenges ||
 * Dolf - COAL

Wenny - Coal || Quick, easy to get to, easy to extract

Can be found in a lot of places,easily transported, cheap, electricity produced by coal is reliable || Limited availability, polluting, harmful

Digging up mines are dangerous, transporting coal causes pollution, burning coal is polluting, coal miners are at risk for diseases || -Diesel combustion exhaust is a major source of atmospheric __soot__ and fine particles, which is a fraction of air pollution implicated in human heart and lung damage || Natural Gas || It can be liquefied and transported through long distances. || The production is a long process and so very time consuming: first separated from oil and gas wells, then extracted from oil and water, vented and flared, compressed, other gases removed, mercaptan added, etc. and so on. The main ingredient is methane (a greenhouse gas itself), which produces carbon dioxide when burned and can be expected to contribute to a lot of pollution. It is also formed from ancient animal remains and plants and sand under deep surfaces (mostly ocean floors), and thus can never be replenished. || Low environmental impact Emits 1/6 of CO2 as coal Moderate land use Safety mechanisms prevent most accidents || Inefficient: 83% of the available nuclear energy is lost into the environment as waste heat Expensive: needs huge governmental subsidies Environmental costs: negative social externality No solution for long-term storage of radioactive wastes Risk of catastrophic accidents Subject to terrorist attacks ||
 * Jess - Petroleum || Can withstand high heats without breakdown making it useful as lubricants like motor oil and grease, Highly compact portable source of energy used for most forms of mechanical transportation.source of much advanced technology || carbon based fuel, releasing more than its weight in CO2 because of the added oxygen, CO2 is a greenhouse gas and is expected by most scientists to be a cause of global warming. ||
 * Murphee - Diesel || # Diesel fuel is 15 percent more energy dense than gasoline.
 * 1) diesel releases less carbon dioxide into the air because it is more fuel efficient.
 * 2) Diesel fuel does not evaporate as easily as gasoline, so it is much safer in accidents.
 * 3) It’s easier to recycle a diesel engine compared with a gasoline-electric hybrid || - If diesel spills on a road, it takes heavy rain to wash it away, whereas gasoline evaporates almost instantly. It also leaves a greasy slick on the road that can destabilize moving vehicles.
 * Jeremy-Oil Shale || Very cheap. Quite plentiful || Very polluting and low energy yield. ||
 * Alice Ren
 * Nuclear energy || Large fuel supply