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Stock Check the Earth's non-renewable resources Non-renewable energy sourçes cannot be replaced in our lifetime, or that of our children or even our childrens' children. Once these energy sources have been used up that's it, they are gone forever. There is a real danger we could run out of these supplies before alternative energy sources are available. http://www. arth-beyond/earths-energy-resources/non-renewable-energy-sourse.shtml Planet Earth has useful but finite resources. Green living means using Earth's nonrenewable resources as sparingly as possible. Fossil fuels, the energy-rich organic substances traced back to the remains of organisms that lived 300 to 400 million years ago, took a long time to create, and humans are using them up far faster than the earth can produce them. http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/confronti onrenewable-resources.html MINERALS Reserves (metric tonnes) Years remaining (static production) Years remaining (growing production) Al P Ti Aluminium Phosphorus Titanium 75 000 000 000 65 000 000 000 690 000 000 1 812 369 110 81 84 47 Cи Cr Mn Copper Chromium Manganese 630 000 000 350 000 000 630 000 000 39 16 48 28 12 22 Used for: A transportation fertilizer paint armour packaging pesticides II brass plating construction matches wires iron & steel a electronics Y aircraft piping dry cell batteries (metric toves tonnes) Years remaining (static production) Years remaining (growing production) Other Minerals Zinc 250 000 000 21 2 900 000 Tungsten Antimony 16 48 21 Rare earths 110 000 000 846 78 1 800 000 13 10 Lead 80 000 000 20 15 Cadmium 660 000 30 25 Nickel 76 000 000 49 33 Yttrium 540 000 61 13 Graphite Molybdenum 71 000 000 65 23 Silver 510 000 23 18 9 800 000 7 300 000 42 20 Tantalum 110 000 164 58 Cobalt 83 21 Platinum 66 000 361 108 Uranium 5 469 000 102 32 Gold 51 000 20 21 Tin 5 200 000 20 17 Indium 11 000 19 13 FUELS Gas Burning natural gas releases fewer greenhouse gases than burning coal or oil, though it still produces carbon dioxide. Natural gas Oil releases the greenhouse gas methane during production, storage, and transportation, and 2 940 400 000 000 has the potential to explode 64 when high concentrations come into contact with a spark. 39 30 688 105 000 43 36 Many scientists agree that there Coal may be only 40 to 50 years' worth of oil left at current usage rates. Although coal reserves in the Extracting, refining, and burning United States likely can handle this fossil fuel accounts for most the nation's energy needs for the greenhouse gas emissions. next 200 to 300 years, burning coal to generate electricity produces carbon dioxide as well as sulfur and 3 278 300 000 nitrogen byproducts. Coal mining 126 also has devastating environmental 46 and health costs. Sources (minerals): US Geological Survey, Adroit Resources, World Bureau of Metal Statistics, International Copper Study Group, World Gold Council, Minormetals.com. Roskill Nickel Report, Cordell et al (2009), Smil (2000), Silver Institute, World Nuclear Association, International Lead and Zinc Study Group, Wikipedia. Source (fossil fuels): BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2010.

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Non-renewable energy resources cannot be replaced in our lifetime or that of our children. There is a real danger of running out of many of them. Check out the situation!

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