Not renewable:
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
COAL:
Advantages:
coal found/used in areas where there's not a lot of hydro power.
Employes a lot of people to mine
Disadvantages:
mining and harm to the earth
Death of miners, both fast (cave in) and slow (lungs).
Pollution as it burns
Must be transported after being mined
OIL;
Advantages:
Employes a lot of people
Our only current means of transporting large numbers of people (gas/oil/fuel)
I can come up with no other reasonable advantages
Disadvantages:
Oil spills
Transportation and pumping costs
Financial support of terorist countries
Harm to wildlife habitat
NATURAL GAS:
Advantages:
A by-product that use to just be burned of but is now used
Employes large numbers of people
Burns cleanly
Relatively inexpensive
disadvantages:
Exsposive
Transportation/shipping/piping costs
Toxic if acidentally released (without burning)
Support of terrorist countries