Question

It is important that the United States move with all deliberate speed to develop and get into usage alternative fuels that will allow us to end our dependence on foreign oil. —Congressman Virgil Goode

A. What are the renewable resources being referred to in this quote?
B. What is the nonrenewable resource being referred to in this quote?
C. Why might it be important to move from nonrenewable resources to renewable resources?

Answer 1

A. Solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, tidal, and biomass are renewable resources

B. Oil, coal, and natural gasses are the fossil fuels that are nonrenewable resources

C. It is important to move from nonrenewable to renewable because nonrenewable resources will run out and they also create greenhouse gases that hurt the enviroment and cause global warming. Renewable resources are cleaner and either don't run out, or replenish fast enough to not run out