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How does Oil affect the Environment?

What are the Alternatives to Fossil Fuels?

Renewable alternatives to fossil fuels for generating electricity
include

Bio-Fuel Plantations,  Geothermal Power,  Fuel Cells,

Hydroelectric Power,

Solar Photo Voltaic Power Systems (Solar Energy),

Wind Turbines  and  Tidal Power.


These energy sources are called renewable because
they don't run out. They can often produce cheaper electricity
than burning fossil fuels, and they are less polluting.

Not all of the above energy sources are suited to all parts
of the planet, but in the absence of non-polluting energy
yet to be discovered, they are the power sources of the future.

Renewable alternatives can not currently replace
fossil fuels entirely. Our need for electricity means that
we must use a variety of ways to generate it.

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