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Energy Summary
Energy Summary Name of Student Name of Professor Course Assignment May 7 , 2010 Energy Summary There are many energy sources that have been described in the recent past as being clean but the truth is that no energy source is clean as many claim . The variation of the energy sources is in their advantages and disadvantages (Raven , 2010 . Whereas the disadvantages of energy source include cost , hazard potential and environmental damage , the advantages include energy safety , availability , versatility and density Examples of energy sources include fossil fuels , solar
energy , nuclear hydropower and hydrogen fuel among others
Fossil fuels according to Raven (2009 ,
.233 ) which is defined as Combustible deposits in the Earth 's crust , composed of the remnants (fossil ) of prehistoric organisms that existed millions of years ago comprise of natural gas , petroleum (oil ) and coal . Of the all the energy sources used in the North America 80 is fossil fuels namely oil natural gas and coal . The energy source is nonrenewable in limited supply which is depleted by use . The natural processes responsible for the formation of fossil fuels are still in progress but it takes million of years to get substantial quantity of the energy which do not keep pace with its use . In addition the fossil fuel is only found in two continents : South America and Africa and it are only a few countries in the continents which have the fossil fuel resources . Due to the fact that most of the fossil fuels are found in...
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