Fossil fuels are natural but non renewable source fuels or organic compounds made of hydrogen and carbon that develop thru the natural decomposition of plants and animals over thousands of years. The fuels are used in three forms petroleum oil, natural gas and coal, the most plentiful fossil fuel.
Fossil fuels are non-renewable source of energy, it means it could run out. Also, when fossil fuels are burnt they produce the gas carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon dioxide is known as a greenhouse gas since it traps heat from the sun & preventing it from escaping out of the Earth's atmosphere in to space. The amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere is increasing. It leads to rising Earth temperature called global warming.
In what has to be the best news of the new century for renewable energy sources like solar power, wind and biofuels, the UN came out with a new report on June 4 showing that, for the first time in history, investment in renewable energies topped fossil fuel investment, based on data taken from 2008. This is surprising in view of the fact that the abysmal economy of 2008 saw stocks in general running for cover and renewable energy stocks taking double-digit losses in some cases. In fact, accordin We have the technology, we have the knowledge and we now must shift the paradigm to a more common-sense approach to meet our ever increasing demands for more power. We must divert our focus from energy sources that cause wide ranging detrimental affects to our planet and our pocketbook or suffer the consequences. As we gain momentum to diverge from fossil to renewable resources, our challenges are not easy. Social and economic barriers exist that will continue to pressure the mainstream ideals to keep us continuing down the same path. Listed below are the top 5 advantages of wind power over fossil fuels.
In today’s climate of growing energy needs and increasing environmental concern, alternatives to the use of non-renewable and polluting fossil fuels have to be investigated. One of such alternatives is solar energy. Solar energy is quite simply the energy produced directly by the Sun and collected elsewhere, normally the Earth.
The way we use energy today comes from knowledge that has it's foundations in the past century and before. Great men like Newton and Philips have set the path for us today to make proper use of energy. The sources which we use for our energy demand are known as non-renewable energy resources. These sources will be discussed here in the article.
As the global economy spirals into economic depression and fuel prices fluctuate wildly, many average Americans are starting to take notice of a need for change. The current administration was elected on a campaign of change, and we are hopeful that a greener, more sustainable source of fuel and power is truly an objective.
Oil may be the main fuel that rules the industry but alternative fuels are gaining in popularity as it is environmentally friendly. In essence, there are fossil fuels which comprise coal, natural gas and oil and alternative fuels. Fossil fuels are the fossilized remains of ancient animals and plants and currently power 95% of the world energy usage.

