Post by garyriccio on May 12, 2020 14:17:39 GMT
From a story at the National Resource Defense Council website on Fossil Fuels: The Dirty Facts, by Melissa Denchak, 29-Jun-2018
Mining, drilling, and burning dirty energy are harming the environment and our health. Here’s everything you need to know about fossil fuels, and why we need to embrace a clean energy future.
Even today, oil, coal, and gas provide for about 80 percent of our energy needs.
If we can put the right policies in place, we are poised to make dramatic progress toward a clean energy future. In fact, a recent NRDC report finds that we can slash U.S. fossil fuel use by 80 percent by 2050.
Mining, drilling, and burning dirty energy are harming the environment and our health. Here’s everything you need to know about fossil fuels, and why we need to embrace a clean energy future.
Even today, oil, coal, and gas provide for about 80 percent of our energy needs.
If we can put the right policies in place, we are poised to make dramatic progress toward a clean energy future. In fact, a recent NRDC report finds that we can slash U.S. fossil fuel use by 80 percent by 2050.