Energy Sources

Oil

Gas

Coal

Hydroelectric

Nuclear

Geothermal, Wind, Solar, Wood

US

Oil Easily transportedEasy to use

Fossil fuelReleases CarbonNon-renewable

Natural Gas - Methane plus heavier hydrocarbons and other impurities

Harder to transportEasy to useClean burning

Fossil fuelReleases CarbonNon-renewable

Coal Abundant

Fossil fuelReleases CarbonNon-renewableDestroys landHuman life

HydroelectricRenewableDoes not release carbon

Kills fishStagnates rivers

Nuclear Dense source of energyDoes not release carbon

WasteProliferation/Terrorism

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US Sources of electricity

France Sources of electricity

Geothermal Destroy landscape

Does not release carbonEssentially free

Wind UglyKill BirdsNoisy

Does not release carbonEssentially free/renewable

Solar Expensive

Does not release carbonEssentially free/renewable

Biomass Carbon it releases came from the atmosphere

Wood/BurningRubbishAlcohol FuelsMethane GasBio-diesel

Brasil