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More than 150 years ago, wood supplied up to 90 percent of the nation’s energy needs.
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More than half of renewable energy sources are devoted to producing electricity.
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In 2009, consumption of renewable sources in the United States totaled about 8 percent of all energy used nationally.
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Fossil fuels formed in similar ways hundred,hundred of millions of years ago, before the dinosaurs. Then the earth was mostly shallow seas and swampy forests
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Fossil fuels are a valuable source of energy. They are relatively cheaply to extract. They can also be stored, piped, or shipped anywhere in the world.
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About half the electricity in the United States comes from coal.
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When coal is burned, it releases many toxic gases and pollutants into the atmosphere.
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