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A coal mine in Wyoming. Coal, produced over millions of years, is an inherently finite and non-renewable resource on a human time scale.

A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot be reproduced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate, once depleted there is no more available for future needs. Also considered non-renewable are resources that are consumed much faster than nature can create them. Fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas), nuclear power (uranium) and certain aquifers are examples. Metal ores are prime examples of non-renewable resources. In contrast, resources such as timber (when harvested sustainably) and wind (used to power energy conversion systems) are considered renewable resources.

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• Related: Clean technology, Energy conservation, Fossil fuel, Fossil water, Green design, Hermann Scheer, Hubbert's peak, Liebig's law of the minimum, Natural resource management, Overfishing, Peak oil, Sustainability

Non-Renewable Resources Non-Renewable Resources www.hq.nasa.gov/iwgsdi/Non_Renew_Resources.html - Web

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List of Non-Renewable energy sources List of Non-Renewable energy sources solarpowernotes.com/.../what-is-non-renewable-energies.html - Web

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