Non-renewable resources

Wyoming coal mine. Coal, along with many other resources is harvested much more quickly than natur can renew it.

A non-renewable resource is a natural resource is used up faster than it can be made by nature.

Fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum and natural gas) and nuclear power are non-renewable resources.

Other pages

• Energy conservation

References

• Non-Renewable Resources at NASA.gov
• Electricity from Non-Hydroelectric Renewable Energy Sources at EPA.gov
• Non-renewable energy resource at EPA.gov
• Environmental impacts of nuclear power at EPA.gov