What is clean, renewable energy?
Clean, renewable energy refers to electricity or heat produced from clean, renewable sources of power such as the sun, wind, water, and organic waste. Nuclear power, though it does not emit greenhouse gases, is not considered clean and renewable because of the safety concerns, radiation pollution and waste storage problems, as well as the fact that nuclear power does not replenish itself. Currently the US produces most of its energy with sources known as “dirty energy” – fossil fuels and nuclear power.
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