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energy sources pros and cons

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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energy sources pros and cons

By: Ethan Zhang 67J
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Fossil fuels' pros

  • Cost effective/Powerful
  • Plentiful
  • Inexpensive
  • Locatable
  • Reliable

Fossil fuels' cons

  • Habitat loss
  • Greenhouse gasses
  • Waste heat
  • Pollution+Non-renewable
  • NIMBY (Not In My BackYard)
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Nuclear energy pros

  • Cost effective
  • Locatable
  • Powerful
  • Reliable
Photo by Bradley Wells

Nuclear power cons

  • Non-renewable
  • Expensive
  • Waste heat
  • NIMBY
  • Pollution
Photo by Matt. Create.

Hydro-electric pros

  • Cost effective
  • Renewable
  • Plentiful
  • Powerful
  • Reliable
Photo by Ian Sane

Hydro-electric cons

  • Habitat loss
  • Expensive
  • Place specific
  • NIMBY
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Solar energy pros

  • Renewable
  • Plentiful
  • Eco-friendly
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solar energy cons

  • Habitat loss
  • Expensive
  • Un-powerful
  • Costly
  • Unreliable

Wind power pros

  • Cost effective
  • Renewable
  • Plentiful
Photo by Ole Houen

wind power cons

  • Habitat loss
  • Expensive
  • Un-powerful
  • NIMBY
  • Unreliable

geothermal pros

  • Cost effective
  • Renewable
  • Plentiful
  • Reliable
  • Powerful

Geothermal cons

  • Waste heat
  • NIMBY
  • Place specific
  • Expensive