INCREASING ENERGY NEEDS

COAL

• Limited resource
• Many factories currently
• Mining can be hazardous
• High pollutant

NATURAL GASSES

• Limited resource
• Mining can be dangerous (but safer than oil)
• Moderate pollutant

OIL

• Limited resorce
• Mining can be hazardous
• Higl pollutant

SOLAR

• Pretty inefficient
• Usually expensive
• Very portable
• Unlimited resource

WIND

• Not very efficient
• Unlimited resource
• Hazardous to local birds

HYDRO

• Very convinient
• Relatively efficient
• Can have be hazardous

THORIUM

• Extremely efficient
• Very common
• Very safe
• Very few factories
• No potential for weaponization