non-renewable resources

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• non-renewable — ˌnon reˈnewable adjective non renewable types of energy such as coal or oil cannot be replaced once they have been used: • a tax on all forms of non renewable energy • These regulations will only encourage a massive waste of valuable and non… …   Financial and business terms

• non-renewable — non re newable adj non renewable types of energy such as coal or gas cannot be replaced after they have been used ▪ All countries are being asked to cut down on their use of non renewable resources …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Non-renewable resource — 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 produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale …   Wikipedia

• non-renewable resource — /nɒn rənjuəbəl ˈrisɔs/ (say non ruhnyoohuhbuhl reesaws) noun a natural resource which, once it is depleted, cannot be replaced or restored, such as fossil fuels. A non renewable resource is a natural resource that exists in a fixed amount, and is …  

• Non-renewable energy — is energy taken from finite resources that will eventually dwindle, becoming too expensive or too environmentally damaging to retrieve , [ [http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re basics.html Renewable Energy Basics] ] as opposed to renewable energy… …   Wikipedia

• non-renewable energy — UK US noun [U] ► ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES types of energy that cannot be replaced after they have been used: »Fossil fuels are nonrenewable energy sources …   Financial and business terms

• Renewable resources —   Renewable energy resources are naturally replenishable, but flow limited. They are virtually inexhaustible in duration but limited in the amount of energy that is available per unit of time. Some (such as geothermal and biomass) may be stock… …   Energy terms

• non-renewable resource —   those resources considered to be finite as our rate of use far outstrips the rate at which they are formed e.g. coal …   Geography glossary

• Renewable fuels — Renewable fuels, such as biofuels (eg. Vegetable oil used as fuel, ethanol, or biodiesel) and hydrogen (when produced with renewable processes) are fuels produced from renewable resources. This is in contrast to non renewable fuels such as… …   Wikipedia

• Renewable resource — The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland is an example of renewable energy. Renewable energy …   Wikipedia

• Renewable Resource — A substance of economic value that can be replaced or replenished in the same amount or less time as it takes to draw the supply down. Some renewable resources have essentially an endless supply, such as solar energy, wind energy… …   Investment dictionary