NW Flashcards
Pros for fossil fuels
high amounts of energy
available
low prices
Cons for fossil fuel
Releases Green house gasses
highly flammable
bad for the environment
Oil Pros
set up
fuel efficient
Oil cons
Green house gasses
damage to your health
Coal pros
abundant
affordable
reliable
coal cons
smog
Natural Gas pros
Low emessions
low costs
Biomass pros
Low enviormental impact
Neutral
Biomass cons
Realesses greenhouse emissions
difficult to collect
Nuclear pros
lots of energy
no greenhouse gas
Nuclear cons
explosive
death+sickness
radioactive waste
long lasting damage
Solar pros
lower taxes
biologically safe
no greenhouse gasses
can also store other energy while using solar
solar cons
expensive in the beggining
dependent on weather the sun is out (no energy when cloudy)
Geothermal pros
renewable energy
non-consumable
Geothermal cons
pollutes water+ air
can cause earthquackes