1. Renewable/Non-Renewable What does it all mean?  Pfizer Inc. 2003-2008

2. Definitions A natural resource that is inexhaustible or replaceable A natural resource that cannot be remade, re-grown or regenerated RENEWABLE NON- RENEWABLE

3. Renewable or non-renewable?

4. Renewable or Non-Renewable?

9. What makes Coal, Natural Gas and Oil Non-renewable ?

10. Why did the dinosaur cross the road? Because the chicken hadn’t evolved yet!

11. Animals and plants are currently dying and creating new fossils… but who has the time?

12. So we have unlimited fresh water, animal life and plant life, right?

14. Let’s modify our definition A natural resource that is inexhaustible or replaceable … A natural resource that cannot be remade, re-grown or regenerated… RENEWABLE NON- RENEWABLE within the laws of the balance of nature on a scale comparative to its consumption

15. Wind Power as renewable energy:  Can only generate 0.5% of the energy usage needs of the United States Ethanol as a renewable energy:  You will need to plant a little more than a half an acre of corn to produce enough ethanol to drive an average sized car across country and you would need about 140 gallons (530 liters) of fossil fuel to plant, grow and harvest an acre of corn. What about…

16. But… Hemp as a renewable resource for the manufacture of durable clothing  Growth of this plant is prohibited in the United States Bamboo as a renewable resource for use in flooring  Bamboo floors cost three times as much as hard wood or laminate flooring

17. HUMANS ARE RENEWABLE - BUT ONLY IN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITHIN THE LAWS OF THE BALANCE OF NATURE