Sustainability/Renewable Energy

Defintion

Unlike fossil fuels, which are exhaustible, renewable energy sources regenerate and can be sustained indefinitely.
US Energy Information Administration. (2013, September 27). Renewable energy sources-energy explained-your guide to understanding energy. Retrieved from http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=renewable_home

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