Nonrenewable

This is why fossil fuels are called a nonrenewable resource -- once they're gone, they're gone. ❋ Rebecca Anderson (2010)

Counting hydropower as "nonrenewable" and limiting environmentally clean nuclear power when $4 billion has been spent for the Yucca Flats facility is counter to developing the needs of our country. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yes, we know it contributes to pollution, and yes, it is "nonrenewable," and yes, we still haven't learned to use it as efficiently as we could. ❋ Unknown (2009)

An economy based on unlimited extraction of nonrenewable planetary resources and "outsourcing" of climate-affecting waste is becoming more and more unstable, pushing billions around the planet and at home into deprivation and suffering. ❋ Linda Buzzell (2011)

When you base your entire economy on an energy-intensive system and then rely on nonrenewable fossil fuels to support it -- and allow elected officials to be bought by the industry -- no doubt communities will suffer and the rights of people will fall to the bottom of the priority list. ❋ Stefanie Penn Spear (2012)

Even small devices, such as hedge trimmers use nonrenewable energy. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Rodale.com explains that plastic is made from nonrenewable resources, petroleum or natural gas. ❋ The Huffington Post (2011)

Countries with abundant, extractable, nonrenewable resources such as oil and gas too often are dependent on that single economic sector. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It is an all too familiar story: a foreign corporation seeks to extract nonrenewable resources in a pristine, productive ecosystem. ❋ Ashley Koff (2011)

The knock against fake fur is that nylon, acrylic, and polyester are made from nonrenewable petroleum. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In defense of its actions, the government cited "the protection of the environment and nonrenewable resources," said Tu Xinquan , deputy dean at the China Institute for WTO Studies at Beijing's University of International Business and Economics. ❋ John W. Miller (2011)

Calderon's nonrenewable six-year term runs through November 2012. ❋ Juan Montes (2011)

Mr. Calderón's nonrenewable six-year term runs through November 2012. ❋ Anthony Harrup (2011)

If the price of a nonrenewable resource is growing at a rate in excess of the interest rate that's a powerful incentive to develop a substitute. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The lack of renewable energy is an urgent problem as we cannot afford to wait until all nonrenewable energy sources are exhausted to resolve this issue. ❋ Post (2010)

[Certain] fuels are [problems] due to their [nonrenewability]. ❋ Sdkghadjkghdfkjg (2019)