Non Renewable Resources Coal. The united states uses and produces many different types and sources of energy which can be grouped into general categories such as primary and secondary renewable and nonrenewable and fossil fuels. Using coal to produce energy causes many some problems usually on a greater scale than the use of oil or gas.
However there is a cost for these benefits including depletion of natural resources pollution and climate change to name just a few. Using coal to produce energy causes many some problems usually on a greater scale than the use of oil or gas. The united states uses and produces many different types and sources of energy which can be grouped into general categories such as primary and secondary renewable and nonrenewable and fossil fuels.
Ohio is one of the top 10 coal consuming states in the nation and more than three times as much coal is consumed in ohio than is produced in the state.
These problems include acid rain sulfur oxide emission carbon dioxide emission poorer land hazardous waste and others. Coal is used in some areas to create electricity. In 2019 natural gas generated more of ohio s in state electricity than coal for the first time. Geologic heat and pressure work on organic decomposing materials to create coal.