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Jun 29, 2018
Renewable Energy
The Trend
Renewable energy has existed in passive forms for as long as energy from the sun has reached planet earth. Humans first began harvesting renewable energy by using biomass to create fire for heat and cooking. Wind power has been used to power sailing craft for thousands of years. In the mid-nineteenth century the first form of non-renewable energy came into use: coal. That was quickly followed by oil and gas, the triumvirate of carbon-based fuels.
Renewables include energy...