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- Geothermic Energy
- Energy generated from the heat produced beneath the earth's mantle; usually in reference to the use of the subterranean steam to drive engines that produce electricity.
- Hydrogen Fuel
- Hydrogen gas or the chemical mixture of hydrogen and oxygen used to produce electricity.
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency, n independent federal agency, created in 1970, that sets and enforces rules and standards that protect the environment and control pollution.
- Biomass Fuel
- Disposed material or renewable resources (such as compost) used to create energy or agricultural products.
- Renewable Energy
- Any source of energy that can be continually produced and is inexhaustible given current conditions.
- Solar Power
- The use of sunlight to generate electricity.
- Smog
- smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- Fossil Fuels
- Combustible materials such as oil, coal and natural gas that are composed of the remains of formerly living material.
- Hydro power
- The use of the kinetic energy in moving water such as rivers or tidal currents to generate electricity.
- Nuclear Power
- Energy that is harnessed from reactions among radioactive isotopes.