Renew America serves as a clearinghouse for information on the environment. Renew America distributes reports, pamphlets, and books to educators, organizations, and the general public in an attempt to fulfill its primary goal of "renewing...

The Renewable Natural Resources Foundation (RNRF) was founded in 1972 to further education regarding renewable resources in the scientific and public sectors. According to the organization, it seeks to "promote the application of sound...

Any naturally occurring, finite resources that diminish with use, such as oil and coal. In terms of the human timescale, a nonrenewable resource cannot be renewed once it has been consumed. Most nonrenewable resources can only be renewed over geologic...

A NATURAL RESOURCE that, because of its biological nature, is self-renewing, e.g. game, fish, woodland. A greater yield can be obtained from it by growing it in an artificial environment as, for example, in a fish farm. See also: non-renewable...

A natural resource qualifies as a renewable resource if it is replenished by natural processes at a rate comparable to its rate of consumption by humans or other users. Resources such as solar radiation, tides, and winds are perpetual resources that are...

The agriculture industry continually investigates new markets to utilize its products. As natural resources continue to be depleted, the need for renewable resources in production materials is on the rise. Both of these issues have been addressed through the development of composite materials that...

As the war on terrorism creeps forward, America's dependence on foreign oil has become the nation's Achilles' Heel. In order to strengthen this national vulnerability, President Bush has said that America must become self-reliant. That means finding new sources of oil, seeking out...

In an effort to further his bid to make Nevada the renewable energy capital of the world, Sen. Harry Reid last week released a report outlining the potential economic benefits of developing solar, wind, biomass and geothermal power stations in the state.The report states that...

Sierra Pacific Resources, parent company of Nevada Power, is seeking proposals for renewable energy resources. Nevada Power and sister company Sierra Pacific Power will consider proposals on solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and other resources eligible for portfolio energy credits under the Nevada renewable portfolio...