Natural resources are power sources which humans can use to generate electricity, or to create heat, there are two types of natural resources, there are Renewable Resources and there are Finite or non-renewable Resources.

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Daniel Haines 10E

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Natural resources are power sources which humans can use to generate electricity, or to create heat, there are two types of natural resources, there are Renewable Resources and there are Finite or non-renewable Resources.

Renewable resources are resources which can be used over and over, such as wind power and solar power, these can be used over and over and they don’t create any sort of pollution, they are clean resources. Finite/non-renewable resources are resources, which will eventually run out such as coal, gas and oil (fossil fuels). These resources create CO2 when burned and add to the greenhouse effect.

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The Christian teachings on stewardship state that humans have been given the responsibility to preserve and look after the Earth and all its resources so it can be passed down to the next generation. These teachings mean that Christians have a duty to share in and support the work of groups, which try to reduce pollution and conserve resources. They also mean that individual Christians should be judging what they are doing in their lives by the standards of Christian Stewardship. However, Christians believe humans have been placed in control of the Earth by god and so in tackling environmental ...

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