Some would say that the alternative to burning fossil fuels is freezing in the dark. So if that is not an option we have to harness all the power of alternative sources of energy, like sunlight,...
They are called fossil fuels because, like fossils, they were formed a long time ago. Oil for example is a fossil fuel, it was formed millions of years ago as dead animals and plants died they formed...
Geothermal energy is not a fossil fuel, because it is harnessing energy from the thermal heat energy within the earth and is not dependent upon decomposed ancient plants and animals, which is what...