This heavy reliance on fossil fuels poses certain major concerns. ... Another important factor that works against the heavy use of fossil fuels is that they are detrimental to the environment. The use of fossil fuels leads to emission of greenhouse gases which causes global warming. Also, these fuels are a major source of air, water and soil pollution. ... Table 1: Break-up of installed power capacity (MW) in India as on 31.01.2011 | Technology | Capacity Installed (MW) | Share (%) | Thermal | 93,838 | 54.20 | Hydro | 37,367 | 21.69 | Renewable | 18,842 | 10.94 | Gas | 17,456 | 10.13 | Nuclear...

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Food grains produced with modern, high-yield methods now contain between four and ten calories of fossil fuel for every calorie of solar energy. ... The dependence of industrial agriculture on fossil fuels, the declining fertility of the land, and the positive feedback imposed by declining resource quality will force the economy to divert much more investment into agriculture and energy sectors." Hansen predicts that after our current period of peak in oil production, we will quickly find ourselves short of the fossil fuels necessary for modern agriculture's and the sustainability of cu...

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