Nonrenewable energy sources like fossil fuels are being depleted and will eventually run out. 91% of U.S. energy in 2023 came from nonrenewable sources including petroleum and natural gas. Despite ...

Fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and natural gas, have been dominant sources of energy for the past 150 years, supplanting whale oil in the late 19th century as the top energy industry. Their ...

There is no single solution that will solve the world’s energy demands, but sequestering biomass is showing promise for ...

"Energy transition" is a very common term but has no official definition. This article reviews the four key theories and what they tell us about the present and future.

A new Policy Brief from The Heartland Institute offers a comprehensive evaluation of seven primary electricity generation sources: biomass, coal, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear, solar, and wind, and ...

An oil pumping jack and wind turbines in a field in Nolan, Texas, in April 2025. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views on ...