... (cont.) Additionally the burning of oil and coal pollutes the air and contributes to the alarming trend of increased global warming (not to mention the more immediate effects of asthma and chronic illness).

Preserves Fossil Fuels Finally, fossil fuels are finite. We cannot continue to fund our increasingly energy-intensive lifestyles with current fuel sources. The gas used to power your car? The oil and gas used to heat your home? There's only so much of it buried deep beneath the earth, and we are rapidly draining that supply. There will come a time - whether 25, 50, or 100 years from now - when we will have to turn to other sources of energy to sustain our civilizations. Sustainability is the key - if the lesson of fossil fuels teaches us anything, it is that we must learn to live in a balanced environment, where the harvesting and utilization of fuel is not a degenerative act of consumption, but a proactive source of production.