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nonrenewable resources  

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  • Nonrenewable resources are all those materials and energy sources consumed by our industrial society at a rate that exceeds the rate at which natural processes can renew those resources. This contrasts with renewable resources such as food and timber, which, presumably can be replaced continuously at the same rate as they are used up. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Nonrenewable Resources]

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