Looks Into Pros and Cons of Renewables fact that oil is bad for the planet is nothing new. But how does it measure up to the renewables? What is the long term viability of ethanol, biofuels, wind, solar, and hydrogen, and how does it compare with that of fossil fuels?

These are the questions asked by the nonprofit in its new website, Its core mission is to find out whether alternative energy can effectively replace fossil recourses. For that the organization compared grid-generated power to hydrogen and fuel cells, weighed the benefits of nuclear energy, examined renewables and even looked into the pros and cons of the peak oil theory and researched known causes of climate change.

A considered and in-depth exploration of this scope was no small feat. According to Bio Fuels Daily, "Pro and con statements on over 30 energy-related questions were researched and solicited from more than 175 experts including: Samuel Bodman, former US Secretary of Energy; Helen Caldicott, President of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute; Al Gore, former Vice-President of the United States; representatives of Greenpeace, Heartland Institute, Institute for Energy Research, Cato Institute, World Wildlife Fund," and dozens more. For a "simple, nonpartisan pro-con alternative energy study" go here.

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