Top U.S. States in Crude Oil Production

Actually, replacing all energy with only wind and solar is quite bad for the environment. Not only are the maximum efficiencies very low for both of these technologies, the batteries they require only store a little power, are made with several rare earth metals and require the digging up of billions of tons of earth in often protected areas that have continued to remain undisturbed thus far. Not only this, but solar takes up large amounts of water, further stressing water resources, and both of these kill large numbers of birds, endangering many species further. While oil does in fact cause carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere, many scientists still argue over how much of an impact this actually has, since water vapor is the most common and impactful greenhouse gas, and both carbon dioxide and methane account for relatively little compared to it.