The document discusses several issues with burning fossil fuels for energy, including the release of large amounts of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide that cause global warming, acid rain, droughts, and floods by raising average global temperatures. It also notes problems like pollution, the development of smog, and damage to the ozone layer. While nuclear energy produces dangerous radioactive waste, the document advocates conserving fossil fuels and developing alternative energy sources like wind, hydroelectric, solar, tidal, geothermal, and biomass energies since fossil fuel reserves are limited and will be depleted within 40-200 years.