One negative effect of society's need for energy would include a) the invention of engines that can run on energy from the sun or corn. b) the exxon valdez oil spill that destroyed the habitats and lives of many animals. c) the limitations of non-renewable resources such as oil that are leading to the creation of cleaner fuels. d) the discovery of oil that ended society's dependence on whale oil for fuel, thereby ending whaling in the world.

The correct answer is B) the Exxon Valdez oil spill that destroyed the habitats and lives of many animals.

Explanation:

Exxon Valdez is oil spill occurred in 1989 in Alaska's Prince William Sound. More than 11 million gallons of oil were spilled which contaminated more than 1900 kilometer of shoreline which killed more than 2.5 lakhs seabirds and millions of fishes in the sea.

The effect of the spill can still be seen today because it is still contaminating the environment and killing the sea creatures. It also caused economic harm of nearly 300 million dollars because of having a devastating effect on the fishing industry.

So the use of fossil fuel causes a negative effect on the environment by polluting the environment through air and water pollution. Therefore the correct answer is- B) the Exxon Valdez oil spill that destroyed the habitats and lives of many animals.