You may not be fond of coal if it's in your Christmas stocking, but some see it as a useful and beneficial source of energy. Recently more energy companies have opted to build coal-burning plants, and experts are debating whether this is a viable solution to our energy needs. They say America runs on coal, but are we running in the right direction?
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Coal is Increasingly Clean
Mining can't be clean
No matter how clean you burn coal, mining it destroys, pollutes the land and water downstream forever.
Each major coal plant puts out a dirty bombs worth of radioactive material every day!! Google radioactive coal emissions for a real eye opener.
I can't eat the fish around my home because of mercury from the ;local coal plants. I need them for my health but can only eat them 1/week. This costs me about $100/mo.
Jerryd
- jerryd
October 25, 2008 1:00PM
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