I am writing to you to explain how coal is effecting our environment and give solutions to decrease our country’s carbon dioxide emission and coal-reliance.
“Coal is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels.” (Dowdey). Every person in the United States uses approximately 3.7 tons of coal each year. Coal accounts for 94 percent of our nation’s fossil energy reserves. (Fast Facts About Coal). That is a lot of coal being consumed and retrieved. Many dangers come with the recovery of coal. “Thousands of people die in mine collapses around the world every year.” (The case against Coal). Thousands of people who have families die because our world heavily relies on coal. “92 percent of the U.S. supply goes into power production.” (Dowdey). There are many …show more content…
Global warming is causing serious damages to Earth. If we are not careful, these damages could become difficult to reverse if we do not act now. These damages to our ecosystem include, but are not limited to: rising sea levels, warming oceans, longer and more intense droughts which threaten crops, wildlife, and freshwater supplies. Global warming is very real and is effecting or planet’s diversity. Carbon dioxide from coal burning is a large contributor to global warming. Power generation is responsible for 23 billion tons every year, 700 tons every second. (Effects of Climate Change). Also, coal burning produces sulfur dioxide and acid rain. (Dowdey). This is destroying our …show more content…
Gasification is production of energy without burning coal at all. Gasification is when, “steam and hot pressurized air or oxygen combine with coal in a reaction that forces carbon molecules apart.” Then the result of this process is burned in a gas turbine to make electricity. The thermal energy produced from the gas turbine additionally powers a steam turbine. Since this process creates two forms of energy, there is the potential for 50 percent fuel efficiency. (Dowdey). Another solution is renewable energy. Renewable energy such as wind, solar, and water power. While these solutions have a pricey installation, they will become profitable and efficient for our country. If you are worried about how the United States coal industry has lost more than 49,000 jobs, the same time renewable industries were creating nearly four times as jobs as the coal lost. (Hill). Both of these resolutions are realistic and helpful and I think that it is time our country to “embrace the emerging green economy, which will create domestic jobs, increase energy security and decrease health care cost associated with air pollution by investing in and encouraging the use of energy efficiency and alternative energy.”
“Coal is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels.” (Dowdey). Every person in the United States uses approximately 3.7 tons of coal each year. Coal accounts for 94 percent of our nation’s fossil energy reserves. (Fast Facts About Coal). That is a lot of coal being consumed and retrieved. Many dangers come with the recovery of coal. “Thousands of people die in mine collapses around the world every year.” (The case against Coal). Thousands of people who have families die because our world heavily relies on coal. “92 percent of the U.S. supply goes into power production.” (Dowdey). There are many …show more content…
Global warming is causing serious damages to Earth. If we are not careful, these damages could become difficult to reverse if we do not act now. These damages to our ecosystem include, but are not limited to: rising sea levels, warming oceans, longer and more intense droughts which threaten crops, wildlife, and freshwater supplies. Global warming is very real and is effecting or planet’s diversity. Carbon dioxide from coal burning is a large contributor to global warming. Power generation is responsible for 23 billion tons every year, 700 tons every second. (Effects of Climate Change). Also, coal burning produces sulfur dioxide and acid rain. (Dowdey). This is destroying our …show more content…
Gasification is production of energy without burning coal at all. Gasification is when, “steam and hot pressurized air or oxygen combine with coal in a reaction that forces carbon molecules apart.” Then the result of this process is burned in a gas turbine to make electricity. The thermal energy produced from the gas turbine additionally powers a steam turbine. Since this process creates two forms of energy, there is the potential for 50 percent fuel efficiency. (Dowdey). Another solution is renewable energy. Renewable energy such as wind, solar, and water power. While these solutions have a pricey installation, they will become profitable and efficient for our country. If you are worried about how the United States coal industry has lost more than 49,000 jobs, the same time renewable industries were creating nearly four times as jobs as the coal lost. (Hill). Both of these resolutions are realistic and helpful and I think that it is time our country to “embrace the emerging green economy, which will create domestic jobs, increase energy security and decrease health care cost associated with air pollution by investing in and encouraging the use of energy efficiency and alternative energy.”