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current technology, nuclear power could replace fossil fuels. Another advantage of nuclear power comes in its concentration of energy. It is far more concentrated than fossil fuels. In fact, one uranium fuel pellet creates as much energy as one ton of coal or 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas. An average nuclear plant produces sufficient electricity for more than 690,000 home, and only uses 20 metric tons of uranium fuel each year. This reduces transportation costs, as well as increasing…

Fossil fuels have been present on Earth since it originated billions of years ago. Gas, coal, and oil are the three substances that make up fossil fuels. Humans have developed various methods to utilize these non-renewable resources, and many people cannot apprehend the impact they have on society. We use these resources for heat, transportation, internet, and capital. Ultimately, humanity as a whole will perish if these materials exhaust. Like a heart supplying blood throughout the body to…

To: Mark Zacharias, Deputy Minister of the Environment; Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister of Climate Change Subject: Electrification of Natural Gas Production in Northeast BC Summary: The Clean Energy Association of BC (CEBC) sees an opportunity to support clean growth and climate policy in the province through the electrification of natural gas production in Northeast BC. CEBC estimates this action could reduce GHGs by 13-15 MT/year. However, it needs timely action from the BC government in the…

Nuclear power us one of the biggest and best power sources known today. Nuclear fusion and fission makes a lot of excess usable energy. It produces a lot more energy than wind, solar, coal, or fossil fuels do, and they actually are better for the environment than coal or fossil fuels, producing helium rather than carbon monoxide.In short, nuclear power is a good idea because we can take care of the nuclear waste, the reactors have better safety measures and protocols than normal factories, is…

chance to read on all the resources from the same article. I also felt like it was easier for me to understand and compare. There are several different impacts of natural gas. The combustion from natural gas is lesser than coal and oil. Natural gas has a lower life cycle than coal and oil. It can be burned and used as energy for power plants. Natural gas does contribute to air pollution, but it is produces lower rates than gasoline for vehicles. Health wise, humans and animals can be impacted…

Ostler’s more inclusive form of politics can be applied to late 19th century industrial relations and gender relations. Thomas G. Andrews illustrates in his book Killing for Coal how the plight of the coal workers was strangely similar to the Sioux’s situation in many ways. The U.S.’s need for coal to support its economic boom was similar to the U.S. government’s need for Sioux land in order to expand, and colliers residency in company towns that had significant control over miners’ lives is…

Thomas G. Andrews book, Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War, merges labor and environmental history in an breakdown of the half century leading up to the most fierce and violent labor unrest of the post civil war era, which is the Colorado coal-miner strike of 1913-1914, the Ludlow battle/massacre and Ten Day Coalfield War. Thomas Andrews argues in his book that these incidents cannot be seen in isolation or as separate events, but as the climax of half a century of struggle within…

It has been long acknowledged that the Untied States is in need of finding a natural energy source in order to become a more sustainable country and to also become less dependent on the Middle East. Attaining natural gas and oil from shale is a game changer when it comes to energy production. However, this revolutionary approach has created environmental skepticism around how environmentally friendly and sustainable this practice actually is and the types of problems that could be associated…

After researching benefits and downfalls of nuclear power plants, I have come to a conclusion that we should block the plan to build a nuclear power plant in Enola, Pennsylvania. While researching nuclear power plants, I found more disadvantages than advantages. Many power plants have one event that causes another event, and another, each event a product of the one before, and a cause of the one after. This is called a chain reaction. Nuclear power plants are power plants that use Uranium 235…

Coal and Coal Seam Production and Use in Australia. Coal and coal seam gas (CSG) are both naturally occurring resources. They are both extracted from the ground by mining. Coal is burned to produce electricity in huge power plants. CSG can be cooled to produce liquefied natural gas, or the methane gas can used to power electricity generators. The mining of coal in order to produce electricity has advantages and disadvantages, which divide the opinions of society. The same can be said for the…