Coal

Discussion There are obviously both negatives and positive impacts of Mpumalanga coal mines. Positives being the economic growth they provide not only to Mpumalanga, but to South Africa as a whole. While negatives being the environmental damages they have caused and are causing presently. Mostly on the agriculture due to the land destruction and the polluting of water and air which is having a knock on effect of the communities living in Mpumalanga. In order to find out whether the positives…

removing coal isn’t an option, at least not without a gradual process and well thought out plan. Even then, coal mining creates jobs. Over 174,000 jobs are created by coal in the United States, and this number does not include jobs that are indirectly made possible which is in the tens of thousands. This information can be found on Sourcewatch’s article titled “Coal and Jobs in the United States”. And with the addition of scrubbers making coal a very clean process, why should we remove it? Coal…

Coal and Oil By:Keira Coal and oil have been underground for many years and now people use it as an energy source all around the world. Sometimes coal and oil can be helpful but sometimes it can’t be hurtful. So here are some similarities and differences. Similarities Coal and Oil are nonrenewable because you can’t use it over and over again.Thick muck covered the plants and animals after they died. They both was made underground for millions of years with layers and layers of silt…

What is coal? Coal is a black sedimentary rock that can be burned for fuel, known for its high concentrations of carbons and hydrocarbons. Coal is also categorized as a non-renewable energy source because it takes millions of years to form. One of the leading theories on how coal is formed, known as the autochthonous theory, claims that there are 4 stages in coal formation. The first phase is the production of Peat, which consists of partially decomposed plant matter. Normally, plant…

This is because the coal mining industry is on a constant downfall. The failing coal mine industry has brought about many new ideas to try and improve the economy. In the past the Appalachia was a very thriving economy it is like our modern-day Atlanta. Every and anyone need or used coal in some way shape or form. This kept all of the people in Appalachia having a job. But as the time went on the use for coal has dropped. People are reverting to alternate uses other than coal. This is…

Coal seam gas (CSG), also known as coal bed methane (CBM), is a naturally occurring methane gas found in most coal seams. The extraction of CSG involves drilling wells into the coal seams and bringing water from the seams to the surface. This process reduces the pressure in the seams and allows the gas to be released from pores (Lacey and Lamont, 2014). The growing environmental and health risks associated with coal seam gas fracking production has the potential to generate considerable gas…

As you know coal is an energy source. You may ask the question: How is coal mined and how it is used? Coal mining is very big in south east Queensland, the biggest is New Acland mine out near Oakey. later in my report I will be talking about the New Acland project and what they are doing to rehabilitate mined land. I will be telling you about how coal is formed and mined. One form of Coal mining is an open cut mine. Open-cut mines are a way of mining with high explosives with the assistance of…

Coal is a fuel source used to make electricity and heat through burning. It’s considered a carbon-based fossil fuel. Fossil fuels are fuels formed through natural processes. Coal is a sedimentary rock made from the remains of plants buried in the earth, from about 100 to 400 million years ago. Let’s explore how people use coal. Long ago, North American Indians used coal to bake their clay pottery. By the 1800’s, coal was used to power train engines and steamships, heat homes, and to manufacture…

According to David N. Oswald in his, article Coal Burning Plants: An overview, Coal is a significant origin of energy generation around the world, and as a reason of harmful gases emissions like carbon dioxide, its utilization became a discussion worldwide on environmental change. As Coal remains, valuable in the twenty-first century because it is available in huge amounts, minimum cost to access and easy to convert into heat and electricity forms. Coal formed from Organic material, that has…

Did you know that Coal is a very good energy and is the cheapest energy source? Coal is found in all states of Australia. It is used as most of Australia’s power. Coal is a black or brown rock. Coal is a sedimentary rock and is formed over many years. It is extracted in two different ways, open-cut mining and underground mining. It has many different advantages and disadvantages. Coal is a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting chiefly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in…