World Coal Institute

It is now time for us all to realize that the energy that supplies about 85% of our need such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum, is under attack. The newest attack on our energy supplies are proposals to tax carbon. A carbon tax is, “an environmental fee levied by governments on the production, distribution, or use of fossil fuels.” The amount of the tax depends on the amount of carbon dioxide each type of fossil fuel emits when it is used to run factories or power plants, provide heat and…

Some nuclear power plants benefit humans by creating a needed supply of electricity. They are usually built near water to remove the heat the reactor produces. The way that this happens is the power plants heat water to produce the electricity. With the steam that’s produced from the heated water, large turbines begin to spin that essentially generate the electricity. The nuclear power plants use the heat that is produced during nuclear fission to heat the water. A nuclear fission is when…

As the world grows more populated and people become more immersed in their modern lives power-generation has become the leading cause of air pollution, and the biggest contributing factor to global warming in the US. Finding a source of clean renewable energy at the lowest cost and lowest impact on the environment has become a very complex mission. Not only is the race for a renewable energy source dire to help save the planet, our current major power source, Coal is slowly but surely running…

At the begining of the film Steve is singled out for advancement by the organization officials. He and Sue offer a larger number of leases at a lower value point than any of the other alternate groups. Steve is great at what he does, however modest, too."Listen, Steve, we're a $9 billion organization. Somebody's recommending you, it's not nice, it's numbers," an organization official tells him after Steve redirects praise. Steve knows the sort of individuals he's talking to. He originated from a…

to the people mining and not mining and if not dealt with properly, the radioactive materials used in a nuclear power plant can severely harm the environment as well as the people and animals within it. Opposed to other nonrenewable resources like coal, petroleum, and natural gas, nuclear power plants emits little to no amount of pollution/greenhouse gases into the air. In addition, they are cheap to run. Despite these feats, they have disadvantages that counteract them. For one, while nuclear…

nature. Both the countries do show interest in the natural world and want to protect it and enjoy the aspects of nature, but is there ever any actions ever happening to resolve any of these issues to nature? Most Americans would use nature for various purposes even though they would be inflicting more damage to the environment. Most humans are very self-centered toward the natural world. The global climate change will eventually affect the world in a variety of ways such as the destruction of…

nuclear energy, is very cheap and it does not take much to produce energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas will not last forever. Those supplies are on the decline while nuclear energy is widely available and near ever-lasting, not to mention it is very easy to transport. While nuclear power is preferred over burning coal, it is still only 19% of our total electrical output. The reason of this low output being that coal power plants cost about $2 billion to make, while nuclear power…

Carbon tax has been imposed in many jurisdictions around world. It is one of the initiatives to stop the menace of global warming. This global warming, which has slowly raised the earth 's temperature somewhere between one and two degrees over the past one hundred years, may have dire effects. As a result of higher temperatures, the ocean levels will rise, global weather patterns will be permanently altered, and ecosystems around the world will be greatly affected. Sweden 's Carbon Tax is one…

The 2016 elections are heating up in terms of we are getting closer to find out who will be the two nominees to run for president in November. This is an exciting season because we get to see each candidate 's debate on their proposals, policies, and views about different issues facing our country. Today the presidential election have a different taste as for many this is the most entertaining one yet. They have to debate, show and support their claims in order to get the vote of the people.…

Research Letters found that 55,000 kilograms of methane are leaked into the atmosphere per hour in the Uinta Basin (Kille). Some researchers have argued that the release of methane into the atmosphere wipes out any of the benefits natural gas has over coal (Wihbey). In the Denver Basin, approximately seventy percent of volatile organic compound emissions are a result of condensate tanks according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Kille). Condensate tanks are used to…