across the world. Coal mining is a major source of energy, the demand of which has increased rapidly with the growth of development. However, some environmental issues are generated in coal mining operation, among which concerned most by environmental authorities is air pollution. Air pollution are generated at all phases of coal mining, including drilling, blasting, overburden loading and unloading, coal loading and unloading, road transport and losses from exposed overburden dumps, coal handling plants
Coal mining has several negative effects on the health of the body that often times go unrecognized or just simply ignored. Many people have died from mining for various reasons such as the collapse of the mines as well as respiratory diseases caused by mining. Governments across the globe continue to implement regulations for the miners and populations surrounding the mines, but they have failed to eliminate health risks related to mining, which is nearly impossible. Mining permits used to be easy
Coal mining has generated, over the last century a series of negative impacts on our environment such as coal mining accidents, land sinkage, damage to the water environment mining waste disposal and air pollution. Although much of the damage is done to the environment it also affects us humans too in such a way. However nothing has been done to help this complication to stop this catastrophic activity to stop our planet from diminishing away. How does is affect people? Mining is the first step
Whilst considering the effects of Mrs. Thatcher’s policies on the coal mining communities of the south Wales valleys, the question arises, just how effective were her economic policies for these communities? Whilst much has been made of her achievement at being the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain, she did so with a small majority of just 70, which equated to 43percent of the ‘vote’. However, the cold fact was, that Thatcher, and her conservative government, were now in a primary position
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF COAL MINING INTRODUCTION Coal is the most abundant fuel resource in India. It is the prime source of energy and perhaps the largest contributor to the industrial growth of the country. It is a crucial and enduring element in a modern, balanced energy portfolio, providing a bridge to the future as an important low cost and secure energy solution to sustainability challenges. Some important facts about coal industry in India are as follows: •India is
Coal has been driving the world’s energy needs since the Roman Empire, however it is not without repercussions. Coal is a dirty energy source that is dangerous to acquire and environmentally devastating when used. It has caused numerous health issues in miners, contaminated local water supplies, and is responsible for the depletion of the ozone. Although coal is a widely used energy source, the world should invest in finding alternative and more efficient energy sources. Surveying is the observation
its coal. Sam Weis explains in “The Local and Worldwide Impacts of Mining Alaska’s Coal,” that Alaska is home to an estimated 5.5 trillion tons of coal, which is approximately one-eighth of all the coal on Earth (25). The energy that comes from burning coal is in great need not only in the United States, but also all over the world. According to Gail West, in his article titled Alaska’s Coal Clean Burning and Abundant,” “Japan, South Korea, and Chile are three primary markets for Alaska’s coal exports
that unites many Kentuckians. This common thread is coal mining. Window decals proudly proclaiming “Coal miner’s daughter”, “friend of coal” license plates, and yard signs declaring “Coal keeps the lights on” are only a fraction of the coal mining propaganda frequently seen throughout my community. There is an allure to being a coal miner not only because it is a high paying job that does not require a college degree, but also because being a coal miner evokes a sense of pride within people. However
Coal mining can have seriously adverse environmental and related impacts, including interference with groundwater quantity and quality, land subsidence, impacts on river flows and consequential impact on other land-uses, issues associated with mining wastes disposal, creation of geological hazards . . . and potential ecological havoc” (Bian et al., “The Impact of Disposal and Treatment of Coal Mining Wastes on Environment and Farmland” 1). Coal, a commodity that the world depends on as a vital economic
consequences by extracting, using and disposing of coal. Due mainly to the nature of the coal deposits which are typically full-size, covering huge regions including more than one seams extending over big vertical durations. Coal mining in all likelihood consequences in an extra disturbance to the geologic conditions of an area than any other form of mining(Ehlen, Haneberg & Larson, 2005, p. 79). The two ways to mine coal; surface mining and underground mining both extraction operations have their own