Environmental Science (MindTap Course List)
Environmental Science (MindTap Course List)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781337569613
Author: G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 4CR
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The definition of natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), and coal. The three countries with the world’s largest proven natural gas reserves. The three counties that produce and consume most of the world’s natural gas. The potential for greatly increasing natural gas production in the United States. The four ways to reduce the environmental impact of the production of natural gas in the United States. The major advantages and disadvantages of using natural gas as an energy resource. The process of formation of coal. The difference between various types of coal. The working of a coal-burning power plant. The three countries that share the world’s largest proven coal reserves. The three countries that are the world’s largest producers and consumers of coal. The major environmental and health problems caused by the use of coal. The full-cost pricing that can be used by society to reduce the harmful environmental impacts of coal. Advantages and disadvantages of using coal as an energy resource.

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