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Competitiveness & Globalization (10th ed). Mason, OH: South Western, Cengage Learning. 2. Gambrel, D. (2013, June 26). Getting PRB Coal to Asia Now. Coal Age. Retrieved from: http://www.coalage.com/index.php/departments/transportation-tips/2826-shipping-prb-coal-to-asia-now.html 3. Western Organization of Resources Council (2011, January) Exporting Powder River Basin Coal: Risks and Costs [PDF File]. pp. 1-15. R

1) List three ways that fossil fuels (coal, oil, nat. gas -- be specific!) harm the ENVIRONMENT The exploitation and the use of fossil fuels negatively impact the environment. 1. It affects the Earth’s surface as well as the landscape. Burning coal changes the surface area; creates cracks in the surface topography. Besides, moving land from the burning area will alter or destroy natural characteristics of the land and impacts the biodiversity. The process of exploitation will create a large amount

Impact of Coal vs Uranium Power Plants Currently our country, and especially California, is confronting a serious energy crisis. Newspaper headlines warn of blackouts and tremendous rate increases. The cost of all we buy will increase in an effort to cover the added expenses. They only way to control this shortage of fuel are to produce more, conserve and control the amount of energy we use or a combination of conserving and increasing production. In the United States two major sources of

Overview Global warming are the environmental and social changes caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases. Human activities have been the primary cause of this significant change, resulting with extreme weather conditions, increasing sea level, and climate changes. In this paper I will compare and contrast natural versus anthropogenic climate changes of global warming, mitigation strategies, mitigation effectiveness, policy implications, costs, and address some policy changes to help stabilize

The Hazards of Coal Use: Coal has been combusted for fuel for thousands of years. However it was not until the last few decades that the consequences of coal use have been fully realized and effort has been taken to lessen the severe environmental harm that can come from the combustion of coal. The fact of the matter is no matter how much we may dislike coal and the detrimental effects of it we, as a nation, depend on coal to live our lives. When we flip a switch and a light turns on we don’t give

Coal is a fossil fuel like oil and gas. Fossil fuels are all formed out of organic matter deposited, decomposed and compressed, storing all the carbon involved under the earth's surface for millions of years.  Some of the advantages of coal are -  * Easily combustible, and burns at low temperatures, making coal-fired boilers cheaper and simpler than many others * Widely and easily distributed all over the world; * Comparatively inexpensive to buy on the open market due to large reserves

WHAT IS COAL SEAM GAS (CSG)? CSG is a naturally occurring methane gas which is known as Coal Bed Methane (CBM). It is a-by product of ancient plant matter that has formed over millions of years by the same natural processes which produce coal. Not long ago this gas was identified as a major problem in the underground coal mining industry due to it’s high flammability despite this, it is now recognised as a very profitable resource. The coal seams are generally filled with water and it is the

years… fell or were carried by the coal down into the car below. One was badly burned and the other smothered to death.” Another reason that child labor needs to stop is, because of how unhealthy it is for the kids in the factories this is what it says in the document,”The air at times is dense with coal-dust, which penetrates so far into the passages of the lungs that for long periods after the boy leaves the breaker, he continues to cough up the black coal dust.” The last reason that child labor

smell of methane hangs in the air; the thump of the drilling rig sounds inside my head, the noise and dust from the constant flow of trucks fills my ear drums and stings my eyes. My once quiet, rural property is now a medium-term construction site. The coal seam gas industry has arrived; it is a booming export industry, earning millions of dollars each day. They tell us it’s a better alternative than coal; it’s quick and cheap and environmentally friendly. But what don’t they tell us? What don’t we see

ENG-112-E02 04/26/2017 Coal is a dirty industry from beginning to end, but until recently the public knew very little of how the coal cycle ends -- with millions of tons of toxic coal ash waste produced each year. Coal ash can cause many health problems for people who are exposed to it, and it can also damage our environment.The EPA has been very lenient with coal ash reuse and storage, and due to that leniency, many communities were and still are being negatively affected. Coal ash is not only negatively