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MONEY
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Money
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FOOD
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                                                                  COAL

PROBLEMS WITH COAL - One quarter of the world’s coal reserves are found within the United States. Coal is also the workhorse of the nation’s electric power industry, supplying more than half the electricity consumed by Americans. Coal is very complicated. 
           1. First you have to mine it, transport it to a processing plant, then transport it to it's final destination.

           2. There is nothing clean about coal-fired power plants-from being the largest source of toxic mercury pollution to releasing 40% of our nation's total carbon dioxide emissions every year, coal-fired power plants are the dirtiest source of energy we use today. 

COAL TECHNOLOGY - To improve coal for use as a clean energy source.

Fluidized-bed combustion –Limestone and dolomite are added during the combustion process to mitigate sulfur dioxide formation. There are 170 of these units deployed in the U.S. and 400 throughout the world.

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) – Heat and pressure are used to convert coal into a gas or liquid that can be further refined and used cleanly. The heat energy from the gas turbine also powers a steam turbine. IGCC has the potential to improve coal’s fuel efficiency rate to 50 percent. Two IGCC electricity generation plants are in operation in the U.S.

Flue Gas De sulfurization – Also called "scrubbers," and removes large quantities of sulfur, other impurities and particulate matter from emissions to prevent their release into the atmosphere.

Low Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Burners – Reduce the creation of NOx, a cause of ground-level ozone, by restricting oxygen and manipulating the combustion process. Low NOx burners are now on 75 percent of existing coal power plants

 

                     BEFORE ACTING UPON AN IDEA THAT CONCERNS YOUR
HEALTH, MONEY, OR ANY OTHER MAJOR DECISION IN YOUR LIFE,
IT IS A SMART IDEA TO GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR DOCTOR, 
FINANCIAL ADVISOR, LAWYER OR ANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL THAT
CAN HELP YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. 

                    SOMETIMES A SECOND OPINION IS ADVISABLE. BEFORE
MAKING A DECISION ON AN IDEA, GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME
TO THINK ABOUT IT. IN THE LONG RUN YOUR DECISION IS THE
FINAL ONE. MAKE SURE YOU WEIGH THE PRO'S AND CON'S OF THE
IDEA.