Jamie Brame
10/24/2018 6:47 AM
About half of western NC's energy comes from coal. Other resources include gas and hydro-electric. At this time, there is no nuclear plants in the area.
Coal, of course, is a horrible pollutant: not only does it tear up the planet when it is mined, smoke and leftover sludge are both detrimental to the environment. Coal is nasty, as we used to say when I was a kid and visited family members who burned coal in fireplaces and stoves. Anywhere that it is mined, the surrounding areas look ripped apart, people living in the areas seem to be economically challenged, and there is no telling what happens to animals and plant life that are uprooted as land is appropriated for mining. It's not good.
Natural gas extractionand transportation in pipelines results in leaking methane, which can cause global warming. I don't understand the science: I just know that methane, a primary ingredient in natural gas, is a major pollutant. I've not read much about ways of extracting natural gas, but fracking is one of the easiest and most dangerous ways. And we are beginning to see the large impact fracking makes on people, animals, and land. It's not good.
Coal, of course, is a horrible pollutant: not only does it tear up the planet when it is mined, smoke and leftover sludge are both detrimental to the environment. Coal is nasty, as we used to say when I was a kid and visited family members who burned coal in fireplaces and stoves. Anywhere that it is mined, the surrounding areas look ripped apart, people living in the areas seem to be economically challenged, and there is no telling what happens to animals and plant life that are uprooted as land is appropriated for mining. It's not good.
Natural gas extractionand transportation in pipelines results in leaking methane, which can cause global warming. I don't understand the science: I just know that methane, a primary ingredient in natural gas, is a major pollutant. I've not read much about ways of extracting natural gas, but fracking is one of the easiest and most dangerous ways. And we are beginning to see the large impact fracking makes on people, animals, and land. It's not good.