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Does fossil fuel kill trees?
If fossil fuels are used to power plants, this can kill trees. The pollution that comes from the plants can cause plants to die.
Compare a power plant that burns fossil fuels with a nuclear power plant?
Both power plants generate electricity, but a fossil fuel power plant burns coal, oil, or gas to produce heat that boils water into steam to drive a turbine, while a nuclear power plant uses nuclear reactions to heat water into steam. Nuclear plants produce no greenhouse gas emissions, while fossil fuel plants do. However, nuclear plants produce radioactive waste that needs to be safely managed for a long time.
Do nuclear power plants generate more or less air pollution than fossil fuel plants?
A power plant uses fossil fuels to produce the energy. When the fossil fuels such as gasoline and coal is burned it releases chemicals into the air. Fossil fuels themselves don't cause pollution because they are objects in the ground. The fuels are burned inside the power plants which is where the chemicals and pollution comes from. The power plant doesn't cause pollution either because it simply takes the energy produced and distributes it. The pollution is caused during the chemical reaction of the heat of fire reacting with the petroleum fumes or the coal rocks. The chemicals and gas are simply products. So for a straight forward answer neither one produces pollution. The pollution comes from the chemical reaction. But in regards as to where the pollution come from it comes from the power plants because the fossil fuels don't give off pollution.
Nuclear power plants can produce energy more cheaply and with less pollution them plants that use fossil fuels why are there not more nuclear power plants dad plants that burn fossil fuels?
The problem of disposing large amounts of nuclear waste is not resolved.
What pollutes the air the most?
Humans create the most air pollution. Power plants are known to create the most pollution in most areas of the world.
What is the major source of human caused pollution?
The largest source of human-caused air pollution is the burning of fossil fuels. 90% of air pollution is from power plants and automobiles.
How are wind turbines better than fossil fuel power plants?
The wind is free. And no pollution is created by a wind turbine.
Why are hydroelectric power and wind power called clean energy?
Because neither burns fossil fuel to create energy, and neither causes pollution.
Is Power a good thing?
because it doesn't create pollution and it is greener than coal and nuclear power plants :P
Why is power a good thing?
because it doesn't create pollution and it is greener than coal and nuclear power plants :P
Why is solar power a good thing?
because it doesn't create pollution and it is greener than coal and nuclear power plants :P
What is the biggest source of air pollution?
most air pollution is produced by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel.
