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Burning coal produces large amounts of carbon dioxide, which will eventually cause serious problems with sea level rise. Other pollutants include nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, Mercury and smoke particles. Coal mining is often done with mountain top removal, which destroys million year old ecosystems, wildlife and migratory bird habitat.

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Advantages by burning coal for electricity?

Burning coal for elstricity has no advandages, it only causes disadvantages like making the air polluted and bad for the workers health.


Are electric cars bad for the environment?

Anything which consumes energy has an effect on the environment. An automobile which only transports one person is inefficient, unless it is very small. It does not matter where the energy comes from, it is the consumption of energy to move one person from place to place which is bad for the environment. Electric cars normally get their energy from the electrical grid, which is primarily supplied by coal-burning generating plants. Building more coal fired plants to meet the demand for electricity would be bad for the environment. However, they are better for the environment than internal combustion engine cars burning gasoline, as some electricity is renewably generated (wind, solar, hydro, etc).


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Bad or good electric car?

It depends upon how the electric car is powered. If its fuel comes from burning coal, the car is not so great for our environment. However, if the electricity generated to power the car comes from wind, solar, geothermal, or hydroelectric, it is much better.


Does Coal affect the environment?

Yes, it does, negatively.Answer:Yes, coal dust is very bad for the lungs if inhaled and the soot is definitely bad for the soil. Coal is a naturally occurring portion of our environment and in the ground it is not a problem. The use or misuse of coal can be problematic. Modern techniques for the burning of coal produce only oxygen and water vapor. This process is referred to as clean coal burning. Answer:Burning coal, a fossil fuel, releases the carbon which is adding to the greenhouse gases causing global warming.


How efficient is it to turn coal into electricity?

not really efficient, the efficiency rate some where about 7-12%, which pretty bad. reasons, turn coal in electricity is not a direct method, but lots of conversions happens and each time there is a significant loss. Burning coal is to get water boiling and all the steam produced is than used to turns the turbines.


How does coal make an impact on the environment?

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Is coal causing a mojor problen in the world?

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Why do spacecraft use solar cells to generate electricity rather than burning coal?

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Why is coal so bad for the environment?

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Is burning coal bad for health?

Yes & too much of it can hurt your lungs.


Is coal bad for the econymy?

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