Ø HOW IS COAL FORMED? Coal is a complex mixture of compounds of carbon‚ hydrogen‚ oxygen along with small amounts of nitrogen and sulphur compounds and some free carbon. Most of our coal was formed about 300 million years ago when much of the earth was covered by steamy swamps. Eventually bacterial and chemical action at high temperature and pressure inside the earth gradually changed the materials to coal. The slow chemical process of the conversion of wood into coal by a biochemical process
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Mountaintop Removal Mining Do you ever wonder or consider where the energy is coming from when you flip the switch every time you need electrical power? I don’t think many people have any idea where that energy is coming from. The same disconnection can be applied to the food industry. This disconnection between these services that everyone is accustomed to having and using creates great problems‚ in my opinion. The coal industry has been fueling the United States for the last century. It used
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Coal Industry of pakistan SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS Pakistan has a very large coal reserve base only Thar coal can be used to make 40‚000 MW of Electricity for the next 100 years. Regional powers like China are very much interested in the project and are willing to pour billions of dollars in these projects if the Govt. of Pakistan issues sovereign guarantee. Sector will essentially contribute to the wiping out of the difference in the electricity shortage. It would stabilise the economy
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when on one is using them. These waste actions might seem small‚ but they will affect the local and global environment. Although the electricity is not very expensive‚ residents in Wickersham Hall should save the electricity because it can make the planet more sustainable‚ it can help reduce pollution‚ and it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There are many reasons for saving electricity in Wickersham Hall. Now it is the time for our residents in Wickersham Hall to do something in saving our
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supporting points. In the NAACP press release‚ “Coal Blooded‚” regarding the use of coal burning power plants in the United States focuses on the negative impacts coal burning energy development has on the health‚ well-being‚ and socio-economic success of Americans living in communities where these plants exist. The release specifically references the impacts on individuals of color who are a large percentage of the people living in and around towns where coal burning plants operate. It has been noted
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COAL -- A Fossil Fuel How Coal Was Formed How We Get Coal How Coal is Transported Types of Coal Where We Get Coal How Coal is Used Coal and the Environment energy calculator links page recent statistics HOW COAL WAS FORMED Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. It is the most abundant fossil fuel produced in the United States. Coal is a nonrenewable energy source because it takes millions of years to create. The
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Pollution Pollution is the addition to the ecosystem of someting which has a detrimental effect on it. One of the most important causes of pollution is the high rate of energy usage by modern‚ growing populations. Different kinds of pollution are found. In this section we will discuss: 1. Air Pollution. 2. Water Pollution. 3. Land Pollution. Air Pollution Air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger human health or
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I.Introduction Philippines’ minerals are the country’s assets‚ many mining applications and projects in the Philippines are also in small islands with fragile ecosystems that are also highly vulnerable to natural and climate hazards. The Philippines is one of the richest mining deposits globally. According to estimates‚ the Philippines have the fifth largest reserve of minerals in the world. It has the world’s 3rd largest gold‚ 4th largest copper‚ and 5th largest nickel reserves. The Intellasia
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We can help pollution get better by slowing down a lot of things such as not using the car as much and not littering because littering doesn’t just affect our land but affects animals in the ocean and on land. We are as well but little do we know it we also get affected by pollution it is said that it can give you cancer by inhaling polluted air. You can do your bit by walking from place to place if it is walking distance and don’t litter because we do share the world with other nations and they
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Argus/Coalindo Indonesian Coal Index Report Weekly average ICI* prices Issue 040 Friday 05 October 2012 Indonesian Coal Indices incorporating assessments by Argus Media and PT Coalindo** Grade (kcal) Indonesian 6‚500 GAR (6‚200 NAR) Indonesian 5‚800 GAR (5‚500 NAR) Indonesian 5‚000 GAR (4‚600 NAR) Indonesian 4‚200 GAR (3‚800 NAR) Indonesian 3‚400 GAR (3‚000 NAR) Price(US$/t) 87.55 72.16 56.08 39.13 28.52 Monthly ICI averages Jul 86.45 71.68 58.41 40.28 31.11
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