The usage of burning oil and coal can be costly. Most of these facts are hidden from us but it is true. Not only does it cost money to burn the oil and coal but the construction of these power plants, workers, materials, money for labor workers and the transportation of the substance. Sulfur dioxide is not environmental friendly and is probably one of the worst substances for our earth. It can cost billions of dollars to run a plant like this were recycling saves us tons of money on our renewable resources and has very little cost of reconstructing a product.
The effects of their use on the environment can be far reaching and detrimental to health of humans, animals, and other organisms that inhabit the earth. Eventually, these fossil fuels will run out. Finding alternative ways to produce power is an endeavor that is
Changing to alternative sources would be too expensive. Those that debate a change is needed say that Coal, oil and natural gas is polluting our atmosphere, the air that is breathed and killing wildlife. People will soon run out of these three sources and there should be a backup plan put into action before it is too late. I personally can see both sides; however, I want to see the United States use wind, solar or water for their energy sources. The United States is broke, and we owe so much money to other countries as it is.
Answer = Coal mining can require the removal of almost an entire layer of material deep under the surface. When the timber supports collapse, this can lead to subsidence. The subsidence can mean economic loss to people above or damage to natural areas. It can even cause cracks in river beds, leading to loss of river flow. Some mining involves the inadvertent dispersal of heavy metals, such as lead, into the atmosphere.
Everything in the world living and nonliving are affected by the consumption of energy for example when using a electric hybrid vehicle we use less gas but then we use more electricity; we give up one resource for the use of another. Energy is made by coal, oil, and also can be made by natural renewable resources like wind power, biomass fermentation, and also solar power. Coal and oil are nonrenewable resources that we have to dig out of our earth to use and
Large amounts of methane and other poisonous gases released into the air from the gas wells contribute to heavy air pollution and global warming. Fracking has been linked to movement of radioactive materials and heavy metals from the underground layers of the earth to the surface through flow-back
Fossil Fuels were formed very long ago from plant or animal remains that were buried, compressed, and transformed into oil, coal, or natural gas. The carbon is said to be "fixed" in place and is essentially locked out of the natural carbon cycle (www.koshland-science-museum.org). Humans intervene during by burning the fossil fuels. During combustion in the presence of air, carbon dioxide and water molecules are released into the atmosphere. Phosphorus enters the environment from rocks or deposits laid down on the earth many years ago.
Enis Davud 2/6/13 Mrs. Laird Earth Science Frack Attack! Off shore drilling or conventional drilling is used most often to extract natural gas. However a fairly new form of drilling has evolved called hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking. Hydrofracking’s main purpose is to open up shale deposits filled with natural gas that are unable to be attained using normal drilling. The process of hydraulic fracturing is complex and has many effects on the economy, environment, and the workers.
The Struggles of Mountain Top Removal The United States of America’s dependency on coal has become irresponsible and the method by which it attains its high amounts of usage is being overlooked by the vast majority of the American public. Mountain Top Removal; its name is the method’s literal practice. This process is obviously very efficient in terms of production, as it has quickly become a leading extraction method of coal throughout Appalachia. The positive economic value of the coal industry and their advances in extraction methods are greatly outweighed by the negative effects of these advances. Whether considering the detrimental health aspects or the degradation of the beautiful Appalachian region environmentally, this issue causes
Environmental health Unit 38 P1 Explain how human activity can damages the environment For years now we have been warned about human activity destroying our planet and environment. Some of the things that humans are affecting are Climate Change, Depletion of Ozone Layer, Pollution, Deforestation and Extinction of Species. Overcrowding, urbanisation and population growth Overcrowding can affect our planet more than some people think, Overcrowding means more people this means we use more natural resources this means the earth in the end isn’t going to have enough resources to support the growing population. Remember every person on the planet takes up space which could be used for farmland, and forests. People excrete wastes and litter that flow into water systems, and animal habitats, this is slowly polluting water and killing wildlife.