Coal is an un-renewable fossil fuel which is known as a cheap and reliable energy source. It has many environmental impacts‚ both positive and negative. Coal has a great economical effect providing thousands of people with jobs‚ and harmfully leaving individuals with un-producible land. It has a social impact negatively when people live near coal mines. Coal is a flammable‚ mostly black rock‚ which has been located in 50 different countries around the world. Coal is known as a fossil fuel because
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Staring at the steady stream of traffic on Raj Path from the office window‚ Mr. Om Prakash was ruminating over the Coal Linkages Committee meeting that concluded a few minutes ago. “There has to be a more scientific approach that leaves no room for maneuvering‚ bickering and hurt feelings which follow every such meeting” wondered Mr. Om Prakash. India has a total installed generating capacity of 167 thousand megawatts‚ comprising 109 thousand megawatts in the Thermal sector‚ 37 thousand in the Hydro
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that goes with it has been a topic‚ which needs to be fixed. Clean coal technologies (CCN) are methods that will lead to mankind taking a huge step in the right direction. First‚ the basic definition of CCT is the process of cleaning coal‚ so when it is used it will not damage the atmosphere. Second‚ after the coal is purified‚ there are two ways of containing the poisons. Finally‚ when CCT is perfected‚ how can leading companies implement their ideas to foreign nations‚ so the world will benefit
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War on Coal “President Obama is responsible entirely for the closure of that mine and the loses of these jobs”‚ Robert Murray CEO of Murray Energy Corporation told CNN after 239 men were laid off because an Ohio mine had closed. The current war on coal is not one of just and fair reasons. Coal has several positive benefits that greatly outweigh the negative environmental effects that some say it causes. The main benefit of coal is the hundreds of thousands it employs annually. However‚ with the
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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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GENERAL WORKING AND DESCRIPTION OF COAL HANDLING PLANT In thermal power station‚ Coal is a principal fuel and hence a careful thought is given to the design and layout of the coal handling plant. As the consumption of coal is very large‚ the design and layout of a coal handling plant should be simple but robust with a view to reduce the maintenance and running cost to the lowest possible figure consistent to reliability. Mode of Coal Transportation : Coal is brought to the power station by three
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Kerogen and coal are both derived from organic matter. Organic matter is a matter that is derived from the breakdown of plant and animal‚ it is able to decay or product of decay‚ it must be composed of organic or carbon compounds. Kerogen and coal and other rocks are formed by diagenetic alteration that takes place during the process called diagenesis. During diagenesis‚ the sediments will undergo compaction and consolidation that will caused the reduction of volume of voids that are filled by fluids
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Information Administration (EIA)‚ the most of the common fuel that used for electricity generation is coal sharing 45% of the U.S electricity energy‚ which is about 4 trillion Kilowatt-hours. Fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum are not renewable. Once they are used‚ the total resources of them are reduced. There will be one day that the earth is running out of fossil fuel. As the relationship between coal and electricity is
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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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Find You’re Inner Diamond Audrey Lorde was an African American feminist. She was the author of the poem‚ “Coal.” She used “Coal” to portray what she feels and give new emphasis to her thoughts and feelings. The poem is her reflection and pride of her background and deep thoughts. She expresses this poem with how she relates to society and her relationship with them. The title of the poem is an example of imagery‚ written in first person‚ a free verse‚ and she speaks to us in her voice.
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