You may not be fond of coal if it's in your Christmas stocking, but some see it as a useful and beneficial source of energy. Recently more energy companies have opted to build coal-burning plants, and experts are debating whether this is a viable solution to our energy needs. They say America runs on coal, but are we running in the right direction?
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Coal is an Abundant/Secure Energy Resource
Abundant does Equal Safe
So we should use something just because it's there. ......Great reason. Burn fossil fuels and then wonder why the earth is warming at a greater than is natural, and will warm to a higher temperature than is natural.
It's almost as if we haven't progressed at all since the Industrial Revolution. In fact, we haven't if the only solution you people can come up with "Uh. Well we have this coal to burn... duurrrr."
- SocialistBetty
February 16, 2009 10:36AM
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