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- Title
America at the Energy Crossroads.
- Authors
Hitt, Mary Anne
- Abstract
The article discusses policies on coal mining in the U.S. Some 150 new coal-fired plants are in planning stages, most of the facilities will use antiquated pulverized coal technology that impedes collection of carbon dioxide, which is the major contributor to global warming. The coal mining also toxifies drinking water with ash waste, destroys the landscape, and harms human health and safety. Moreover, reliance on coal as an energy source puts a drag on investment in the development of new energy technologies.
- Subjects
ENERGY policy; COAL &; the environment; COAL combustion &; the environment; COAL ash &; the environment; COAL mining &; the environment; HEALTH of coal miners
- Publication
Conservation Biology, 2007, Vol 21, Issue 2, p293
- ISSN
0888-8892
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00666.x