Rollin Coal to waste fuel COAL FUEL

DEFINITION AND TYPES Coal is a mineral used to create fuel for energy Used in gasoline heating fuel Diesel Jet fuel

LOCATION What we do is put the coal into or electricity and in fuel The are abundant in The United State Russia China India

RESOURCE BENEFITS It is one of the most abundant sources of energy There is an abundance so we won’t run out Coal is a cheap to get The electricity it produces is reliable Coal based power is not dependent on weather

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES Dramatically alters the landscape 60% of the U.S. coal is stripped from surface mines In West Virginia 300,000 acres have been destroyed by this Underground mining is one of the most dangerous jobs Underground mining can cause breathing problems for people

RESOURCE USES Used for heating Used in fuel It’s used in industrial boilers Used in blast furnaces Also used in steel production

COSTS Coal fuel is the cheapest fossil fuel 1 ton cost 130 dollars Since cost is low coal is used more than oil To figure out costs they go by megawatts and pounds To calculate it they use two different groups power price and fual costs

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION Need a ventilation system for underground mining There is the to noise control act There is the clean air act The farmland protection and policy act The clean water act

EXTRA FACTS Coal is currently mined in 26 of our 50 states Coal gasification power plants are now operating in the U.S. Gasification breaks down the coal instead of burning it directly In 24 hours it made 2.4 million tons of steel Generated power equivalent to 1,340 nuclear plants

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