(par 6.3.2.1.1.3) Coal
Coal http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/webfieldtrips/climate_change/coal/ © WWF / Hartmut Jungius Coal is the most abundant and least expensive of the fossil fuels. It is also the most popular, accounting for almost 40 per cent of the total worldwide power generation. Check out the Wikipedia page on coal. Coal is formed from prehistoric vegetation that accumulated about 300 million years […]
(par 6.3.2.1.1.2) Environmental impact of the coal industry
Environmental impact of the coal industry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_coal_mining_and_burning From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A coal surface mining site in Bihar, India A mountaintop removal mining operation in the United States The environmental impact of the coal industry includes issues such as land use, waste management, water and air pollution, caused by the coal mining, processing and the use of its products. In addition to […]
(par 6.3.2.1.1.1) These 15 countries, as home to largest reserves, control the world’s oil – tanker
These 15 countries, as home to largest reserves, control the world’s oil https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/22/largest-oil-reserves-in-world-15-countries-that-control-the-worlds-oil/39497945/ By Samuel Stebbins24/7 Wall Street Oil is a natural resource formed by the decay of organic matter over millions of years. And like many other natural resources, oil cannot be produced, only extracted where it already exists. Unlike every other natural resource, […]