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Kenny Bragg
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Kenny Bragg asked in Politics & GovernmentOther - Politics & Government · 8 years ago

Coal fired Electric power, why has it become a outcast in USA only?

One plant provides millions of homes with clean power. If you look at the earth with all the fires and volcanic putting stuff in the air. To single out coal is wrong.

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  • John
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Other countries aren't as concerned with their environment as the US is.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Most electricity in the US is still produced from coal, because it's cheaper than other fuels, and we haven't built a new nuclear plant in decades.

  • Ed Smurf
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    Where I live roughly 70% of our electricity comes from coal.

  • Tom Joad
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    many countries are moving away from coal

    And comparing them to a natural occurrence is asinine

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