Explain how coal can reduce deforestation?
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We mine enough coal to give 1 ton to every person on the planet. To date, we have mined an estimated 2.7 billion tons of coal globally and it’s not even half of the year yet.
How the mining of coal is harmful to the environment
We were so happy with this cheap fuel source that we didn’t foresee or refused to see the coal mining effects on the environment – and they are many – most of them negative.
Here are some of the negative effects of coal mining and the burning of coal:
Deforestation is required to clear areas of land and mountains to prepare them for mining.
Coal mining releases toxic materials into the soil and water.
Bad mining can start coal fires which can burn for decades – releasing “fly ash” and smoke filled with greenhouse gases and toxic chemicals.
It releases coal mine methane which is 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
Strip mining accounts for 40% of the world’s coal mines and the practices destroys landscapes, forests and wildlife habitation. It usually requires mountain blasting and the removal of trees and plants in the mining area.
Coal mining increases the risk of loosening top soils into streams and waterways and the sediments pollute our water and can smother plant life downstream and even kill fish.
Coal has traces of sulfur and nitrogen. When burned, these are released into the atmosphere. While these chemicals are floating in the air, they can mix with water vapor and fall back to earth as Acid Rain.
Coal is made of carbon. When burned, the carbon combines with oxygen and forms carbon dioxide –one of the main contributors to global warming and air pollution.
Aside from carbon, the burning of coal releases sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury compounds into the air.