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The document discusses various types of power plants and questions regarding their viability and environmental impacts. It questions the claims of "clean coal" power plants, noting the health impacts of coal mining and burning, as well as impacts to water, land, and ecosystems. Other power sources discussed include oil, natural gas, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and nuclear power plants. Key concerns raised include the reliability and cost-effectiveness of these alternatives compared to the environmental and health costs of coal.

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C (Hindi Dahil Mura Nakakatipid Ka Na!)

The document discusses various types of power plants and questions regarding their viability and environmental impacts. It questions the claims of "clean coal" power plants, noting the health impacts of coal mining and burning, as well as impacts to water, land, and ecosystems. Other power sources discussed include oil, natural gas, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and nuclear power plants. Key concerns raised include the reliability and cost-effectiveness of these alternatives compared to the environmental and health costs of coal.

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COAL FIRED POWER PLANT (HINDI DAHIL MURA NAKAKATIPID KA NA!) 1.

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT THE ELECTRICITY YOU WILL PROVIDE IS CHEAPER THAN OTHERS? *WELL IN FACT IT KEEPS ON INCREASING ITS PRICE? *fewer resources would mean higher price 2. AS AN ATENEAN, KNOWING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF YOUR POWER PLANT, WHY STILL PURSUES SUCH? *HOW SURE ARE YOU THAT YOUR POWER PLANT IS CLEAN AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY? 3. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS IF YOUR SOURCES WILL RUN OUT SOONER OR LATER? 4. SINCE COAL IS NON-RENEWABLE, HOW CAN YOU SUSTAIN ITS OPERATION? 5. WHAT IS IMPORTANT: OUR EARTH OR THE CHEAPNESS OF YOUR POWER PLANT? ***NOTE THE CARBON THAT YOUR POWER PLANT EMITS. 6. HOW MUCH IS YOUR CLEAN AIR TECHNOLOGY? ITS MAINTENANCE? HOW ABOUT YOUR PAYMENT JUST TO COMPENSATE THE CARBON EMISSIONS OF YOUR POWER PLANT? 7. PRIVATELY OWNED OR GOVERNMENT? IF GOVERNMENT, WHERE WILL WE GET THE MONEY? 8. HOW CAN YOU RESPOND TO THE PEOPLE RALLYING AGAINST YOU? 9. IS IT ACCEPTED BY THE PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THE CHURCH? 10. HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT YOUR POWER PLANT IS EFFECTIVE IF WE ARE ALWAYS EXPERIENCING BROWN-OUTS? &&& THE PEOPLE HEADING YOUR POWER PLANT USED THIS AS AN EXCUSED TO INCREASE THEIR PRICES (kw/H)? ***THEY PROMISED IN THE FIRST PLACED TO MAINTAIN THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PER KILOWATT HOUR. 11. ***FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED AN ANSWER FOR THIS QUESTION ASIDE FROM YOUR POWER PLANT, WHAT OTHER POWER PLANT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE PUT UP IN THE PHILIPPINES AND WHY? 12. FROM ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SECRET ENVIRONMENTALLY, THE MINING OF COAL RESULTS IN THE DESTRUCTION OF WIDE AREAS OF LAND. MINING THIS FOSSIL FUEL IS ALSO DIFFICULT AND MAY ENDANGER THE LIVES OF MINERS. COAL MINING IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS JOBS IN THE WORLD.

Top Ten Reasons Clean Coal is Dirty #1: "Clean" Coal Increases Rates of Disease
The United States burns more than a billion tons of coal each year thats 20 pounds of coal for every person in the country, every day. According to the American Lung Association, 24,000 people a year die prematurely because of pollution from coal-fired power plants. And every year 38,000 heart attacks, 12,000 hospital admissions and an additional 550,000 asthma attacks result from power plant pollution.

#2: "Clean" Coal Kills Jobs


Despite coal industry claims that coal mining creates lots of jobs, the truth is that coal mining employment has been declining for decades, due to increased use of machinery instead of manpower. In West Virginia alone, coal mining employment has plummeted from 126,000 miners in 1948 (who produced 168 million tons of coal), to just 15,000 miners employed in 2005 (who, with the help of machinery, produced 128 million tons of coal).

#3: Burning "Clean" Coal Emits Mercury


Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of human-generated mercury pollution in the U.S.Mercury emissions from electrical generation continues to rise. Mercury in mothers' blood and breast milk can interfere with the development of babies' brains and neurological systems and can lead to learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, problems with coordination, lowered IQ and even mental retardation.

#4: Burning "Clean" Coal is Fuel for Global Warming


The U.S. produces about 25 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels. Burning coal contributes 40 percent of U.S. CO2 emissions. Coal is the most carbon intensive fossil fuel. According to the United Nations Environment Program, coal emits around 1.7 times as much carbon per unit of energy when burned as does natural gas and 1.25 times as much as oil.

#5: "Clean" Coal Kills Miners


The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 12,000 coal miners died from black lung disease between 1992 and 2002.

#6: "Clean" Coal Wastes Huge Quantities of Water


Coal mining requires an estimated 70 to 260 million gallons of water every day.

#7: "Clean" Coal Pollutes Seafood and Freshwater Fish


49 U.S. states have issued fish consumption advisories due to high mercury concentrations in freshwater bodies throughout the country. Coal-fired power plants are the largest source of human-generated mercury pollution in the U.S.

#8: "Clean" Coal Destroys Mountains


Instead of traditional mining, many coal companies now use mountaintop removal to extract coal. Coal companies are increasingly using this method because it allows for almost complete recovery of coal seams while reducing the number of workers required to a fraction of what conventional methods require. Mountaintop removal involves clear cutting native hardwood forests, using dynamite to blast away as much as 800-1000 feet of mountaintop, and then dumping the waste into nearby valleys, often burying streams.

#9: "Clean" Coal Kills Freshwater Streams


More than 1,200 miles of Appalachian streams have been buried or damaged by mountaintop removal mining. At least 724 miles of streams were completely buried by valley fills from Appalachian mountaintop removal between 1985 and 2001. 400,000 acres of rich and diverse temperate forests have been destroyed during the same time period as a result of mountaintop mining in Appalachia.

#10: "Clean" Coal Costs Billions in Taxpayer Subsidies


The U.S. government continues to aggressively fund coal-related projects despite all that is known about coals impacts on health, climate and the economy. The Department of Energy is currently seeking $648 million for clean coal projects in its 2009 budget request, representing the largest budget request for coal RD&D in over 25 years. > Union of Concerned Scientists (Citizens and Scientist for Environmental Solutions) ***Environmental impacts of coal power: fuel supply Coal mining About 60% of U.S. coal is stripped from the earth in surface mines; the rest comes from underground mines. Surface coal mining may dramatically alter the landscape. Coal companies throughout Appalachia often remove entire mountain tops to expose the coal below. The wastes are generally dumped in valleys and streams. In West Virginia, more than 300,000 acres of hardwood forests (half the size of Rhode Island) and 1,000 miles of streams have been destroyed by this practice. Underground mining is one of the most hazardous of occupations, killing and injuring many in accidents, and causing chronic health problems. Coal transportation A typical coal plant requires 40 railroad cars to supply 1.4 million tons in a year. That's 14,600 railroad cars a year. Railroad locomotives, which rely on diesel fuel, emit nearly 1 million tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 52,000 tons of coarse and small particles in the United States. Coal dust blowing from coal trains contributes particulate matter to the air.

Coal storage

Coal burned by power plants is typically stored onsite in uncovered piles. Dust blown from coal piles irritates the lungs and often settles on nearby houses and yards. Rainfall creates runoff from coal piles. This runoff contains pollutants that can contaminate land and water. Solid waste Waste created by a typical 500-megawatt coal plant includes more than 125,000 tons of ash and 193,000 tons of sludge from the smokestack scrubber each year. Nationally, more than 75% of this waste is disposed of in unlined, unmonitored onsite landfills and surface impoundments. Toxic substances in the waste -- including arsenic, mercury, chromium, and cadmium -- can contaminate drinking water supplies and damage vital human organs and the nervous system. One study found that one out of every 100 children who drink groundwater contaminated with arsenic from coal power plant wastes were at risk of developing cancer. Ecosystems too have been damaged -- sometimes severely or permanently -- by the disposal of coal plant waste.

OIL POWER PLANT 1. WHERE WILL YOU GET YOUR SOURCES? APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH? 2. KNOWING THE INCREASING PRICE OF OIL, DO YOU THINK WE HAVE MUCH MONEY TO IMPORT OIL FROM OTHER COUNTRIES?

3. HOW CAN YOU MAINTAIN ITS OPERATION? WHERE WILL YOU GET THE MONEY
FOR ITS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS CONTINUING COMPENSATION OF ITS WORKERS?

4.

NATURAL GAS POWER PLANT 1. GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT SOLAR POWER PLANT 1. IS IT RELIABLE 24/7? * CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG BUT ISNT IT THAT SOLAR POWER PLANTS DONT WORK AT NIGHT?

2. IS THE MONEY INVESTED WORTH FOR THE SOLAR PANELS? 3. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE POWER PLANTS WHEN THERE ARE FLOODS AND STORMS ESPECIALLY IN LOW LAND PLACES SUCH AS NUEVA ECIJA, PAMPANGA, BULACAN AND PANGASINAN IN LUZON; SAMAR AND ILOILO IN VISAYAS; COTABATO, DAVAO AND BUTUAN IN MINDANAO ? 4. WITH THE BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDED TO PURSUE YOUR POWER PLANT, DO YOU THINK THERE IS A WORTH RETURN OF INVESTMENT. WHY? WIND & OTHER ALTERNATIVE SOURCES POWER PLANT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT 1. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IS RELIABLE AND NOT THAT EXPENSIVE. BUT HOW CAN YOU COMBAT ITS RADIOACTIVITY KNOWING THAT ITS VERY DANGEROUS TO OUR HEALTH? 2. PHILIPPINES: BATAAN NUCLEAR PLANT COSTS $155,000 A DAY BUT NO POWER BY KARL WILSON

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