Coal Costs US Public Up to $500 Billion Annually: Harvard Study
Photo: CleanT echnica It’s well-known that the coal-fired power plants that provide the US with 50% of its electricity also inflict significant damage on the environment and citizens’ health. Coal plants spew particulate emissions that cause asthma and other respiratory woes — and they’re responsible for tens of thousands of deaths every year. And then there’s the environmental damage inflicted during the process of extracting, transporting, and processing the stuff. And then , there’s coal’s contribution to climate change. All told, it costs the nation up … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Coal Costs US Public Up to $500 Billion Annually: Harvard Study
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