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PROBLEM:
Few activities
have caused environmental degration more than the
energy we use. Locally, at least 72% of our electric
power comes from burning coal. In the process, the following are emitted from
our power plants ( in pounds per year ):
Sulpher 130,300,000
Arsenic 4,800
Barium 700,000
Chlorine 70,000
Chromium 70,000
Cobalt
2,500
Copper 28,000
Fluoride 115,000
Lead 3,500
Manganese
64,000
Mercury 59
Molybdenum 1,800
| Nickel 8,700
Selenium
950
Zinc 15,500
Vanadium
34,000
CO2 6,500,000,000
Nitric oxides
28,000,000,000
Yup, 34.5 billion pounds of
greenhouse gases each
year
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Solution: Conservation
and cleaner sources of energy !
Nationally, it is
estimated that 30% of the energy we use is actually wasted. They
means you are paying for 30% more energy than you get a benefit
from. Check out our lengthy list of energy and
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