Going to both the pro coal and against coal websites obviously I found considerable differences. The one that I found more appealing would have to be the American Power website, which I also found more persuasive. It seemed more professional to me, and seemed like there was a lot more interaction to be done with the website.
From reading several facts against and for coal on both the websites, it definitely seems that the environment and health of Americans is in trouble, but also the major fuel source in America is coal. Without coal I would not even be able to typing on this computer most likely. Now, I completely agree with the argument that coal power plants need to start capturing the CO2 that is being emitted into the environment, but could we really be doing the things that we have to do to get by in our lives without coal? The This is Reality site states that something must be done in the future to capture the CO2 gas from the plants, and to invest money into alternative sources of fuel. The site says how investing in finding and using alternative fuels like wind power or solar power would also provide many more jobs than the coal industry. Coal is our most abundant fuel source in America though. On the American Power website it states that there is enough coal to power America for the next 200 years, and American Power says how they are and have been for the past 30 years investing money into making it cleaner.
The reason why I found American Power more persuasive was because America would not be the same without coal. Plus, coal provides many jobs for people who may not have opportunities elsewhere. I believe that coal companies need to keep finding cleaner ways to produce energy from coal and start capturing CO2 for sure. I still though am for the use of coal as energy, because until an alternative fuel source is used, which would take years and years to get going, coal is the most affordable and abundant.
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I agree with you jeff. The coal industry is huge compared to other green sources of energy. We have been mining and using coal for energy for many years. With the numberous people that use coal as energy in their homes and work place, any other new source of energy is going to cost a fortune to set up and get going. The more expensive the alternative energy is going to be, the more consumers are going to have to pay for it. I think that our economy is holding us back from moving forward and finding new sources of energy because of the fact that no one has much money they are willing to spare. The coal companies just need to focus on emmitting as few amounts of CO2 emmissions as possible for now and let the environmentalists focus on finding a new source of energy that is very abundant and less costly than coal. I'm sure in the next 200 years a genius will come up of some alternative to coal but until that time, I'm right there with you in staying with the idea of using coal as our main source of energy.
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