Why The Use Of Coal Should Be Banned Essay

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Should We Ban The Use Of Coal?
Gene Hughes

Rationale
I chose this topic because I have an interest in the conservation of our planet and its natural resources. I wanted to know if my opinions on coal usage are valid.

Intro
Coal is an essential resource in our everyday lives. It is used to generate electricity, in the making of steel, and as an ingredient in cement, fertilizer and cosmetics. But, coal is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels. When burned, it produces emissions that contribute to global warming, create acid rain and pollute water. Considering we may have less than 40 years until the end of coal, releasing over 790 billion tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere should not be an option. We should not ban the use of coal, we should just reduce it.

Paragraph 1 (What do we use coal for?)
Coal has hundreds of uses, It would be very difficult to stop using coal altogether. Coal power accounts for 68 percent of coal use, another 7 percent being used in the manufacturing of steel. Derivatives of coal are also important ingredients in plastics, explosives, medicines, cosmetics, fertilizers, cement, and many other products and processes. But we are using way to much coal and need to cut out some uses.

Paragraph 2 (What do we need coal for?) …show more content…

But we use it for many things. We use coal to heat metal to a molten state, in soaps, explosives, dyes, cosmetics, and in hundreds of other things. But we the main thing coal is used for is generating electricity. Burning coal to make power is cheap and effective, but is not worth the toll it takes on the environment, as we can generate environmentally friendly, renewable energy now. We also do not need to use coal to heat things as we can instead use electric induction heating, which the electricity can be generated for renewably. All we should continue using coal for, is as an ingredient in

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