In order to harness this heat, the use of shallow ground water and hot water and rock several miles below the earth's surface are utilized. ... The final are binary-cycle plants, which pass hot water by a secondary fluid with a much lower boiling point than water. ... There are no fossil flues of any kind burned in this process, and therefore would reduce pollution by 100%. The pollution from fossil fuels is one of the main contributors to the gasses known to cause the greenhouse effect. ... These plants would use massive amounts of water every day. ...

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Not only does acid rain affect plant growth, soil, and water, but it also affects animals, monuments, and human health. ... These oxides travel through the air and mix with other chemicals, and water vapor. ... In the United States power plants are responsible for 70% of the sulfur dioxide pollution (Encarta). ... Not only agriculture is affected but animals and surface water is influenced. ... Soil, water, and plant life are damaged as well as human beings and their monumental structures. ...

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With the natural resources depleting, and pollution and global warming increasing, new and better sources of energy is needed. ... Although these are very good sources, they emit various types of pollution including greenhouse gasses which cause global warming. ... The only exhaust is water. ... Flowing water has a lot of energy. ... We use energy everyday, whether it is to turn on a light, or to drive to school, but the energy we use causes lots of global environmental issues like global warming and pollution. ...

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Another environmental concern is the contamination of water. ... Pennsylvania had racked up a bill of $5 billion in order to clean the pollution from the mines. ... That causes contamination to the water like that in the Ohio River. ... Fracking has also been a source of local air pollution. ... Colorado is one such case where they had not experienced major air pollution until the use of fracking started. ...

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An Emergency Core Cooling System ensures that in the event of an accident there is enough cooling water to cool the reactor. The second would be the lack of pollution. ... As more soft coal is used, the amount of pollution will increase. ... The first negative reaction to nuclear energy is thermal pollution. Thermal pollution occurs when hot effluents are put into a lake or reservoir. ...

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Trout and salmon depend on cold water to live. ... "Hydro electricity is generated through water pressure. ... Pipes or channels are then used to direct water from the storage to the stations. Within the station, water pushes the turbine that generates electricity. ... But in return air, chemical, water, or thermal pollution would not be present" ("Wind, Water, Sun, or Coal"). ...

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Acid rain is precipitation that has been turned acidic to a pH value of 4 or lower due to air pollution. ... Acid rain occurs because of the pollution that is caused when fossil fuels are burnt (national geographic). ... Wet scrubbers remove sulphur dioxides by mixing the flue gas with alkali and water to neutralise the flue gas (howstuffworks). The gas is neutralised because the limewater reacts with sulphur dioxide, which gets rid of most of the sulphur dioxide to form solid calcium sulfate and water (home.lcusd). ... To avoid disposing of the waste (or 'slurry') after wet scrubbi...

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Nuclear Power has its advantages and disadvantages. However it is a lot safer than most people think. The chances of a meltdown or a radiation leak are extremely small. There are many safety features, which make nuclear power one of the safest electricity sources. And every nuclear power plant is pr...

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Travel by water was the cheapest way to move goods like coal and iron which are by no means lightweight. ... Lightbulbs improved working conditions, removed heat and pollution caused by gas lighting, and reduced fire hazards. ... Pollution occurred from the factories burning coal and that affected the air and the water supply polluted by waste. ... Transportation evolved not only by water but also on the road. ...

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Acid Rain: The Environment, Its Trees, and Solutions to the Problem Famous inventor, Buckminster Fuller said,Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. ... Once these gases are released into the atmosphere they react with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form acidic compounds. ... Pollution is already out of control. ... Acid deposition is a problem caused by pollution that can destroy our resources such as trees, water, and animal life. ...

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When it is burned, it releases impurities like nitrogen and sulfur, which combine with water vapor to create "acid rain-. ... When natural gas burns, it leaves very little impurities and pollution. ...

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Many people are afraid that if the waste is dumped at the site it may leak into underground water sources. ... The reactors used today are opposite the ones used at Chernobyl in that the reactions slow down when water used to cool the rods begins to boil. ... Unlike hydroelectric plants, which have to be built on a water source, nuclear power plants can be built anywhere. ...

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As the earth gets warmer, there will be a rise in the average water level of the oceans. ... As water is heated, it expands, or increases in volume. ... All together, glaciers contain about seventy-five percent of the available fresh water of the earth. ... It will also reduce the air pollution and improve the quality of the air we breathe. ...

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Many people are afraid that if the waste is dumped at the site it may leak into underground water sources. ... The reactors used today are opposite the ones used at Chernobyl in that the reactions slow down when water used to cool the rods begins to boil. ... Unlike hydroelectric plants, which have to be built on a water source, nuclear power plants can be built anywhere. ...

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As the earth gets warmer, there will be a rise in the average water level of the oceans. ... As water is heated, it expands, or increases in volume. ... All together, glaciers contain about seventy-five percent of the available fresh water of the earth. ... It will also reduce the air pollution and improve the quality of the air we breathe. ...

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Many people are afraid that if the waste is dumped at the site it may leak into underground water sources. ... The reactors used today are opposite the ones used at Chernobyl in that the reactions slow down when water used to cool the rods begins to boil. ... Unlike hydroelectric plants, which have to be built on a water source, nuclear power plants can be built anywhere. ...

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