The downside to this operation is that during the combustion stage there is a release of unhealthy gases and solids that will be let out into the atmosphere, increasing air pollution and carbon emission. ... Environmental Protection Agency it is found that greater than half of the air pollution in the United States is caused by mobile sources which are majorly automobiles. ... An efficient fix to these harmful emissions would be switching to all electric cars that do not use any type of fuel besides electricity so there will not be any carbon emissions from millions of cars daily. ... On the...

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Many different kinds of biomass, such as woods chips, corn, and some types of garbage, are used to produce electricity. Some types of biomass can be converted into liquid fuels called biofuels that can power cars, trucks, and tractors. ... Carbon tax is a form of pollution tax. ... Companies can plan well in advance to be allowed fewer and fewer permits, less global warming pollution each year. ... If a company is able to cut its pollution easily and cheaply, it can end up with extra allowances. ...

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Scientists have attempted many different types of energy as fuel but the one with the best results so far is hydrogen, it has the least amount of air pollution. ... This electricity is generally generated from plants that burn coal, a major cause of air pollution. ...

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With all types of energy there is some environmental affect that happens, sometimes good and other times bad. ... Now along with the pros of nuclear energy and how it affects the environment, the plants do not emit carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, or nitrogen oxides into the ozone, whereas, fossil fuel plants produce a ton of air pollution[Nuc13]. ... So looking at costs to run a nuclear power plant, the comparison of other energy sources, and the environmental impact from nuclear energy, it is best that countries should take into consideration of abolishing traditional energy sources to an e...

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In both types, the geothermal production well and distribution piping can help replace the fossil fuel burning heat source of the traditional heating system. ... If the plant is not maintained properly, hot wastewater can leak into surrounding areas and damage the ecosystem, giving rise to thermal pollution. ...

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In this case, what we could do differently is allocate more money towards funding these types of programs instead of allocating it towards health care; however, I'm not sure if it works like this at the state or only the federal. ... We discussed in an earlier week that economic growth and development can lead to improvements in preventing pollution, so could our national economic growth that leads to our improvements being the cause of Kentucky's inability to prosper with our abundant coal resource? ...

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