Sentences with phrase «portion of the coal burned»

Not exact matches

6 Upon the wicked He will rain coals; Fire and brimstone and a burning wind [Shall][be] the portion of their cup.

Even if all of your power comes from coal (and most of us get at least some portion of our electric from hydroelectric dams, nuclear power, wind, or solar) you still are putting the environment in a better position than burning gas.

Here's a portion that's highly relevant, in which Hande explains that urgent calls now to fix the grid or speed the building of more coal - burning power plants are unlikely to ameliorate the energy challenges confronting hundreds of millions of citizens there:

Power generators are turning away from coal for a host of reasons: In some instances natural gas is cheaper; many states are requiring utilities to generate a certain portion of electricity from renewable resources; individual cities (and even an entire Canadian province) have decided to stop purchasing electricity created by burning coal; and new Environmental Protection Agency regulations are making it more expensive and less economical to use coal plants.

And, a large portion of this demand growth has been in coal burning systems.

It should be noted that these figures do not include damage due to the large portion of climate change and ocean acidification that is due to burning coal.