Amber's+coal+power+argument

Coal power plants are one of the worst ways to use power. It causes damage to the environment, excavation, and are filled with many toxic poisons. This is why I am against it. Firstly, 3,700,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) is generated through a coal power plant. That’s the equivalence of cutting down 161 million trees! Carbon dioxide also causes a lot of the reasons for global warming. Plus, if I had 170 pounds of mercury where 1/70th of a teaspoon is dumped in a 25 acre lake, it will make the lake unsafe for fish to live in. Secondly, 10,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (commonly known as acid rain) forms airborne particles, so when you inhale one of the particles, it penetrates your lungs, causing you to become seriously ill, or even die.500 tonnes of those small particles roam through the air causing diseases like, obstructing visibility, aggravated asthma, and chronic bronchitis. All are very death threatening. Thirdly, is the excavation. More and more mining companies are damaging the environment by digging so many holes around the world just for a little bit of coal in the dirt. It’s not a good look for the environment and it’s dangerous too. For example, what if bulldoze into a landfill or something. Some people may find that it’s good to have coal power plants on Ngataruaton Island. They may think his because it is cheap and affordable. As it may be cheap and affordable, it’s really costing us the island; not only that but even the world. They may also think that we should have a coal power plant because it’s longer lasting and there’s plenty of coal around the island. I think that they have a point but we could sell the coal and buy a different, more eco-friendly recourse for our power. To conclude my letter, I will summarise all of the problems coal power plants can cause in the future. Many more illnesses can form, making the earth unsafe. More mining companies would be more open to excavation, global warming will take action much faster, and at the worst case scenario people can die from all the diseases it can cause. So thank you for listening to my argument. I hope you seriously think about what I said.