Yes, this headline is shocking. And yes, this headline is true.
We've all seen the images of trains from over a century ago, billowing down the tracks with large black clouds forming overhead. We know, but choose not to think about the effect this is having on our environment and the world we live in.
Many of us know, somewhere in the backs of our minds, that we need to stop using so much coal and that we need to move towards greener, more sustainable forms of energy.
Although the actual increased risk from living next to a coal plant may not be sensational, why should we put our children at risk and live near these kinds of hazards at all? Do we trust that EPA and USDA testing will always be sufficient to keep our food supplies safe? I don't.
To read the entire original article:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste
We've all seen the images of trains from over a century ago, billowing down the tracks with large black clouds forming overhead. We know, but choose not to think about the effect this is having on our environment and the world we live in.
Many of us know, somewhere in the backs of our minds, that we need to stop using so much coal and that we need to move towards greener, more sustainable forms of energy.
Although the actual increased risk from living next to a coal plant may not be sensational, why should we put our children at risk and live near these kinds of hazards at all? Do we trust that EPA and USDA testing will always be sufficient to keep our food supplies safe? I don't.
To read the entire original article:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste
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