By Paris Carmichael, Kristina Mcgee,
and Ny Rahim
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Coal is a black or dark brown rock mostly
made of plant matter.
Coal is found mainly in underground deposits
and commonly used as fuel.
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Coal is a nonrenewable energy source.
It is a fossil fuel, and we do not have unlimited
amounts of it.
Eventually, it will run out.
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Coal was used more than 3,000 years ago by the
Chinese.
The first recorded discovery of coal was by French
explorers by the Illinois River in 1679.
In 1750, Dr. Thomas Walker was the first person to
discover and use coal.
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Coal has evolved because it used to be used for
power plans, and now power plants are
powered by alternative energy fuels.
The use of coal has also increased over the
years.
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One famous event related to coal was the Coal
Strike of 1902, which coal miners protested to
increase their pay.
It was resolved after President Theodore
Roosevelt intervened.
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Coal is found almost everywhere around the
world.
It is mostly found in North America, the
Middle East, and the Former USSR.
Coal is recovered from mining it from the
ground using many different tools.
 It requires people to work and dig up this
energy source.
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The people who use coal are mostly companies
who use it for electricity.
The purpose of it is for generation, steel
production, cement manufacturing, and liquid
fuel.
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Coal is recovered using traditional mining
equipment.
They use equipment such as hydraulic shovels
and mechanical coal cleaners.
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Coal is stored once it is recovered to the Coal
Disposal Point.
After this, it is blended into railway wagons for
more distributing.
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We get coal from its stored state by taking it to
a power plant and burning it into a boiler, so
that it changes into steam.
The steam makes the turbine spin, so it
produces energy.
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It is used to power many industries that uses
coal.
Coal is used for steel production, cement
manufacturing, electricity generation, and
liquid fuel.
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We are using much more than we did way
back then.
In 1980, we were using 3,752,173 short tons of
coal, and in 2011, we used 8,144,308 short tons
of coal.
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The advantages of coal areCoal is very cheap compared to different fossil
fuels.
Coal can be safely kept.
Coal does not require weather to power it.
Coal is a reliable energy source.
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The disadvantages of Coal arePollutes the environment.
Causes acid rain.
Damages the land.
Only a limited amount of coal
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Coal will be part of the future, even if there are
only a limited amount left.
If we continue to use too much coal, we will
run out of it.
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There is not technology currently being created
but there is something that was recently
created.
The technology harnesses energy without
burning it.
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In 30 years, the amount of coal will decrease ,
making mining coal more difficult.
It would also increase the cost and demand for
coal.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Strike_of_190
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http://www.millerargent.co.uk/coal-recovery/
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http://fossil-fuel.co.uk/coal
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http://fossil-fuel.co.uk/coal/advantages-of-coal