Question

How does using coal to generate electricity affect the environment? (1 point)
Using more coal reduces the amount of pollution from using oil.

Using coal improves the quality of nearby water.

Using coal, instead of wood from trees, helps improve the environment.

Using coal releases pollution into the atmosphere.

( I Chose C ) Using coal, instead of wood from trees, helps improve the enviroment. am i correct?

Answer 1

Coal is dirty.

When I was a child, our house was heated with a coal furnace. As my mother washed out kitchen walls twice a year, the dirt just rolled down the walls -- mostly thanks to our coal furnace.

Trees are renewable; coal is not.

Answer 2

OH thanks a lot ! and that sounds like a cool thing to have but also bad-