Oil+debate

> Displacement of humans due to mining destruction - In west Bengal, India people are being displaced in huge numbers as the hollowing of the earth due to underground coal mining has made those places unsafe as the land caves in without warning.~Sam >
 * Burning coal emits harmful waste such as carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulphuric acids, arsenic and ash. It also emits twice as much carbon dioxide when compared with natural gas to produce the same level of heat, which increased the levels of harmful greenhouse gases emitted into the earth’s atmosphere. Carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels now account for about 65 per cent of the extra carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.
 * The burning of coal by large-scale factories to power industry has led to acid rain in some regions
 * Coal can be cleaned and/or turned into a liquid of gas but this technology has yet to be fully developed and adds to the expense of creating fuel via coal
 * Coal mining can scar the landscape and the equipment used for mining is large and noisy which may affect local wildlife
 * Transporting coal can be problematic because it requires an extensive transportation system and can also cause additional pollution in the form of emissions from transportation vehicles such as lorries, etc
 * There are limited stocks of coal remaining – they will be entirely depleted this millennium if we continue to burn coal in the future at the same rate we are today coal can be considered as a non-renewable energy source
 * Generation of Millions of tons of Waste - Coal Mining and Combustion generation millions of tons in waste products many of which can’t be reused.Many of these waste products contain harmful substances.
 * The mining industry can cause health difficulties for miners and fatalities due to the potentially dangerous nature of the work
 * Burning dirty coal can create significant pollution problems.
 * Coal mining deaths: Coal Mining has resulted in thousands of deaths each year ever since man discovered coal.Note Coal Deaths happen not only in countries which don’t have good safety regulations like China but also in developed countries like USA and New Zealand.