▲ 571 ▼ ‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel (www.theguardian.com) submitted 6 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 146 points 6 months ago (4 children) What's funny is that coal power puts 100x more radiation into the environment than nuclear power. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 58 points 6 months ago* (4 children) Apparently its also why fish are high in mercury because mercury in burnt coal eventually finds its way to the ocean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 32 points 6 months ago It's not even really an eventually, it's about a direct as you get. It is exhausted into the sky, gets caught in the water cycle and rains back down to earth. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing 23 points 6 months ago It is also the most serious contributor to acid rain. https://www.gem.wiki/Sulfur_dioxide_and_coal The EPA estimates that more than 65%, or over 13 million tons per year, of SO2 production in the U.S. comes from electric utilities, 93 percent of which is produced by coal power plants. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* There was a related article, that I found as one of the most hopeful and positives for the environment….. I don’t remember how long they said mercury remains in the food chain but what I got out of it was that global coal is peaking and likely to decline rapidly and mercury settles out of the food chain in decades so my children may eventually be able to eat tuna and other seafood without worrying about mercury! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) specifically tuna, its the bioaccumulation on the food web, the TUNA eats other animals that have mercury in it, that eats smaller animals that filter mercury, it piles up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago That's the trophic structure part. The other part is mercury pollution from mining and fossil fuels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_in_fish permalink fedilink source parent [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) That is funny! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) thats likely the least of the problems coal can do, global warming, pullution permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago Right, but this is a clear gatcha since all people want to talk about when it comes to nuclear is "toxic green sludge" and storage, as if the rocks didn't already come from inside a mountain... permalink fedilink source parent [–] BlueDemon@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago There's been talk about re-opening the mines in Wales too and I'm sat here like why?? We already export more power, water and other resources than we get back and building nuclear plants on those sites would likely do more to lower costs of power permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 58 points 6 months ago* (4 children) Apparently its also why fish are high in mercury because mercury in burnt coal eventually finds its way to the ocean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 32 points 6 months ago It's not even really an eventually, it's about a direct as you get. It is exhausted into the sky, gets caught in the water cycle and rains back down to earth. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing 23 points 6 months ago It is also the most serious contributor to acid rain. https://www.gem.wiki/Sulfur_dioxide_and_coal The EPA estimates that more than 65%, or over 13 million tons per year, of SO2 production in the U.S. comes from electric utilities, 93 percent of which is produced by coal power plants. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* There was a related article, that I found as one of the most hopeful and positives for the environment….. I don’t remember how long they said mercury remains in the food chain but what I got out of it was that global coal is peaking and likely to decline rapidly and mercury settles out of the food chain in decades so my children may eventually be able to eat tuna and other seafood without worrying about mercury! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) specifically tuna, its the bioaccumulation on the food web, the TUNA eats other animals that have mercury in it, that eats smaller animals that filter mercury, it piles up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago That's the trophic structure part. The other part is mercury pollution from mining and fossil fuels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_in_fish permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 32 points 6 months ago It's not even really an eventually, it's about a direct as you get. It is exhausted into the sky, gets caught in the water cycle and rains back down to earth. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing 23 points 6 months ago It is also the most serious contributor to acid rain. https://www.gem.wiki/Sulfur_dioxide_and_coal The EPA estimates that more than 65%, or over 13 million tons per year, of SO2 production in the U.S. comes from electric utilities, 93 percent of which is produced by coal power plants. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* There was a related article, that I found as one of the most hopeful and positives for the environment….. I don’t remember how long they said mercury remains in the food chain but what I got out of it was that global coal is peaking and likely to decline rapidly and mercury settles out of the food chain in decades so my children may eventually be able to eat tuna and other seafood without worrying about mercury! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 6 months ago (1 child) specifically tuna, its the bioaccumulation on the food web, the TUNA eats other animals that have mercury in it, that eats smaller animals that filter mercury, it piles up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago That's the trophic structure part. The other part is mercury pollution from mining and fossil fuels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_in_fish permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago That's the trophic structure part. The other part is mercury pollution from mining and fossil fuels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_in_fish permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) That is funny! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) thats likely the least of the problems coal can do, global warming, pullution permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago Right, but this is a clear gatcha since all people want to talk about when it comes to nuclear is "toxic green sludge" and storage, as if the rocks didn't already come from inside a mountain... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago Right, but this is a clear gatcha since all people want to talk about when it comes to nuclear is "toxic green sludge" and storage, as if the rocks didn't already come from inside a mountain... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlueDemon@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 6 months ago There's been talk about re-opening the mines in Wales too and I'm sat here like why?? We already export more power, water and other resources than we get back and building nuclear plants on those sites would likely do more to lower costs of power permalink fedilink source parent