Ruining Our Planet with Coal

No one knows how much damage Trump will have inflicted on Earth’s environment by the time he leaves office. Another unanswerable question: how long it will take the world to repair that damage.

Coal is a highly effective tool in ruining our planet, starting with greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 and methane).  But it gets far worse: a) heavy metals, including mercury, arsenic, cadmium, and selenium, and b) an array of radioactive isotopes.

 

 

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