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Coal is made from fossil fuels. The energy comes from the energy plants absorbed from the sun. Coal produces electricity by creating heat, then turning water into steam, having steam turn turbines, and having the steam turn back into water.

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Advantages
1. Easy to burn cheap to buy
2. Coal is abundant

Disadvantage
1. Gasses
2.Global warming and climate change

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I feel like we use to much coal. We should try and use less because it creates gas that can cause global warming.

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We could use less fossil fuels like coal and try to use more natural energy.

Coal power is 30.1% of the USA production

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21 million metric ton= 46,297,075,059 pounds
46,297,075,059 pounds = about the weight of 701,471 humpback whales
46,297,075,059 pounds = about the weight of 443 Titanic ships

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Geothermal comes from the heat within the earth. They use the water from the ground

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Advantages:
1. Naturally replenished
2. Not a lot of pollution

Disadvantage:
1. Could cause earthquakes
2.Expensive

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About 60 million people use geothermal energy. I feel like more people could use geothermal energy.

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While the technology behind geothermal electricity generation has improved substantially, it still only provides a fraction of world electricity generation.