TheMadGadfly
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I simple can not understand why Trump would want to remove the restrictions protecting our water. I'm from Kentucky, I understand the desire to create more jobs and preserve tradition. The most logical conclusion that I could come up with is he wants to expand economic opportunity at the expense of the health and safety of the American people. Coal contains multiple heavy metals including arsenic and lead, both highly toxic. When miners upturn earth, minerals and heavy metals within it can dissolve into mine wastewater and seep into the water table. This increases risk of chemical contamination of groundwater and acid mine drainage. Strip mining also lowers groundwater levels around the mine. This is because, in order to remove coal, vast quantities of groundwater must be pumped out of the mine. As a result, surrounding ecosystems and farmland may become drier, and erosion may start to change the landscape. Strip mining also uses significant amount of water to suppress dust. We've already seem what contaminated water does to communities, the town of Flint, Michigan specifically. A year later they still can not drink the water without a filter. Children have died from lead poisoning in Flint. When coal and other rocks unearthed during mining mix with water, this creates acid mine drainage. The water takes on toxic levels of minerals and heavy metal and leaks out of abandoned mines. From there it contaminates groundwater, streams, soil, plants, animals and humans. Taking on an orange color, it can blanket rivers, estuaries or sea beds, killing plants and making surface water unusable for drinking. Acid mine drainage can continue for decades or centuries after a mine closes unless costly reclamation projects are done. If the President wishes to further economic growth
clean energy has prove to be more cost effective in the long run and produces little to no waste. One major advantage with the use of renewable energy is that as it is renewable it is therefore sustainable and so will never run out. Renewable energy facilities generally require less maintenance than traditional generators. Their fuel being derived from natural and available resources reduces the costs of operation.
Even more importantly, renewable energy produces little or no waste products such as carbon dioxide or other chemical pollutants, so has minimal impact on the environment. Renewable energy projects can also bring economic benefits to many regional areas, as most projects are located away from large urban centers and suburbs of the capital cities. These economic benefits may be from the increased use of local services as well as tourism.
I recognize the disadvantages of renewable energy such as, the difficulty to generate the quantities of electricity that are as large as those produced by traditional fossil fuel generators. Another disadvantage of renewable energy sources is the reliability of supply. Renewable energy often relies on the weather for its source of power. Hydro generators need rain to fill dams to supply flowing water. Wind turbines need wind to turn the blades, and solar collectors need clear skies and sunshine to collect heat and make electricity. However, the cost will be made up in the long run because with clean energy there isn't a need to clean up. Nuclear energy in some facilities have developed methods of recycling nuclear wast into usable
fuel. Coal mining also causes deterioration of the miner's health, increasing the likely hood of them needing long term extensive medical care. When people who work in mines, or live close by them, inhale coal dust and carbon, this hardens their lungs, leading to black lung disease (also called pneumoconiosis or CWP). People living near coal mines have higher-than-normal rates of cardiopulmonary disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, lung disease, and kidney disease. Local communities also suffer when coal fires occur. These fires emit toxic levels of arsenic, fluorine, mercury and selenium, contaminants that can enter the air and food chain of local communities. With all this evidence than supports the necessity to protect our water sources and wild life, as wells our own people from the damage of toxic pollution, why would it make any sense to remove regulations that do just that. Even if you don't believe in climate change or hate the EPA; you can't deny evidence that it put right in front of you. To President Donald Trump I ask you this: If someone put a glass of tap water from Flint, Michigan in front of you and your family would you drink it? Would you let your children and grandchildren drink it? If not then why are you allowing the children of Flint to die from that waters lead poisoning? Links will be in next comment.
- TheMadGadfly
clean energy has prove to be more cost effective in the long run and produces little to no waste. One major advantage with the use of renewable energy is that as it is renewable it is therefore sustainable and so will never run out. Renewable energy facilities generally require less maintenance than traditional generators. Their fuel being derived from natural and available resources reduces the costs of operation.
Even more importantly, renewable energy produces little or no waste products such as carbon dioxide or other chemical pollutants, so has minimal impact on the environment. Renewable energy projects can also bring economic benefits to many regional areas, as most projects are located away from large urban centers and suburbs of the capital cities. These economic benefits may be from the increased use of local services as well as tourism.
I recognize the disadvantages of renewable energy such as, the difficulty to generate the quantities of electricity that are as large as those produced by traditional fossil fuel generators. Another disadvantage of renewable energy sources is the reliability of supply. Renewable energy often relies on the weather for its source of power. Hydro generators need rain to fill dams to supply flowing water. Wind turbines need wind to turn the blades, and solar collectors need clear skies and sunshine to collect heat and make electricity. However, the cost will be made up in the long run because with clean energy there isn't a need to clean up. Nuclear energy in some facilities have developed methods of recycling nuclear wast into usable
fuel. Coal mining also causes deterioration of the miner's health, increasing the likely hood of them needing long term extensive medical care. When people who work in mines, or live close by them, inhale coal dust and carbon, this hardens their lungs, leading to black lung disease (also called pneumoconiosis or CWP). People living near coal mines have higher-than-normal rates of cardiopulmonary disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, lung disease, and kidney disease. Local communities also suffer when coal fires occur. These fires emit toxic levels of arsenic, fluorine, mercury and selenium, contaminants that can enter the air and food chain of local communities. With all this evidence than supports the necessity to protect our water sources and wild life, as wells our own people from the damage of toxic pollution, why would it make any sense to remove regulations that do just that. Even if you don't believe in climate change or hate the EPA; you can't deny evidence that it put right in front of you. To President Donald Trump I ask you this: If someone put a glass of tap water from Flint, Michigan in front of you and your family would you drink it? Would you let your children and grandchildren drink it? If not then why are you allowing the children of Flint to die from that waters lead poisoning? Links will be in next comment.
- TheMadGadfly
