Global Warming and You
Coal is burned in power plants to generate electricity for your home. When coal is burned, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere..
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, so adding excess carbon dioxide raises global temperatures.
The effects of rising global temperatues can be seen in our shrinking ice caps. Above are measurements from 1979 (left) and 2012 (right).
You control how much coal is burned everytime you switch on your lights or delay changing your lightbulbs to fluorescent.
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