We should burn less coal!

Thank you very much for showing an interest in my blog. Burning coal may be quite easy, but it is very bad for the environment. I feel very passionately about helping the planet, and I would like to think that I can try to change the opinions of other people. When you have read this blog, I hope that you will be more aware of the problems that burning coal has on the earth, and how we can change what we to do help it.

Burning coal is bad for the following reasons:

1. To get the coal, people have to mine it. Coal mining causes a number of harmful effects. These include the release of many harmful gases, which can kill plants and animals.
2. Coal mining is the cause of many miners’ deaths.
3. Coal mining is very dangerous, for instance, the Chilean miners that were trapped 600m underground were mining for coal. These people could so easily have died.
4. When burning coal, many poisonous gases are given off. Coal waste products, include fly ash, bottom ash, and boiler slag, contain many heavy metals. These heavy metals include lead, mercury, copper, zinc, radium, and more, which are dangerous if released into the environment. Coal also contains low levels of uranium, thorium, and other naturally occurring radioactive isotopes whose release into the environment may lead to radioactive contamination.
5. Coal will run out one day.

Thank you so much again for taking time to read this blog. I would be very grateful if you would post me a response with your thoughts. Please could you answer these questions in a comment below.

* Have you already heard about the bad side of burning coal?
* Are you more aware about it now that you have read my blog?
* Do you now feel more informed about this problem?
* Do you have a log burner, open fire, garden chiminea or solid fuel heating system?
* If yes, would you now be prepared to use less – or even no – coal to fuel your fires?
* How much on average do you spend on coal/logs in a winter?
* Would you be interested in buying something more eco-friendly?
* Will you be willing to tell your friends and family about this, and try and persuade them to read this blog?

Thanks again!