What are some costs not included in the market price of coal-generated electricity?
What will be an ideal response?
Coal mining results in severe land disturbance and water pollution, and burning coal emits fine particles and toxic mercury emissions that threaten human health, and large amounts of CO2.
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In polar areas
A. as ice melts, water's salinity increases, density decreases. B. as ice forms, water's salinity decreases, density increases. C. as ice melts, water's salinity increases, density increases. D. as ice forms, water's salinity increases, density increases.
The talus cones in this photograph are the result of
A) rockfall. B) slumps. C) planar slides. D) mudflows. E) creep.
What term refers to harmful chemicals emitted directly into the air from natural processes and human activities at concentrations high enough to cause harm?
A. secondary pollutants B. direct smog C. photochemical smog D. tertiary pollutants E. primary pollutants
A sea-level rise of 1 centimeter commonly causes
A) less than 1 meter of shoreline retreat. B) less than 1 meter of shoreline sedimentation. C) more than 1.5 meters of shoreline sedimentation. D) more than 1.5 meters of shoreline retreat.