GPH 381 : Unit 4 Study Guide.doc
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Us, france, japan are the leaders in nuclear energy production. 1950s through the late 1970s energy efficiency contributor to baseload lack of emissions. A lot of places shut down in us. Three mile island on the susquehanna river near harrisburg, pa. 1 question largest nuclear power plant in the u. s. Lack of coal in tropical areas because it from the dead organic matter. Tropical areas have high rain fall and bugs that eat up dead plants. 1 question local use (of coal) for home fuel. Coking coal for steel industry, pig iron with coal makes steel. Peat- lowest grade of coal, more like soil, Lignite- low grade coal, called brown coal or don"t even call it coal bc its so low grade, europe uses a lot of this, makes charcoal. Bituminous- most popular used for commercial, china uses it. Greenhouse gas- contributes to global warming/global climate change, burning carbon,
