Polluting Power Plants

Air Pollutant Power Plants Are Becoming A Problem Many risks are held with the pollution of the earth. Power plants are a main contributor to the air pollution. Every year in Massachusetts 1,000 people are killed from air pollution. Do we really need power this bad to kill people and the earth, the earth that we tread on? The three major risks at hand from polluting power plants are global warming, acid rain and human health issues.

Global warming is beginning to become a rising concern across this planet. Every year the average temperature rises approximately 3 degrees Fahrenheit. This rise in temperature is due to the air pollution in the sky trapping in extra heat. This heat collects and after awhile there is a rise in temperature. All of this air pollution that is being collected is also depleting the o-zone layer. The o-zone layer is the thin atmosphere that protects us from the sun¡®s radiation.

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The sun gives off extreme radiation that would be impossible to live through if it wasn¡®t for the o-zone layer. If this trend continues there will be the melting of the ice caps. You might think that doesn¡¯t matter much, but it really makes a difference. After the polar ice caps melt the sea level will rise and parts of coastal areas may be flooded and forever lost. Many large cities are built around coastal areas because the temperature stays very constant in those areas. Think about Silicon Valley, soon it might be called Silicon Lake or Silicon Bay.

Have you ever heard of acid rain? I¡¯m sure you have, but I¡¯m not so sure if everyone is aware of what the effects of acid rain are. Acid Rain, as you may know, is from the collection of air pollution inside rain...