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Energy Series: Coal
Season 1 · Episode 64

Energy Series: Coal

A Little Greener

July 15, 20221h 10m

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Show Notes

Although coal has played an important role in the history of our country, it has some health and environmental impacts that are difficult to ignore. In this episode, Casey and Sara continue their series on energy and take a look at the pros and cons of coal, and the state of the coal industry in the United States today.

 

Resources for this episode: 

NASA Climate Kids: Coal

US Energy Information Administration: Coal Explained

Forbes: Renewable Energy Prices Hit Record Lows

EPA: Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

End of Coal in Sight at COP26

Our World in Data: Fossil Fuels

National Geographic: High Cost of Cheap Coal