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Energy Facts & Statistics
One out of every 50 Americans living near wet ponds used to dispose of ash and scrubber sludge from coal-fired power plants have disturbingly high cancer risks according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
05/07/2009 from
environmentalintegrity.org
Each year, coal-fired power plants in the USA dispose of nearly 100 million tons of toxic fly ash, bottom ash, and scrubber sludge in more than 200 landfills and wet ponds.
05/07/2009 from
environmentalintegrity.org
Wind energy eeduces smog and eliminates a major source of acid rain; could reduce total US emissions of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) by 1/3 and world emissions by 4%.
07/20/2008 from
awea.org