YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Your assignment this week is to talk about COAL煤 [méi]. There are SEVEN TOPICS (numbered topics) below. You should pick one person to give a speech from a part of each topic. As an option, you can assign TWO people to the “In The News” topic, and then one person to the “Clean Coal” topic.

1. Coal IN THE NEWS …

• Coal generates 54% of our electricity, and is the single biggest air polluter in the U.S.
• China's Boom Adds to Global Warming Problem
• Pollution From Chinese Coal Casts a Global Shadow
• Chinese Pollution Is An Increasing Threat
• Pollutants From China Are Already Showing Up In The U.S.
• 101 active coal mines in Alabama

1. U.S. And China

• By-Products …
• Coal mining

1. A Brief History of Coal Use

2. The Clean Coal Technology Program

• How do you make coal cleaner?

• How do scrubbers work?

1. A "Bed" for Burning Coal?

• Why does a "fluidized bed boiler" burn coal cleaner?

1. The Cleanest Coal Technology - a Real Gas!

• Now, what do you do with the gas?

1. Methane Plants: China’s Clean Energy Alternative

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