How is energy conservation and acid rain connected?
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Thanks so much! um… i was also wondering how energy conservation could be improved, and what would happen if we did conserve our energy to a bigger extent what would happen to our enviroment.
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School project need to know ASAP
Thanks so much! um… i was also wondering how energy conservation could be improved, and what would happen if we did conserve our energy to a bigger extent what would happen to our enviroment.
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October 28th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
Roughly 50% of the US’s power generation comes from coal power plants, which are major sources of carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen emissions. Those chemicals accumulate in the atmosphere and are present in precipitation, and with high enough concentrations that precipitation becomes acid rain. Therefore, if you save energy, you are not burning as much coal, and therefore not introducing the elements into the atmosphere necessary to create acid rain.
October 31st, 2007 at 2:07 am
Acid rain comes from Sulfur oxides getting into the air. Sulfur oxides come from combustion of fuels, such as coal. Using less electricity leads to using less coal. You might try searching for sulfur dioxide to find out more.