The document discusses the US electricity situation and how overusing electricity can negatively impact life and the environment. It notes that burning coal for electricity produces large amounts of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. The document also mentions that conserving electricity can save money and provides some statistics on pollution from coal plants. It concludes by stating there is a disagreement about electricity usage.

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By Jing Wang

4. *US Electricity situation.
*How electricity influences our life
and environment when we over use.
*The benefit we can get from saving
electricity.
*Disagreement

5. *US Electricity situation.
*How electricity influences our life
and environment when over use.
*The benefit we can get from saving
electricity.
*Disagreement

7. 66,548,350 tons coal/lignites = about 85,264 tons CO2
- 2011 Fact Book of American Electric Power

8. *US Electricity situation.
*How electricity influences our life
and environment when we over use.
*The benefit we can get from saving
electricity.
*Disagreement

9. Union of Concerned Scientists:
A typical coal plant generates
“3,700,000” = “161,000,000”
10,000 tons of sulfur dioxide
720 tons of carbon monoxide

10. Electricity price increase

11. *US Electricity situation.
*How electricity influences our life
and environment when we over use.
*The benefit we can get from saving
electricity.
*Disagreement

12. Save Money

15. *US Electricity situation.
*How electricity influences our life
and environment when we over use.
*The benefit we can get from saving
electricity.
*Disagreement