What it takes to flip on the light

It takes 1 pound of coal to run your bed side light for 2 nights. It takes another pound to run the tv for 4.5 hours. The average household in America uses 9.5 tons of coal per year. According to the EPA (using a study by Abt Associates which was used in the Bush administration) there are 23,600 premature deaths contributed to coal pollution. There are 38,200 non-fatal heart attacks. There are 554,000 asthma attacks. 52% of all energy in America is produced by coal.

 Follow the link for a short Frontline video about the coal conveyor belt that we hardly even see that furnishes the coal to the big production plants in the east. It will make you turn out those lights when you leave the room.