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Coal, Injustice, and Environmental Destruction

Coal, Injustice, and Environmental Destruction 468138 OAE25410.1177/1086026612468138Organization & EnvironmentBell and York Articles Organization & Environment 25(4) 359 –367 Coal, Injustice, and © 2012 SAGE Publications Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Environmental Destruction: DOI: 10.1177/1086026612468138 http://oae.sagepub.com Introduction to the Special Issue on Coal and the Environment 1 2 Shannon Elizabeth Bell and Richard York Coal may be responsible for more environmental harm than any other energy source. It has a higher carbon content than other fossil fuels, so the use of coal leads to the emission of more carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas, per unit of electricity generated than any other fos- sil fuel. In fact, in the United States, coal-fired power plants emit one third more carbon dioxide per unit of electricity generated than plants fueled by oil and double the amount emitted by plants fueled by natural gas (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 2012). Additionally, the mining and processing of coal typically leads to the emission of methane, which is trapped in natural deposits of coal and is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. (U.S. EPA, 2012). Coal is the predominant source of electricity around the world, producing more than 40% of the global total annually (International Energy Agency, 2011). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Organization & Environment SAGE

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468138 OAE25410.1177/1086026612468138Organization & EnvironmentBell and York Articles Organization & Environment 25(4) 359 –367 Coal, Injustice, and © 2012 SAGE Publications Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Environmental Destruction: DOI: 10.1177/1086026612468138 http://oae.sagepub.com Introduction to the Special Issue on Coal and the Environment 1 2 Shannon Elizabeth Bell and Richard York Coal may be responsible for more environmental harm than any other energy source. It has a higher carbon content than other fossil fuels, so the use of coal leads to the emission of more carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas, per unit of electricity generated than any other fos- sil fuel. In fact, in the United States, coal-fired power plants emit one third more carbon dioxide per unit of electricity generated than plants fueled by oil and double the amount emitted by plants fueled by natural gas (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 2012). Additionally, the mining and processing of coal typically leads to the emission of methane, which is trapped in natural deposits of coal and is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. (U.S. EPA, 2012). Coal is the predominant source of electricity around the world, producing more than 40% of the global total annually (International Energy Agency, 2011).

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Published: Dec 1, 2012

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