Friday, September 10, 2010

Death and Disease from Power Plants

http://www.catf.us/coal/problems/power_plants/existing/
Click on your state on the interactive map at this site and see the stats.

30 comments:

  1. What part of Michigan are you in? I am in NE Indiana and it is better than some and worse than others.

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  2. We are nearly in the middle of the lower state. Funny how there are no spots on the map near the biggest plant of them all in Newaygo County. Hardy Dam is the source of Consumers Energy Co....the biggest power source next to Detroit Edison.

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  3. Wow Sweet Mary- It does not want to upload Green bay...
    UGH!
    I have hit reload twice now

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    Yes. I will try later.

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  4. I agree...let's shut down all power plants

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  5. Hello Anne. Yes it is a scary thing to think about. And to think what they are doing to our mountains to get the coal with the mountain top removal.

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  6. As soon as we rebuild the grid to be powered with wind and solar farms then lets shut them down as you suggest.

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  7. the grid is evil...electrical emissions are deadly coming from the power transmission lines in the grid


    and people living near the wind farms complain about the humming...it will never end

    but when the power is out and the air conditioner won't work guess who screams the loudest

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  8. I had not heard that. Can you provide sources for your claim, Dana? Or are you teasing me?

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  9. Is the humming just annoying or has it been found to be a health risk?

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  10. just annoying....that's all it takes anymore

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  11. Burning coal to provide electricity is defacing our mountains and also is a proven health risk.

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  12. oops I didn't get the J on just when I highlighted.

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  13. eating McDonalds is a proven health risk...and is quicker than power plant emissions ...which are down almost 75% since 1990

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  14. Dana that is a search list. It covers several types of lines from ethernet adapters to radio lines. Where is your source that electrical lines from wind and air sources are more dangerous than electrical lines from coal, nuclear or hydro electric plants?

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  15. Yes eating at MacDonalds is not healthy. I do not see the connection to this post. I have plenty of posts on our food industry if you would like to check them out.

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  16. all electrical lines are giving off the same emissions...and the amount is growing as the draw increases to run more appliances..

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  17. Mine, along the coast, near Galveston Bay is <3

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  18. Hi Dude! I did not look at TX closely but it looked pretty clear down there?

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  19. But if the cause of the illness are coal being burnt then the hydro electric plants would not cause a spot to be on the map?

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  20. and there is no spot for Hardy Dam

    I see that some counties that should be affected aren't and some counties that are far out of line of any power plant zone have high numbers, I tend to suspect some other culprit that is causing the deaths to be so high...like fungus and mold..........We are lucky enough to have one of the highest
    polluters in the nation down wind of us and my county is one of the lowest death rates...???

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  21. Interesting idea Dana. Maybe it takes two things - the coal and something else with it?

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  22. maybe they are blaming the coal in error...could be black mold which has become a serious problem as homes get more airtight...it causes serious respiratory problems...and death

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  23. Sometimes incorrect correlations are drawn. But air pollution has long been believed to be unhealthy to breath and coal powered plants cause air pollution.

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  24. so do millions of vehicles ...causing carbon monoxide at ground level

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  25. I agree there are other sources of air pollution besides coal.

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  26. I friend told me today that she heard that people with pacemakers can't use the hybrid cars. A magnetic field around these cars messes with the pacemakers.

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