Coal Articles
Jimmy's article: http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0208/Latest-Great-Barrier-Reef-threat-coal-dust
Jimmy's summary: Environmentalists start to question how dangerous is it for the Great Barrier Reef to contain coal dust. Where did all this coal come from? Greenpeace predicted that the number of coal chips that pass through the Great Barrier Reef would be over 10,000. Carbon dioxide also gets absorbed in the ocean from human activities. Australia is currently one of the world’s largest per capita CO2 emitters in the world. This results in making it harder for animals to reproduce and ultimately harming the oceans’ biodiversity. An interior mind would produce enough coal to generate 4.73 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide when burned, according to Australian Conservation Foundation.
Diane's article: https://www.iea.org/newsroom/news/2016/october/day-of-awful-air-quality-in-delhi-underscores-need-for-energy-sector-actions-to-r.html
Diane's summary: The air pollution in Delhi, India on October 30, 2016 reached 30 times the World Health Organization’s recommended levels. Because of India’s huge reliance on coal, India’s dismal air quality has worsened, putting the economy at risk. However, this event was able to get the public’s attention and key measures have been implemented. An example would be some coal-fired plants have converted to natural gas and open burning of waste is prohibited.
Marti's article: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/21/beijing-banned-north-korean-coal-and-traders-are-scrambling.html
Marti's summary: Beijing surprisingly announces that it has banned its coal imports from North Korea. This has greatly affected China due to its need of coal for steelmaking and heating. According to John Davies, the global commodities strategist, this will be a net positive for coal prices. The demand for imports will increase from other countries. In the meantime, China is trying to find alternatives for coal. They will also have to buy domestic coal, which is much more expensive than importing from other countries. The lack of coal may not totally be a negative as Beijing is finding other sources for thermal heat to better its air pollution. The pollution in Beijing has gotten to the point of being a major problem for the country. Hopefully soon, Beijing will figure out a solution for this problem.
Tran's article: http://www.marketplace.org/2017/02/22/world/coal-resource-curse-one-towns-economy
Tran's summary: Judy Kellen, a resident and retiree at Rocky Branch, Illinois said that her town is better off without a drop of coal even though she lives next door to the Rocky Run Surface mine. Regardless of the fact that that they have many oil, or coal, resources, this town turns out to be poor. Because of this, energy economist created the word “resource curse”. Since Illinois has rich oil resources, they do not have much job opportunities for the people who live there. Even if there were more job opportunities, the people who grew up there still prefer to be miners because they don’t want to be trained to do something else. As a result, the town remains poor and the people there only want to becomes miners when they grow up because of the resources availability. However, the growth of technology is slowly taking away these job opportunities of the people in Rocky Branch.
Jimmy's summary: Environmentalists start to question how dangerous is it for the Great Barrier Reef to contain coal dust. Where did all this coal come from? Greenpeace predicted that the number of coal chips that pass through the Great Barrier Reef would be over 10,000. Carbon dioxide also gets absorbed in the ocean from human activities. Australia is currently one of the world’s largest per capita CO2 emitters in the world. This results in making it harder for animals to reproduce and ultimately harming the oceans’ biodiversity. An interior mind would produce enough coal to generate 4.73 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide when burned, according to Australian Conservation Foundation.
Diane's article: https://www.iea.org/newsroom/news/2016/october/day-of-awful-air-quality-in-delhi-underscores-need-for-energy-sector-actions-to-r.html
Diane's summary: The air pollution in Delhi, India on October 30, 2016 reached 30 times the World Health Organization’s recommended levels. Because of India’s huge reliance on coal, India’s dismal air quality has worsened, putting the economy at risk. However, this event was able to get the public’s attention and key measures have been implemented. An example would be some coal-fired plants have converted to natural gas and open burning of waste is prohibited.
Marti's article: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/21/beijing-banned-north-korean-coal-and-traders-are-scrambling.html
Marti's summary: Beijing surprisingly announces that it has banned its coal imports from North Korea. This has greatly affected China due to its need of coal for steelmaking and heating. According to John Davies, the global commodities strategist, this will be a net positive for coal prices. The demand for imports will increase from other countries. In the meantime, China is trying to find alternatives for coal. They will also have to buy domestic coal, which is much more expensive than importing from other countries. The lack of coal may not totally be a negative as Beijing is finding other sources for thermal heat to better its air pollution. The pollution in Beijing has gotten to the point of being a major problem for the country. Hopefully soon, Beijing will figure out a solution for this problem.
Tran's article: http://www.marketplace.org/2017/02/22/world/coal-resource-curse-one-towns-economy
Tran's summary: Judy Kellen, a resident and retiree at Rocky Branch, Illinois said that her town is better off without a drop of coal even though she lives next door to the Rocky Run Surface mine. Regardless of the fact that that they have many oil, or coal, resources, this town turns out to be poor. Because of this, energy economist created the word “resource curse”. Since Illinois has rich oil resources, they do not have much job opportunities for the people who live there. Even if there were more job opportunities, the people who grew up there still prefer to be miners because they don’t want to be trained to do something else. As a result, the town remains poor and the people there only want to becomes miners when they grow up because of the resources availability. However, the growth of technology is slowly taking away these job opportunities of the people in Rocky Branch.