Coal

In 2010 there were 530 coal fired power plants in the United States and today there are 240. Coal is being replaced by natural gas. Mainland China has 1,082 such plants with plans to build 43 new plants this year plus another 20 plants that China is building outside of China. China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units. World leaders want the US to join with them in moving away from coal but they also want US dollars to help underdeveloped countries. They are not asking Asian countries for money. Meanwhile the environmental experts are not discussing thorium nuke power which is carbon free because it cannot be used to promote social change. The US has been using nuke power for over 60 year and currently has 100 reactors on line. There has been one minor accident at Three Mile Island where no one was injured or killed. These plants produce no air born contaminants and thus cause no health problems with the air we breathe. The US will not emphasize this as long as they promote the idea that wind and solar can replace fossil fuels.