Climate Action (School based Service as Action MYP 2)

  Coal mining is a very serious problem that can lead to many different, alternate problems. One of these problems is climate change. Both coal mining and coal factories are deadly to people and the environment around them. Coal is a fossil fuel that's burned to generate electricity and heat, or liquefied to produce gas and diesel fuel. Coal begins as plant matter that's trapped underground for centuries, and over time becomes petrified due to lack of exposure to air. What results is a useful but highly controversial rock that, while valuable to human energy production, is nevertheless difficult, expensive and dangerous to obtain -- with high costs to the environment and human health  There is much debate whether the environmental effects of coal mining justify its continued use. When it comes to replacing the retiring generation, coal now faces greater competition from another fossil fuel. Natural Gas can be another substitute for a coal-based load and provide the same reliab...