From the Seattle Times comes an article about the astounding pollution loads generated by coal-fired power plants, and an interesting comparison of greenhouse gas emissions.... From the Seattle Times comes an article about the astounding pollution loads generated by coal-fired power plants, and an interesting comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from different states. Among the more itneresting notes:

• Wyoming's coal-fired power plants produce more carbon dioxide in just eight hours than the power generators of more populous Vermont do in a year.
• Texas, the leader in emitting this greenhouse gas, cranks out more than the next two biggest producers combined, California and Pennsylvania, which together have twice Texas' population.
• In sparsely populated Alaska, the carbon dioxide produced per person by all the flying and driving is six times the per-capita amount generated by travelers in New York state.

And in relation to transport habits:

Emissions from generating electricity account for the largest chunk of U.S. greenhouse gases, nearly 40 percent. Transportation emissions are close behind, contributing about one-third of U.S. production of carbon dioxide. States with mass transit and cities, such as New York, come out cleaner than those with wide expanses that rely solely on cars, trucks and airplanes, such as Alaska.

Read the entire article here: Carbon-emissions Culprit? Coal