The US is facing an environmental disaster because we have too much coal. Although most of our power plants run on coal, burning it releases carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, so this will have to stop soon. The question is: what else can we use?

LiveScience.com reports that, Ernest Moniz, who is one of the world’s experts on global warming, says the US has to stop building coal-fired power plants and should bulldoze older generators that don’t capture and bury greenhouse gases. But 159 coal-fired power plants are scheduled to be built in the next decade, which will generate power for 96 million homes.

New Scientist quotes Moniz as saying that we have mountains of cheap coal that is “going to be used.”
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Whitley will be on Coast to Coast AM radio with George Noory tonight, Monday, March 19 from 10 to 11 p.m. Pacific. He’ll be talking about 2012 and the end of the age. This will be a great show, don’t miss it!

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We recently brought you the surprising news that airbags can cause deafness. But most people go deaf from a virus, an infection or loud noise. One place you hear a lot of loud noise is on the battlefield, which is why many of our soldiers are coming back from the Iraq war with hearing loss. Now there may be a pill they can take AHEAD OF TIME to prevent this!
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With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, we want to remind you thatdrinking a nice warm cup of green tea has long been touted for its health benefits?in fact, some doctors even consider it a form of medicine. Eating green is good for you: it’s long been known that folic acid, found in dark green vegetables, is especially important for pregnant women. And other research has found out that green tea can also be used as a powerful disinfectant!
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