So I watched this video about how powerful natural resources can be. A natural resource like coal can transform into tons of energy enough to power whole cities. It's amazing on how we can take something from the earth itself and use it to such extraordinary heights. This relationship between coal given by earth and humans is a perfect example of environmental communication. Like Robert Cox says in his book, Environmental Communication and the Public Sphere, "environmental communication is our relationship with the natural world."
America has a huge problem with coal being such a powerful source of energy, because without it, it would lead to a tremendous upset worldwide. In America, coal powers electricity industries worldwide. These industries then create more than half the electricity consumed by Americans in the United States. With coal being this big of a power source is just like attaching an electric cord to a piece of coal. This is what struck me about this video, without coal, America is down more than half of their electricity. So basically, America will be screwed without coal because of its major importance. Knowing this, the videos environmental communication is pragmatic. Its purpose is to alert you of this problem in the making. They know how much America needs coal and how much power it produces for America. But the idea of clean coal is a joke because no matter what, they are going to keep doing what they are doing. No matter what coal is not going to become clean because you want it to. It will still be coal.
www.energy.gov/energysources/coal.htm
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I hear you on how coal is powering more than 50% of America but if coal did go who cares. I think that because they will come up with some other kind of power source and charge people even more money for the power. So really any way we look at it, the moneys still coming out of our pockets. There's never a dull moment!
ReplyDeleteTyler I agree with your perspective on "clean coal." I myself looked at some of those similar sites to get an idea of what coal is to America. I also agree with what you say about coal and its uses. However, I disagree with you in the sense that we can do something about it. It doesn't have to end with America not finding a different alternative. We can do it people just have to care.
ReplyDeleteCoal may still be coal but as long as it works I'm happy! It's just sad that you're probably right about America being screwed without it.
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