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Replacing Coal w/ Natural Gas Saves Water, Investigation Reveals
2013-12-20 13:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Softpedia: A report published in this week's issue of the journal Environmental Research Letters says that switching from using coal to using natural gas in order to produce electricity can help save noteworthy amounts of water. What's more, it can help lower some region's vulnerability to drought. In the paper, researchers working with the University of Texas at Austin explain that, as part of this investigation into the benefits of relying on natural gas rather than on coal to meet energy demands, they...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical