"If Midwest farm fields are competing with Middle East oil fields, then we are doing something right," Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin stated. This is a huge compliment for those living in the Midwest knowing that our part of the country is producing the most renewable energy. Not only that but most of the country relies on the farmers of the Midwest to keep this trend up. As any individual knows along with the good news there has to be some negative news.
This negative is the excess release of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere that is released when power plants burn coal for energy. "Even though 22 percent of the people live in the Midwest region, they release 27 percent of all emissions in the United States," Doyle stated. Not only that but we here in the Midwest rely so much on coal for electricity that 71 percent of our electricity comes from such energy. This is compared to the average 49 percent of the rest of the United States.
The goal for the future is to control this excess carbon dioxide that is realeased by coal that is burned for power. If our power plants can summin the carbon dioxide that is released we will have a very safe and effective way for energy consumption. This could possibly set us free from being so relient on foreign oil, which would only help everyone here in the United States.
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