We use coal for many different kinds of reasons today that our ancestors would not recognize because hundreds of years ago coal was used for factories and to warm up our homes during the winter but now we have a different use for it. That modern purpose is to generate electricity which is used to do the same thing coal was used for hundreds of years ago which is to power up our factories and heat up our homes and electricity also has many other uses that make it a vital part of our society. Even with the massive nuclear reactors that are generating massive amounts of energy we still use to coal to provide about half of our energy means which is a lot of energy.

 

Coal is a very versatile resource and if you look at the different uses and purposes we have had for coal over the many years and centuries you may notice that we only have been using it to generate electricity  for a short time. Know more about coal in the site at http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coal. One of the most important things in our society and to the development of our race is the humble coal, not expensive rocks or other things but coal because this has powered our growth since the dawn of time where we used it to create fire up to the 1300s where we used it for things such as warmth, cooking, and also for pottery, and then in the 1700s we used coal to power our steam engines which became the first energy generating purpose so as you can see coal as had and is still having a large impact on our lives.

 

Coal is amazing because even though we have other ways to generate electricity we are still looking at coal to help us out but it is important that we take precautions to make sure that we are using coal in a clean and responsible way because there are few things more polluting than coal. As we move ever closer to the future here are some benefits and advantages of why coal is the energy source that will keep us powered all the way into the future.

 

The Advantages

 

The biggest advantage that comes from using coal as an energy source to generate our electricity boils down to its availability because compared to other resources coal is very plentiful.

 

The thing with Afghan coal is the fact that we have so much of it because our current stash of coal will last the entire world one hundred and thirty years and that is not even taking into account the coal that is still in the earth.

 

The second advantage of coal is simply the fact that it is very cheap. Compared to other ways to produce electricity such as nuclear and hydroelectric methods using coal to create energy is a very cheap and easy process. That is why we are still using coal today and we will still be using coal in the future.