Environmental Issue And Environmental Pollution Ques 161

Question: Wood pellets are produced from the waste sawdust of lumber and paper mills. Home-heating stoves burning these pellets can heat homes directly, instead of relying on other energy sources. Heating your home with wood pellets is:

Options:

A) sustainable, less polluting, and about 3 times as efficient as heating a home using electricity from a coal-fired power plant.

B) sustainable, slightly more polluting, and is about 30% more efficient than using electricity from a coal-fired power plant.

C) not sustainable but is less polluting and is about as efficient as using electricity from a coal-fired power plant.

D) not sustainable and actually pollutes more than using electricity from a coal-fired power plant.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A