8 million die annually from pollution and poisoning; and millions of birds are electrocuted each year by transmission and distribution lines carrying power produced by nuclear and coal power plants.

每年有800万人死于污染和中毒；每年有数百万只禽类被运载有核能和燃煤发电厂的电力的输配电线路电死。

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Smoke stacks are seen at a coal power plant in West Virginia.

图中所见为西弗吉尼亚州燃煤电厂的烟囱。

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In fact, Indiana is home to the country's largest coal power plant, the Gibson Generating Station.

实际上，美国最大的火力发电厂吉布森发电站在该州。

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Under the building, a boat is delivering coal that will help power the city of New York.

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and ideally at some point coal, coal-fire power plants.

理想情况下，在某个时间点可能还会关闭煤炭以及燃煤电厂。

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Ayrshire Power withdrew its planning application for a new coal power plant at Hunterston last summer.

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