YES! Weekly

Amy Kingsley
Staff writer

Belews Creek, a coal-fired steam station just northwest of Greensboro, spewed more of the gases that contribute to respiratory problems in 2006 than any other power plant in North Carolina, according to preliminary data released by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Duke Energy-owned power plant, which is the second largest in the state, emitted 95,296 tons of sulfur dioxide and 21,179 tons of nitrogen oxide last year. The gases contribute to ground-level ozone and soot, byproducts linked to asthma attacks and decreased lung capacity….([1] Full Story — off-site; note: it requires 47,648 tonnes of sulphur to be burned to produce 95,296 tonnes of sulphur dioxide)