IMMERATH, GERMANY - APRIL 03: Steam bucket-wheel excavator extracts coal from the brown coal open cast mine Garzweiler in Immerath, western Germany. The small town Immerath and surrounding towns will be wiped off the map to allow energy giant RWE enlarge the huge open pit mine Garzweiler. A recent European Union study rated the Neurath power plant as the biggest emitter of CO2 in Germany, with 33.3 million tons in 2013, making it the second biggest in Europe. Owned by energy conglomerate RWE, the Neurath plant began operation in the 1970s and expanded with added blocks in 2012. It currently produces 4,400 megawatts of electricity annually, making it also the second biggest electricity producer in Europe. A recent European Union study rated the Neurath power plant as the biggest emitter of CO2 in Germany, with 33.3 million tons in 2013, making it the second biggest in Europe. Owned by energy conglomerate RWE, the Neurath plant began operation in the 1970s and expanded with added blocks in 2012. It currently produces 4,400 megawatts of electricity annually, making it also the second biggest electricity producer in Europe. (Photo by Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images)

Centralia, Pennsylvania

When a coal mine beneath this little town caught on fire in the 1960s, the town had to be abandoned because of the toxic fumes being released into the air. It’s still burning, even though it’s been just over 53 years since the fire began. It’s been estimated that the fire could continue to burn for another 250 years.

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