It could be said Wednesday, Meadowview Middle School eighth-
grade students had a chance to satisfy a “current” interest.
Safety Coordinator Randy White from Surry-Yadkin Electric
Membership Corporation visited the school to talk about energy,
with a focus on how it is obtained, transferred and distributed.
White told students some sources of energy to generate
electricity are coal, natural gas, nuclear power, oil, hydro-
electric and solar. He explained each energy source has its
drawbacks. White told students mining coal can cause soil
erosion and burning coal releases harmful gasses including
carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide. He pointed out drilling for
oil also can be dangerous to the environment and burning oil
also produces harmful byproducts. He explained the predominant
fuel for nuclear power in the United states is uranium, which is
mostly imported. White said one of the biggest issues with
nuclear power is getting rid of what was left over from the
process. He added that natural gas also is obtained