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Opposing coal ash disposal regulation

The author explains why some power companies are opposed to the much stricter regulations which prevent coal ash released from power plants from damaging the environment, and several reasons are given in support of this argument. Although these points seem reasonable, the lecturer cast doubts on them, indicating that the regulations must be adapted.
To begin with, even though the article cites liner-special material as proof that there are already effective regulations being implemented, the lecturer argues that it is a misconception. Since companies only need to employ liner-special material when they establish new ponds or landfills to dispose of coal ash, the lecturer claims that the regulations aren’t sufficient. Thereby, the lecturer proposes that stricter restrictions must be executed to regulate overall disposal sites including the old ones.
Second, the author mentions that, with stricter rules, some consumers are unlikely to recycle coal ash. For example, the workers may be unwilling to utilize coal ash as building materials such as concrete since it may be dangerous. Conversely, the lecturer dismisses this statement, taking mercury as an example. She points out that, despite the rules, people have been recycling mercury for 50 years without concern. As a result, the lecturer believes that people can keep recycling coal ash as normal.
Last but not least, the lecturer concurs with the author that companies will have additional costs and electricity prices will rise after the enforcement of regulations. Nevertheless, the lecturer points out that the regulations are worth applying. This is because the electricity expenses will only increase about one percent for public households, while the disposal and handling costs of the power companies will significantly increase. Accordingly, the lecturer alleges that it is an acceptable cost for promoting a better environment.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
accordingly, but, conversely, if, may, nevertheless, second, so, while, for example, such as, as a result, to begin with

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 10.4613686534 134% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 5.04856512141 198% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 7.30242825607 68% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 12.0772626932 108% => OK
Pronoun: 21.0 22.412803532 94% => OK
Preposition: 26.0 30.3222958057 86% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 5.01324503311 120% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1629.0 1373.03311258 119% => OK
No of words: 290.0 270.72406181 107% => OK
Chars per words: 5.61724137931 5.08290768461 111% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.12666770723 4.04702891845 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.89281573515 2.5805825403 112% => OK
Unique words: 172.0 145.348785872 118% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.593103448276 0.540411800872 110% => OK
syllable_count: 496.8 419.366225166 118% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.55342163355 109% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 3.25607064018 61% => OK
Article: 12.0 8.23620309051 146% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 1.25165562914 399% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 2.5761589404 155% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 13.0662251656 107% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 46.940963791 49.2860985944 95% => OK
Chars per sentence: 116.357142857 110.228320801 106% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.7142857143 21.698381199 95% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.57142857143 7.06452816374 121% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 4.19205298013 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 4.45695364238 67% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.27373068433 164% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.295247067665 0.272083759551 109% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0930772557091 0.0996497079465 93% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0812160831027 0.0662205650399 123% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.169320832929 0.162205337803 104% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.073397526455 0.0443174109184 166% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.4 13.3589403974 115% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 42.72 53.8541721854 79% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.3 11.0289183223 112% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.32 12.2367328918 125% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.15 8.42419426049 109% => OK
difficult_words: 83.0 63.6247240618 130% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.0 10.7273730684 140% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.2008830022 134% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 Out of 30
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
accordingly, but, conversely, if, may, nevertheless, second, so, while, for example, such as, as a result, to begin with

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments