[The Duke]

As I understand it, all rain is mildly acidic when compared to naturally hard ground water. We notice that our pool pH changes after a rain. We’ve had the pool for nearly 30 years and it has always been this way.

I do think there's a chance that this acid rain is having a significant negative impact on flora and fawna over broad areas of land (especially in the Smokey Mountains). While I'm a self-professed "rabid conservative" I still think we're smart enough to generate energy without doing that type of broad ecological damage.

[little jeremiah]

Being a conservative should mean, and to me means, using natural resources wisely and with care for future generations. We didn’t create the earth, and we shouldn’t waste it or wreck or poison it.

It’s a loaner.

[reformedliberal]

I’m not a flat-earther.

Perhaps it varies by region? I have lived in my area for 37 years and I see no negative environmental impacts caused by rain. Our air is clear. Our woods are healthy, fish, birds and other wildlife thrive and our springs and ground water are clean. We have some insect problems, all of them introduced invasive species.

Every summer, we test the pH of our pool water, weekly. The rain can increase acidity by a small amount, rarely even enough to have to use more chemicals immediately.

Our nearest power plant uses coal.