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Liquid Coal is a Bad Deal for Global Warming
Although its proponents claim that liquid coal is a cure-all to our nation's energy problems, the truth is that liquid coal is plagued with economical and environmental downsides from the time coal is mined until long after the liquid is burned. Liquid coal releases almost double the global warming emissions per gallon as regular gasoline, making a hybrid filled with liquid coal as dirty as a Hummer H3 running on regular gas.
Liquid coal also requires huge amounts of water, and would lead to an over 40% increase in coal mining just to replace a mere 10% of our nation's transportation fuels. Proponents of liquid coal also want the government to funnel billions in subsidies and tax breaks to artificially create an entirely new industry. Liquid coal is arguably the dirtiest, most expensive energy gamble we could take.
According to estimates by the EPA, the global warming emissions of liquid coal will be over double that of regular gasoline. Moreover, even with carbon capture and storage liquid coal will still be dirtier than the gasoline we use today. This chart modelled on EPA's studies show you how different alternative fuels stack up.
Fight Global Warming- Oppose Liquid Coal
Ask Congress to oppose any efforts to jumpstart a new massively polluting coal-to-liquids industry.
Real Solutions for Energy Security and our Future
Instead of investing billions to subsidize a massively polluting industry, it's time to invest in clean renewable energy solutions like wind, solar, and hybrid vehicles that will fuel the economy of tomorrow and create hundreds of thousands of new good-paying jobs across the country. Liquid coal is simply not a smart answer for our energy future.
Learn more about liquid coal and its consequences.
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