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.
Liquid Coal is a Bad Deal for Global Warming - Tell Congress
to find clean solutions to our energy needs!
