Why say NO to coal to liquid?

It takes a lot of energy to squeeze coal into a liquid. So much energy, in fact, it is appropriate to question if the process is even worth it--especially when you consider:

 

--Turning coal into a liquid fuel uses any where from 2.5 to 7 barrels of water for every barrel of fuel!

--Communities living near coal-to-liquid refineries in South Africa, where most of the existing plants are, complain of toxic pollution!

--Making, then burning liquid coal creates double the global warming gases as an equivalent amount of petroleum-based fuel, according to information given to the West Virginia Public Energy Authority!

--The National Mining Association wants to double mining production in order to supply the coal-to-liquid plants!

--Each plant costs billions of dollars to build --and the coal industry wants your tax dollars to subsidize these boondoggles!

--The fuel resulting from the massively expensive, massively polluting coal-to-liquid refineries hoped for by the National Mining Association would supply only about 10 percent of the fuel we use in America’s inefficient motor vehicles!

 

KFTC has it right--it's time to put community and people first!