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Liquid Coal is a Bad Deal for Global Warming

Target: US House of Representatives; US Senate
Sponsored by: Sierra Club

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!

deadline: 7-15-2008
goal: 5,000

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The serious economic and environmental downsides of liquid coal prevent it from being a good option for a cleaner, healthier energy future. A liquid coal (coal-to-liquids) transportation fuels industry would double the global warming emissions of regular gasoline and would require millions of dollars in investments. Instead of funneling those millions into a new, dirty industry, we should be investing in efficiency and renewable energy technologies that exist today and can help us solve global warming. Please oppose any efforts to jumpstart a new massively polluting coal-to-liquids industry.

At a time when we need to be solving global warming, liquid coal is a bad deal. Any member of Congress serious about combating global warming should be seriously opposed to this dirty, dangerous, and expensive boondoggle for the coal industry.

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We signed the “Liquid Coal is a Bad Deal for Global Warming” petition!

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3:08 pm PDT, Jul 12, Tamara Alibeckoff, Ohio

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2:26 pm PDT, May 21, Paul Torrence, Oregon

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6:13 pm PDT, May 5, Name not displayed, California
More coal, especially liquid coal, is not the answer to our nation's energy problems.

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10:07 pm PDT, Apr 28, Leah Lefler, Virginia

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1:02 am PDT, Apr 25, Leanne Cook, Australia

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11:27 am PDT, Apr 18, John Brophy, California

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6:59 pm PDT, Apr 14, Vivianne Mosca-Clark, Oregon
We have alternate ways to make energy. They have been around for over 50 years. The only reason we are not using these safer ways for energy,is the people who run the coal,etc. companies. The energy change is necessary to stop global warming and to increase health for all.

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3:39 pm PDT, Apr 5, Name not displayed, Virginia

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7:42 am PDT, Apr 5, Emil Kadhum, Georgia
Liquid coal should not even be considered for a moment. Is it not time that we made the tough decisions that will be necessary to slow global warming? Yes, coal is cheap and available but we all have the responsibility to do what will ultimately be best for our planet and our own future. Non greenhouse emitting alternatives must be put in place and made affordable for every American. What are we waiting for??? Whatever the price - surely it is better than the alternative of not acting and leaving a nighmarish planet to our children and grandchildren.

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12:54 pm PDT, Mar 30, DIANE SCHRUM, Illinois
THERE ARE BETTER AND CLEANER ALTERNATIVES - THIS IS BAD FOR THE AIR IN GENERAL AND EVEN MORE FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING AROUND THE MINING SITES

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