--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/5/06 10:53:02 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com) > , MDixon6569@, MDi > > > > I don't think coal will ever replace oil. Everybody knows the effect coal > > had in creating acid rain and deforestation around the world. However it > will > > still be used at current levels and maybe a little higher or at least > until > > there is a technology to burn significantly cleaner. > > > The NY times article that Bob linked to, > > _http://www.nytimes.http://wwhttp://www.nytihttp://www.http_ > (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/05/business/05coalfuel.html) > > I mainly about turning coal into liquid and gaseous fuels. Not burning it > directly. > > I think most of the acid rain is caused by sulferous emmissions. The sulfer > can be > recovered in the processes being used to turn coal into automotive and > heating fuel and > sold for other uses. Appearantly, from the article they can currently > produce diesel fuel > from coal at 1/4 the cost of fuel from petroleum. That's why business is > starting to do it. > They are even using old fertilizer plants to do it. Natural gas is running > out so the gas-to- > fertilizer plants are becoming non-cost effective. They are being turned > into coal > liquification plants without excessive modification. Coal gasification is > also an old > technology. They used to have a plant right here in Fairfield. > > > > > > > Amazing what economic factors can do in the development of energy. And the > United States has enormous coal reserves. Couple that with other promising > technologies in the pipe line, I think there is a brighter day ahead. All we > have to do is make industry aware of the desire for cleaner and more efficient > energy sources. >
Price energy to reflect its full explicit and social cost, thus sending the correct price signal to markets, will change demand overnight -- and suppliers will get the message loud and clear. Markets respond to very quickly to prices. Markets are quite efficient when correct price signals are sent. Markets screw up when full costs are not reflected in prices. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
