From: John Fernbach
Newsgroups: gmane.science.general.global-change
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 9:55 PM
Subject: [Global Change: 2729] Climate MAYDAY - Emergency -- As "Coal to
Liquid Fuel" Backers Move to Push for Production Simultaneously in China,
India and the USA
>
>The new and unwelcome addition to already destructive fossil fuel
>development
>is going to be "coal to liquid" fuels, sponsored by private corporations
>and
>governments that see in these fuels a viable alternative to costly
>petroleum.
><...>
>The negative environmental consequences of these three new national
>industries
>could be disastrous, in the view of many energy observers.
"Could be disastrous", yes, but not necessisarily so. The key is carbon
capture and storage, which is made considerably easier by the coal
gassification process compared with conventional combustion. For example, a
large coal gassification plant in Beulah, North Dakota captures a pure CO2
stream and pipes it to Saskatchewan where it is injected underground for
enhanced oil recovery. In my opinion, protest banners that say "No coal"
should say "No coal without CCS".
-dl
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