Hey Jerry Perkins and All,
That is a really lame attempt to frame the issue for your lobby. I could care less if coal is renewable or not. (and yes, I´m aware that the U.S. sits on 500 years worth of the stuff) The problems with coal are the polluting sulfur, poisonous mercury and glacier mel
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/BUSINESS04/602050315/1033
Ethanol plant counts on coal for power
The change will cost less than natural gas, but some complain that coal isn't renewable.
JERRY PERKINS
REGISTER FARM EDITOR
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Just one question on the environmental sustainability of these plants. How
much ethanol do they produce for your 300 tonnes of coal?
Bob
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From: "Hakan Falk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] A Carbon
I am not surprised at all, that coal is going to be a preferred
choice for ethanol distillation. It is a very logical choice for US
sustainability, but maybe not for the environment sustainability. The
reasons are,
1. US have around a third of the worlds coal reserves.
2. US is running out of
http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/33969/
A Carbon Cloud Hangs Over Green Fuel
By Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor. Posted March 25, 2006.
An Iowa corn refinery, open since December, uses 300 tons of coal a
day to make ethanol. So just how green can it be?
Late last year in Goldfield,
