AL Gore - Coal to Liquid Technology

Al Gore and Harry Smith on CBS Early Show discuss Coal to Liquid Technology

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[JetMech72]

Coal-to-liquids is important, because it would drastically decrease our dependency on foreign oil and be a "gap" filler until we can come up with a viable renewable energy. As it stands now, coal gasification could replace 20% of our foreign oil imports, but biofuels can only replace a fraction of one percent of foreign oil imports.

[3273049]

Ethanol (gas substitute) made from corn was a bad idea. Everyone knows it now, and they are looking for alternate cellulose fibers, such as the corn stalks.

Biodiesel (diesel substitute) can be made from chicken fat, normally going into the landfill, and used cooking oil (ditto).

Texas, long the biggest oil producer, is now also the biggest producer of electricity from wind.

Western states are investing in wind and solar. Be open-minded; check it out!

[watch50er]

@JetMech72

ARRGGHH

Such a frustrating debate!!!

[Craigipedia]

@JetMech72 No it would not... we use 19 million gallons of oil every day. 10 million gallons of which is imported... to replace that with liquid coal (which is less energetic than oil) would require by conservative estimates about 100 million gallons of water every year. Creating liquid coal is also very energy intensive (you have to burn coal to liquify coal).

it is a preposterous mathematical impossibility.

the gap is hybrids, the next step is all electric with clean electric grids. thats it

[shielded22001]

Coal with Biomass fillers lowers Co2 , the F/T process from the 1930's in Germany have been modified so it is cleaner

[shroomin79]

@X23109 "cars do burn cleaner from gasoline derived from coal vs. gasoline derived from oil"

First, this is false. To convert coal to liquid oil it takes energy and produces far more C02 than conventional oil refining.

Second, what would be best for the "mass population" would be for us to get off our lazy asses and do some biking and walking. What would be best for the "mass population" would be to find a more efficient and cleaner way of transporting ourselves such as mass transportation.

[shroomin79]

@JetMech72 two things. First, coal to liquids produces about 30% more Co2 gas than conventional coal burning. If you choose to ignore this fact then, well, you just don't care about having clean to breath.

Secondly, "be "gap" filler until we can come up with a viable renewable energy". You are willing to waste a tremendous amount of money and time on a gap filler until we come up with a fantasy energy source that doesn't exist yet. What if we don't come up with a "viable renewable energy"?

[BadGasGoodWind]

Canada also digging into tar sands..... extra dirty, extra expensive.... only done since we are running out of coal in north america anyway. clean coal is not being done... it is too expensive, it is all PR/lip service. Why not go green and make money on a sustainable clean energy economy instead of defending dirty energy companies who don't even know who you are or even care about you at all?

The billions spent to "clean dirty energy" is better spent building energy thats already clean

[JoeJohn90]

Al Gore's climate scientists have found that CO2 emissions from the US are the sole cause for Global Warming and that carbon taxes implemented on the US, will stop Global Warming. China and India's CO2 emissions have nothing to do with it.

[BadGasGoodWind]

@TruthRaider Burning Stuff is what stinks. Denial that it is wrong stinks more. If that's preaching, so be it.

[TruthRaider]

@BadGasGoodWind A somewhat foolish reply to a quip! You appear to be bent on preaching rather than teaching, but hey, to assume I need to "understand" when you have no knowledge the person is indicative of the blinkered ilk! Perhaps you need a course in PR. You might consider starting by changing your user-name to "Flatulence" as it appears you're tryng to kick up a stink!