The notion of turning coal into liquid fuels on a big scale has simmered for decades, but only the trade sanctions against apartheid in South Africa resulted in anyone reviving the Nazi-era technology — until now.
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7.5 million gallons of water a day
10% reduction in oil dependence = 40% more coal mining
Liquid coal made with carbon sequestration can be as clean or cleaner than conventional oil fuels. Carbon sequestration has already been proven at Kinder Morgan in TX where over 1 billion cu ft of co2 is captured daily and pumped underground for permanent storage. We only have 50 years max left on the oil supply according to the DOE experts - less according to the worlds leading geophysicists. There will be 9 billion mouths to feed, and mass economic chaos will ensue long before that when the shortages hit. We need to exercise every available option to prolong the world’s survival. Ethanol can only supply 10%. Electric for everything is not feasible. Biodiesel is similar to ethanol. Both will add to food shortages. There is a 200 year coal supply that can take up the slack while sources like hydro phonic algae are developed. Liquid coal can be made with recycled water, and the land can be redeveloped into farms, forests, and lakes with minimal environmental damage – I have seen the photos of redeveloped coalmines.
Why the Price of Peak Oil is Famine
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/money/2008/02/07/cnoil107.xml
For most of your comment obewan - I can’t argue because it is simply in who you believe. You point me at one website I’ll point you at ten and we can do that back and forth from now on.
As far as the photos you refer to - did the coal industry by chance show them to you? Farms, forests and lakes? We are talking about the Appalachian mountains right? Refer to the header on this page. Farms, forests, and lakes… farms require topsoil, there was already a forest here, and the topography is just a tad bit wrong for a lake.