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Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act

Our Position: oppose
Bill Number: S. 155
Sponsor: Barack Obama (D-IL), Jim Bunning (R-KY)
Legislative Session: 2007

The Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act would establish a new massively polluting industry to convert coal into liquid transportation fuel.  The bill provides a variety of incentives for liquid coal, including tax incentives, loan guarantees, expanded plant siting, and a host of other government subsidies.  The bill also allows the Department of Defense to enter into fuel purchasing contracts for up to 25 years. 

The serious economic and environmental downsides of liquid coal prevent it from being a good option for a cleaner, healthier energy future. A liquid coal (coal-to-liquids) transportation fuels industry would double the global warming emissions of regular gasoline and would require millions of dollars in investments. Instead of funneling those millions into a new, dirty industry, we should be investing in efficiency and renewable energy technologies that exist today and can help us solve global warming.

Action Needed

Contact

Alice McKeown
Clean Air & Coal Campaigns
alice.mckeown@sierraclub.org
202-675-6271

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