Creating liquid coal is an expensive, inefficient, and dirty process.  There are better, cheaper, cleaner, and quicker ways to decrease our dependence on oil while helping to slow global warming!

Fill out the form below to send an urgent message to Congress asking them to oppose liquid coal fuels in favor of other options that will put us on a path to a clean and secure energy future.

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

Now more than ever, America needs your leadership to solve global warming and decrease our dependence on oil. We know we have the technology to create a clean energy future but making transportation fuel from coal is not the answer. I'm concerned that efforts in Congress to launch a new liquid industry will compromise our ability to solve global warming and this industry will damage our land, air and water. The process of making liquid coal is an expensive, inefficient process that releases large quantities of heat-trapping carbon dioxide into our air. Fortunately, better, cleaner options already exist to reduce America's dependence on oil: efficiency, smart growth and renewable fuels.

The considerable economic, social and environmental drawbacks of coal-derived liquid fuel preclude it from being a sound option to move America beyond oil. Relying on coal-derived liquid as an alternative fuel to oil could nearly double global warming pollution per gallon of transportation fuels. For example, using coal-based transportation fuel in a Honda Civic would mean doubling the CO2 emissions from that vehicle, which would be equivalent to operating a Hummer H3 run on conventional gasoline. Moreover, large-scale deployment of coal-to-liquids would exacerbate the devastating effects of coal mining felt by communities and ecosystems stretching from Appalachia to the Rocky Mountains, including polluted air and water, devastated landscapes and a dismal record of worker safety.

We have better options that will produce the quickest, cleanest and least expensive reductions in oil use-it's time for Congress to put us on a path to a clean and secure energy future. I urge you to oppose any efforts to add liquid coal amendments to energy bills that Congress considers this year.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
May 31, 2007