Tell Congress to say "No" to the liquid coal industry

Now is the time to urge your Senators and Representative to oppose these and any other proposals that promote liquid coal fuels. Fill out the form below to send your letter now!

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I'm concerned that efforts to provide subsidies to a new liquid coal (coal-to-liquids) industry will compromise our ability to solve global warming and damage our land, air and water. Now more than ever, we need your leadership to solve global warming and decrease our dependence on oil. We have the technology to create a clean energy future but making transportation fuel from coal is not the answer.

The process used to make liquid coal is an expensive, inefficient one that produces large quantities of global warming pollution and precludes it from being a sound option to reduce America's dependence on oil. Relying on liquid coal as an alternative to oil could nearly double global warming pollution per gallon of transportation fuel. Large-scale use of liquid coal would increase coal mining's devastating effects on communities and ecosystems stretching from Appalachia to the Rocky Mountains, including polluted air and water, ravaged landscapes and a dismal record of worker safety.

We have better options to produce cleaner and less expensive alternatives to oil, and Congress should use those options to put us on a path to a clean and secure energy future. I urge you to oppose any attempts to attach liquid coal provisions to any current or future legislation.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
November 28, 2007