http://www.off-grid.net/2008/01/08/new-hampshire-eco-vote/ Solar power, wind power, water power, inverters, free stuff, Solar panels, Wind turbines, Hydro power, Biomass, Microgeneration, Fuel Cells, Environment, Rainwater, Resilience, Survival, Bushcraft, affordable homes, eco-Architecture, Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.off-grid.net/2008/01/08/new-hampshire-eco-vote/#comment-208217 LawsonKline Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:07:42 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/2008/01/08/new-hampshire-eco-vote/#comment-208217 I disagree with you guys endorsing Barak Obama. So why did Obama introduce the “Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007,” a bill that would promote the use of coal, the dirtiest of all fossil fuels, as a transportation fuel and make global warming a lot worse? Yes, Illinois, Obama’s home state, is, a major coal-producing state. Nearly 32 million tons of coal was mined in Illinois in 2005, generating nearly $1 billion in revenues for the state’s producers. Coal-to-liquids technology has a less-than-illustrious history. Known as the Fischer-Tropsch process, it was used by Germany during World War II and by South Africa during the apartheid era because both countries had access to coal but were unable to obtain oil on international markets. But the problem with the technology isn’t its history. It’s the fact that no coal-to-liquids plant built on a commercial scale has been able to capture and store carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas that causes global warming. Without carbon capture and sequestration, studies show, turning coal into liquid fuel generates 125% more CO2 than producing diesel fuel and 66% more than burning gasoline. Obama also supports the Carbon tax which does nothing more than leagalize pollution. If it's wrong, you shouldnt be allowed to buy permits. I think Obama speaks for the enviroment but votes against it. Don't beleive his pro enviormental propaganda. I disagree with you guys endorsing Barak Obama.
So why did Obama introduce the “Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007,” a bill that would promote the use of coal, the dirtiest of all fossil fuels, as a transportation fuel and make global warming a lot worse? Yes, Illinois, Obama’s home state, is, a major coal-producing state. Nearly 32 million tons of coal was mined in Illinois in 2005, generating nearly $1 billion in revenues for the state’s producers. Coal-to-liquids technology has a less-than-illustrious history. Known as the Fischer-Tropsch process, it was used by Germany during World War II and by South Africa during the apartheid era because both countries had access to coal but were unable to obtain oil on international markets. But the problem with the technology isn’t its history. It’s the fact that no coal-to-liquids plant built on a commercial scale has been able to capture and store carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas that causes global warming. Without carbon capture and sequestration, studies show, turning coal into liquid fuel generates 125% more CO2 than producing diesel fuel and 66% more than burning gasoline. Obama also supports the Carbon tax which does nothing more than leagalize pollution. If it’s wrong, you shouldnt be allowed to buy permits. I think Obama speaks for the enviroment but votes against it. Don’t beleive his pro enviormental propaganda.

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