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Originally Posted by AMERICA 123
This and 'things' 'like it' could really end up being really, really, useful - all the secondary benefits.......... - maybe even help coal improve a great deal.
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What a boon for America that would be if coal gasification was found to be economically viable on a large scale. I'm not aware of what the issues are at this point, if I had to make a wild guess and say that pollution is probably part of it, as well as mining issues.
Of course, with coal again we are dealing with a finite resource & despite having a huge amount of it, it too will run out someday. We'd be stupid not to use it however, despite all the 'peak coal' theorists that would inevitably emerge. This is why I really hope that something like algae biodiesel or green crude pans out--truly renewable, powered by the sun, consumes waste products (CO2), environmentally friendly (biodegradeable, ~CO2 neutral), no chance of railroading it with a food or fuel argument.
Either way, there is a good chance to create more domestic industry.