CBS 60 Minutes
Feb. 26th, 2006 08:05 pmYah, so I like this idea...
Montana's Coal Cowboy
America's dependence on foreign oil — President Bush called it "an addiction" in his State of the Union address — has become a threat to the country’s economy and security.
While the president spent much of last week promoting energy alternatives of the future, like hybrid cars and fuels made from wood chips, the governor of Montana, Brian Schweitzer, says there's something we can have up and running in the next five years.
What he has in mind is using the coal, billions of tons of it, under the high plains of his home state. The governor tells correspondent Lesley Stahl he wants to use an existing process to turn that coal into a synthetic liquid fuel, or synfuel.
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I dunno, what do you think? If he mandates the renewal/cleanup of mined areas (which he's done, state law, etc.) I'm not sure about the science yet, I'm still looking into it. And the great thing about deisel fuel is that you can have some of it be biodeisel (a mix) without any problems. Finally, an advocate for sustainable energy! And a real cowboy to boot! (Take that Bushie!)
Montana's Coal Cowboy
America's dependence on foreign oil — President Bush called it "an addiction" in his State of the Union address — has become a threat to the country’s economy and security.
While the president spent much of last week promoting energy alternatives of the future, like hybrid cars and fuels made from wood chips, the governor of Montana, Brian Schweitzer, says there's something we can have up and running in the next five years.
What he has in mind is using the coal, billions of tons of it, under the high plains of his home state. The governor tells correspondent Lesley Stahl he wants to use an existing process to turn that coal into a synthetic liquid fuel, or synfuel.
( Read more... )
I dunno, what do you think? If he mandates the renewal/cleanup of mined areas (which he's done, state law, etc.) I'm not sure about the science yet, I'm still looking into it. And the great thing about deisel fuel is that you can have some of it be biodeisel (a mix) without any problems. Finally, an advocate for sustainable energy! And a real cowboy to boot! (Take that Bushie!)