U.S. Government Dumping $100 Million Into Filthy Fuels Project

The following just came across a listserv I subscribe to. It doesn't list who composed the text, but the message is from Richard C. Rich, a professor at Virginia Tech:

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) on its proposal to contribute $100 million toward a new plant that will convert coal to liquid fuels. According to the statement, emissions estimates cited in earlier drafts of the EIS were only a small fraction of the expected releases of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the facility. Based on the revised estimates, the plant will directly emit more than 114 million tons of the greenhouse gas over its lifetime. The massive injection of public funds into this major new emissions source stands in stark contrast to growing demands for meaningful U.S. action to mitigate climate change.

Click the links in the text to learn more about the EIS and coal to liquid fuels.