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Georgia gets more electricity from coal than any other source

Coal generates almost half the CO2 humans put in the atmosphere

Low-carbon coal plants need more coal for the same power output

Coal is the least expensive fossil fuel

The US has more than a 100-year coal supply

China and India have lots of coal

Technologies exist to reduce CO2 emissions from coal power plants

Renewable Fuel Standard

Renewable Fuel Standard

Corn Ethanol Energy Sources

Corn Ethanol Energy Sources

CO2 Capture

CO2 Capture

CO2 Injection

CO2 Injection

Montana has 24 percent of the nation’s coal reserves

Coal can be made into liquid fuel like gasoline

Turning coal into gasoline requires water

Montana’s wind could make as much the electricity as nineteen states use

Iowa is the nation’s largest producer of corn ethanol

Many companies are planning mass production of cellulosic biofuels

Using cellulosic ethanol instead of gasoline should reduce CO2 emissions

Cellulosic biofuel should take less fossil fuel to make than corn ethanol

Cellulosic biofuel can be made from almost any plant matter

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Renewable Fuel Standard

The federal Renewable Fuel Standard encourages U.S. corn ethanol producers to boost production to 9 billion gallons by 2008.

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