Sentences with phrase «petroleum out of coal»

«The next step would be to make petroleum out of coal, much like the Nazis did in World War II when their supply was cut off.

Not exact matches

And until it's economical to pull it out of coal - fired power plant smokestacks or other industrial sources, it comes from petroleum - based sources, as well.

You might be able to calculate it chemically by working out the carbon mass of each and every living organism, and then from an independently derived estimate of petroleum and coal reserves, then estimate what the mass of the biosphere would be if all of it were converted to petroleum and coal.

Of the non-CO2 gases that contribute to energy - related greenhouse gas emissions, methane contributes the most (6 %)-- mainly from emissions that leak out of natural gas systems, coal mines, and petroleum exploration and production facilitieOf the non-CO2 gases that contribute to energy - related greenhouse gas emissions, methane contributes the most (6 %)-- mainly from emissions that leak out of natural gas systems, coal mines, and petroleum exploration and production facilitieof natural gas systems, coal mines, and petroleum exploration and production facilities.

And while oil is getting expensive to extract, there are a lot of BTUs out there in gas, coal, tar, and oil shales that probably can be extracted at no greater cost than petroleum today.

Further, the corporate - funded campaign to play up uncertainties in climate science, carried out through industry associations like the American Petroleum Institute and front groups like the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, has done its part to sow public confusion about the level of consensus in climate science.