Statement on Coal-to-Liquid Subsidies and Senate Energy Bill

Friends of the Earth opposes a proposed $10 billion compromise and mandates for liquid coal in the U.S. Senate's energy policy debates, claiming that liquid coal is incompatible with global warming reduction goals and would represent a failure of leadership by Democrats.

• Friends of the Earth asserts that liquid coal is fundamentally incompatible with efforts to mitigate global warming and that no compromise on its mandates or incentives is justifiable.
• The inclusion of a mandate for liquid coal or a proposed $10 billion compromise would make the current energy bill as generous, or more generous, to the coal industry than the Republican energy bill passed in 2005.
• Subnational governments in the U.S. are taking independent action on climate change, with over 500 cities pledging to meet Kyoto targets and 23 states plus the District of Columbia passing renewable energy standards.

APA

Pica, E. (2008). Statement on Coal-to-Liquid Subsidies and Senate Energy Bill. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2008-10-statement-on-coal-to-liquid-subsidies-and-senate-ene/

Chicago

Pica, Erich. Statement on Coal-to-Liquid Subsidies and Senate Energy Bill. Friends of the Earth, 2008. https://foe.org/news/2008-10-statement-on-coal-to-liquid-subsidies-and-senate-ene/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{pica2008statement, author = {Pica, Erich}, title = {{Statement on Coal-to-Liquid Subsidies and Senate Energy Bill}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2008}, month = oct, url = {https://foe.org/news/2008-10-statement-on-coal-to-liquid-subsidies-and-senate-ene/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }