The Methanol Economy

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lance — 4/30/2006 2:12:15 PM (archived)

If we are headed towards a methanol economy, what are the hazardous by products of mining and converting coal to methanol? Aren't there harmful emissions released during that process? If there are, are they more easily contained? I do not particurlarly embrace the idea of cutting down air cleansing forests to plant sugar cane fields for meth or ethanol production. I do not think there are many places in the continental US where that would be possible, based on the amount of irrigation needed for sugar cane.
Sorry for so many questions, but it seems most of what I read in the News is biased, or contradictory to other articles.
Does anyone really know?

The whole thread (18 posts)

The Methanol Economy - Chris Vancil - 4/29/2006 4:23:18 AM
- re: The Methanol Economy - Raoul - 4/29/2006 7:00:23 AM
  - re: The Methanol Economy - lance - 4/30/2006 2:51:03 PM
    - re: google - Raoul - 4/30/2006 4:27:48 PM
      - re: google - lance - 4/30/2006 11:15:57 PM
  - re: The Methanol Economy - Chris Vancil - 4/29/2006 10:08:51 AM
    - Geosequestration - Adam - 4/29/2006 11:00:54 PM
      - Why are we worried about CO2 emissions? - SDF - 4/30/2006 4:00:20 AM
        
        You know, I really detest people that enjoy their ignorance.... - R.L. - 4/30/2006 4:08:36 AM
        
        re: You know, your posts are really becoming annoying - SDF - 4/30/2006 5:46:31 AM
        
        The Methanol Economy - lance - 4/30/2006 2:12:15 PM
        
        The real key to a methanol/ethanol fuel economy - Tom Brosz - 4/30/2006 7:16:17 PM
        
        re: The real key to a methanol/ethanol fuel economy - Chris Vancil - 5/1/2006 3:15:20 AM
        
        Full Renewability for the Transportation Sector - SDF - 4/30/2006 3:12:06 PM
        
        Single driver vehicles - Adam - 4/30/2006 9:56:47 PM
        
        re: Single driver vehicles - nick hoffman - 5/1/2006 12:18:39 AM
        
        Or we could just develop our oil shale/sand resources. - Lee - 5/1/2006 2:58:42 AM
        
        re: Which brings us back to Methanol! - Chris Vancil - 5/1/2006 3:06:57 AM

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