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For Immediate
Release
Contact:
Corey Henry
(202) 463-9789
July 19, 2007
Urgent
need to jumpstart domestic coal-to-liquid fuel emphasized at energy
conference; Rep. Barton says House energy bill must support CTL production
Washington, D.C. – The urgent
need for Congress to take action designed to jumpstart the production of
clean, domestic coal-to-liquid (CTL) transportation fuels was highlighted
today at a major energy forum hosted by Congressional Quarterly.
John Ward, vice
president of marketing and government affairs for Headwaters Inc., participated
in a panel discussion with representatives from leading energy producing
and using organizations and detailed how congressional support for CTL
fuels is needed to begin reducing America’s
growing reliance on oil imported from unstable parts of the world.
Headwaters Inc. is a member of the
Coal-to-Liquids Coalition (CTLC) and is actively engaged in efforts to
construct the first fleet of CTL facilities in the United
States.
Ward also noted that the construction
and operation of domestic CTL facilities will create thousands of new,
high-paying jobs across the nation. He stressed that domestically
made CTL fuels will help reduce the flow of billions of dollars American
consumers send to hostile and unstable nations.
In addition, Ward stressed that
federal studies have demonstrated that in comparison to the fuels they will
replace, CTL fuels will be as clean, or cleaner, in terms of carbon dioxide
emissions, while substantially reducing emissions of harmful pollutants
such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter
Ranking House Energy and Commerce
Committee Member Joe Barton (R-Texas) delivered the key note address at the
conference and expressed dismay that energy legislation that will soon be
considered on the house floor does little to address America’s
energy dilemma and specifically lamented the absence of any CTL provisions
in the bill.
“On behalf of the CTLC, I want
to thank John Ward and Rep. Barton for so clearly making the case for
federal support of incentives that would accelerate domestic CTL production
and help put America on the road to energy independence,” said
National Mining Association President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz. “America’s
future economic prosperity and national security hinge on allowing domestic
CTL fuels to lead the way toward breaking our addiction to foreign
oil.”
For more information on the coalition,
visit the CTLC website at www.futurecoalfuels.org
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