It seems very few people like coal other than coal miners and President Trump due to it's horrible reputation as a dirty fossil fuel that dumps soot and CO2 into the air we breathe. That is the coal we all know and hate. But what we hate even more are those huge ugly, smelly man made-lakes full of the mucky black sands of coal mining remains that are toxic to all life on Earth. They have been accumulating and expanding for over 200 years, and now cover 300 square miles of American land in 9 states. They are absolutely disgusting.
But guess what? A new "Green Coal" was invented that will actually get rid of every one of those "Coal Tailing Ponds" and replace the filthy coal we know with a recycled version that pollutes 85% less until America catches up with green energy of the future that actually works everywhere and not just in coastal areas, whether the sun shines or not. (Thorium)
Like everything else in our world, money rules the day even if it means 3.2 million people are diagnosed with lung cancer every day. You see, 40% of all lung cancer patients (excluding smokers) can be traced to airborne coal dust and ash and primarily because China and India consume 69% of the world's coal, and what they burn today circulates around the entire Northern Hemisphere in 5-7 days. We all breathe the same polluted air. Of course the 211 coal-fired power plants here in America also contribute about 2% of this total air pollution.
As for clean green coal, it is very real and invented by accident. Green coal is recycled old coal that is comprised of the waste products of mining that took place 5-150 years ago - fine grains of coal sands from 100 microns to 2 mm in size. If left alone, they self combust in the summer heat so the EPA mandates that these coal "tailings" be kept wet at all times. This also keeps strong winds from blowing the stuff aloft. So rather than employ workers to hose down these huge toxic black mountains that pose a serious health hazard, land owners dig 200 foot deep ponds with thick heavy plastic liners, and submerge all this refuse inside. Eventually it overflows and the ponds have to be expanded.
Since 1859, over 9 billion tons of this black muck has accumulated all over America in the nine mining states of Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming, and Illinois.https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/coal-production-by-state.html This waste covers over 14,000 acres and is an environmental disposal nightmare. That's 300 square miles of smelly toxic slurry muck.
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But the good news is that all these tailing ponds leach out the sulfur and other toxins in the coal sands, so they will burn 85% cleaner than coal that is freshly mined. 85% Less smoke, 85% less particulate matter, and 85% less carcinogens. But for 50 years millions of dollars was spent trying to reconstitute the coal sands into coal bricks and get the same amount of BTUs (heat) needed. BASF, Cargill, and others all tried and failed. They tried like hell because 40% of America's electricity is still generated by coal and that equates to more than a $1 Trillion dollars annually.
They tried all sorts of extrusions that produced black pellets that resemble large rabbit food, but handling and shipping the stuff or exposing it to the elements caused it to crumble and become useless or sold as "kitty litter". Even the cats didn't like the new stuff and refused to even poo in it.
The energy world then got lucky recently when an elderly American sculptor was experimenting to make a new lightweight and durable version of sculpting clay for his 3D art works he was selling in China. He discovered a new binding agent that not only solved his clay problem, but he discovered that this organic binder molecularly bound anything containing carbon atoms/molecules. He only wanted it for his art so he could make huge 3D art like this on the exterior walls of buildings... https://www.china.org.cn/arts/2014-08/04/content_33138599.htm
Long story short, the binder is perfect for not only recycling the old coal tailings into clean green coal balls of any size that are crush-proof and weather-proof, but for also recycling the coal ash into clinker-like aggregate needed to make cement and concrete. The hard green coal nuggets are hard as a rock and can be stored outdoors for months and best of all, cost 30% less to produce per ton than fresh coal from a mine! The new green coal ios both crush and weather-proof.
With 16 billion tons of these coal tailings accumulated world-wide, we theoretically would not have to dig a new coal mine for another 20 years. And by that time the new safe, green Thorium power plants with zero emissions will be up and running, providing 10 times the power outoput of a typical uranium based nuclear power plant today. Only 7 of the Thorium plants will power the entire United States. Therein lies the problem...
What about the 50,000 coal miners in America who collect big bucks ($45 an hour) to excavate raw coal and support their families. Are they willing to take a $20 pay cut to become coal recyclers? Would you? What if you are 50 years old and have no other skill sets nor experience other than coal mining?
Coal mining unions are large and powerful organizations with political influence, so they always play down green coal as "some theory". In fact working prototypes have been built and can be scaled up to any size as you can see here https://greenteam10.org/green-coal-disruptive-tec
Keep in mind a majority of America's coal mines are government subsidized and these are billion dollar operations, Operators don't seem to care about saving other people's money - only their own. So even though the average American power plant can be saving at least $150 million per year by using clean green coal, it is being ignored. This in a nutshell is what we call "Passive Technology Suppression". Here is what "Recycled Green Coal" looks like (scroll down to photos at this link https://greencoaltech.wordpress.com/)
Granted, most people want coal to be replaced altogether but that is not practical for at least another 20-30 years in America, and perhaps 50 years for China and India. In the interim if Congress and the EPA mandated the use of clean green coal and the UN passed a similar international resolution, 148 million less people in the world would die of lung cancer (excluding 52 million smokers of course)
Our health or their money - Which is more important and valuable to our elected officials? Where do the MAHA people stand on this issue today? RFK Jr. may not even be aware of this dilemma since he has never mentioned it. Please let your voices be heard. My mother died from lung cancer and never smoked a cigarette in her life. We can't control the JetStreams, but we sure as hell can control what we pump into our own American skies.
The photo you see above is just one of 1,292 coal tailing ponds littering our American countryside. Green Coal Recycling can make them all disappear. Further details: https://flipbooks.fleepit.com/f-88993-green_coal_disruptive_technology
