Coal-to-Liquids (liquid gold) Plant Opens

Reuters: Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and a consortium of energy and technology companies Monday announced the state will be home to one of the nation's first coal-to-liquids energy plants. The US$1 billion Bull Mountain Coal-to-Liquids Plant is slated to begin producing 22,000 barrels per day of diesel fuel and 300 megawatts of electricity - enough to power 240,000 homes - in six years. Schweitzer and the companies behind the plant, including chief developers Arch Minerals, part of ...Link