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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Some alternative vehicle fuels such as liquid coal can cause more harmful greenhouse gas emissions than polluters such as petrol or diesel, scientists warned in a US study released Tuesday.

Liquid coal is viewed as a potential replacement to the oil on which countries rely heavily to fuel vehicles.

"Corn ethanol, conversely, could be either more polluting or less than gasoline depending on how the corn is grown and the ethanol is produced," the report said.

I would say this article is extremely misleading. Of course liquid coal is going to pollute even more, ITS STILL A FOSSIL FUEL!. IT IS NOT AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL. Same shit different toilet.

Now ethanol on the other hand is less polluting. What they are referring to in this article is that the production of ethanol can contribute to pollution more depending on how much is produced. That is true. As with all new technology though, as they do it more, it will become a more efficient process.

This article is really misleading and I could easily see some passing it off as another knock against going green. Don't let the article fool you. Liquid coal is just another word for oil and it probably costs just as much to liquefy it as it does to produce the oil we are already using. It won't be cheaper and its not a renewable source.