I’ve been reading many complaints about the coal trucks coming from the King Coal Mine, and the dust they kick up, the traffic, etc. My solution requires some thinking.

Part 1: Convert the trucks to hybrids, similar to the new Freightliner hybrid but different enough not to encroach on patents. They already are nearly brand-new trucks, and a hybrid drivetrain would bring international demand to buy these trucks, therefore fewer trucks on our roads.

Part 2: Establish a clean-burning coal plant on the mine itself. Top universities around the world have been developing tech such as “CO² scrubber (that) turns carbon emissions into building materials” and “isobutanol cyanobacteria” run in tandem, you get clean coal energy and fuel (Google the aforementioned quotations to find out more). A facility that efficiently applies these techniques could produce fuel, energy and more jobs, real jobs – a true triple threat that adds much-needed competition to the energy and transportation industries.

More work still needs to be done on developing a scalable process, but take a look at the numbers, and the possibility becomes apparent. Those interested in this or a similar venture, please shoot an email to: gmurc@hotmail.com.

Max Murchison

Marvel