1) If Congress taxes CO2 production at $40 per ton of CO2, what is the tax to burn one ton (2000 pounds) of coal which is 75% carbon?
2) How much heat energy can you get from burning that ton of coal? Take the book value to represent this 75% variety. Burning on ton of coal = 2.81 x 10^8
3) What is the CO2 tax from burning one ton of methane (CH4)? First, write the equation for complete combustion in air (O2), which you will use to compute the tons of CO2 released (and taxed).
4) Methane gas has a density of 0.0443 pounds per cubic foot. How many cubic feet of methane are in that ton of methane?
5) How much heat energy can you get from that ton of methane gas? Use the book number for natural gas, given in units of 1000 cubic feet.