Who else has heard about the tests on coal to oil (gasoline) by the US military?

http://www.watchblog.com/thirdparty/archives/00259...

http://www.fas.usda.gov/pecad2/highlights/2005/01/...

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3739/i...

If you do a Google on "Designer Fuel" or "Coal to Gas" there is more info than you can imagine.

Why is the world still allowing themselves to be held hostage by OPEC and other extremists?

Too bad it'll never work. Heck, ethanol is a HECK of a lot cheaper to produce and refine than gasoline, but do you see a push by the Big Three to switch over to ethanol or biodiesel? The U.S. could become much less dependent on foreign oil VERY QUICKLY if the automakers started rolling out more ethanol and biodiesel-powered vehicles, but that's the last thing the big oil companies want so they're pressuring the automakers to back off. Now the big talk is hybrid technology. Sure, it saves gas, but hybrids still run on 100% gasoline...

http://www.glennbeck.com/audio/free-audio.shtml

go down to the Free Audio for hour 2 of 8/17/06. It's an interview with the CEO of JetBlue, who is really keen to make the USA oil independent in the next ten years. This interview explains how.

This is an interview EXACTLY about this issue. It's fascinating.

Right now it is not very practical. Nuclear energy is about the best way to go. You could plug your car in heat and cool your home and do it for next to nothing. Public transportation could run on it like most of Europe.

In answer to your question yes I have researched it. Found it to be cost prohibitive.

I think its great that the US military is looking to become completely independent from countries like Iran.