" From: Michael K <mek_19_99@xxxxxxxxx> " " " Even more interesting I found from research is that " coal can be converted to gasoline at competitive " prices to imported oil. The government discovered two " methods for making synthetic fuel after the invasion " of Germany in 1945 and successfully duplicated both " methods in small to moderate test runs until the " 1960's when Congress killed the budget for " development. The fuel was only used for government " vehicles. south africa has done extensive development on gas from coal, also based on the original german research. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought