we can make oil from coal in an extraction process whats leftover is called coke and is what steel mills burn. Just in western Pa there is enough available to supply our country with gas for the next 250 years. the production cost woul make the prices about 1.75 a gallon but the money stays IN THIS COUNTRY!!!! in the past this was cost prohibitive and envimetlist fight these things just for kicks. If we did this we solve the job situation, the deficit including the trade deficit, the fuel shortages we suffer every year, best of all the middle east will become impoverished witout are revenues. Instead of buying bombs they'll have to use their money for food probably from us. so tell your elected officials to get off their asses and let's get it movin !!!!!