"Nomen Nescio" <nobody@dizum.com> wrote in message
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> The People of the United States could build a people-owned coal-to-oil
> conversion plant and extract as much gasoline, from domestic coal, as we
> need, independently of foreign nations. We could just about balance our
> budget just on that one item alone. Just call it Manhattan Project II and
> get started.

You forget one little obstacle. The "Not in my backyard" crowd.