Well, yeah... but it isn't a cheap oil alternative... in the same mold as shales, tars and sands @~$35+ to be economical and ~$50+ to be profitable. Also, i'm not sure if you can get the same variety of chemicals out of coal as you can from oil. Diesel and a jetfuel additive, yes. all the other goodies we use up in our fertilizers, plastics, paints, oils, lubricants, waxes, dyes, etc, etc, etc... I'm not so sure.
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