Crunch time for Hitler’s fuel

OK, so right away the headline puts a negative spin on “liquid coal” technology.

Plenty of other nations have turned coal into a liquid that’s essentially diesel fuel, only one made from coal rather than oil. Such as Imperial Japan. And apartheid South Africa.

It’s a fact the fuel’s critics love to highlight. But as “coal-to-liquid” supporters scramble to get their product covered under the various alternative energy bills moving through Congress – in a bid to win generous subsidies, federal contracts, loan guarantees and other government support – proponents are pointing to the many benefits of this often unloved alternative fuel.

CNN