Hey I have an idea - how about we build Thoruim reactors and use the heat to covert coal to liquid fuels? Sell the electricity generated into the domestic electric markets.
We could then have the chemical company sell the products into the petro-chemicals market and the fuel could be sold overseas with a percentage being returned to general fund.
This leaves domestic oil drilling and production in place and would work to reduce the price per barrel of imported oil.
Naw, the enviros and dems would never allow that.
Well, I like it. But I ain’t got the pull the enviro-wackjobs have so I guess I’m out.