"If Obama and his minions found that increasing coal production somehow would increase his political power we could count in days if not hours how long it would take for industry stifling restrictions to be lifted on our nation's most plentiful energy reserve (247 Billion Proved Recoverable Tons)."
245 Billion Tons means there is approximately 1.7 million pounds of coal for every man, woman, and child currently living in the United States.
How would you like to use your 1.7 million pounds of coal? You could burn it to generate electricity, or you could convert it to a liquid fuel to put in your car. You could also convert it to to a gas to heat your home in a furnace. Regardless... 1.7 million pounds will probably last you for quite a while. Maybe you could trade part of it to the Chinese to buy an extra iPhone or new computer.