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Pete Sessions: “It is my understanding--is it yours--that we have technology today that can take our massive coal reserves and convert…”

On the recordMay 7, 2008
It is my understanding--is it yours--that we have technology today that can take our massive coal reserves and convert that to a good liquid fuel for our automobiles at less than $120 a barrel, the world market price of oil today?
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the potential of coal-to-liquids technology during a Senate debate.

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