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The 1970s oil crisis was so bad that General Motors made an Oldsmobile run on a coal-burning turbine

The infamous Oil Embargo of 1973 was a watershed moment in the automotive industry. America once thrived on large vehicles ...
Billings Gazette

New plant would convert coal to diesel

RAWLINS (AP) - A Texas company is proposing a $2.75 billion plant to process coal into diesel, electricity and other products. Houston-based DKRW Energy is hoping to open a coal gasification and ...