Coal is being turned into natural gas in Beulah, N.D., the only large-scale synfuels plant in the United States. Lots of byproducts. Years and years of subsidies through fixed-price contracts for natural gas, and eventual financial collapse resulted. However, with natural gas prices elevated - last time I looked -- it apparently is doing ok.
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