> We can make synthetic oil and I think we can also make synthetic coal, too. IIRC, that's basically what charcoal is. Except charcoal is cleaner once made, be

> We can make synthetic oil and I think we can also make synthetic coal, too. IIRC, that's basically what charcoal is. Except charcoal is cleaner once made, because most of the nasty stuff happens while being made from the source plant material.