STATE PROJECTS AID DOD PUSH TO DEVELOP TRANSPORT FUEL FROM COAL

State efforts to develop facilities that convert coal to liquid fuel could bolster a Defense Department initiative to commercialize processes that turn domestic resources into less expensive, clean liquid fuels that can be used in military vehicles and aircraft. DOD touted states' roles in its year-old initiative, which seeks to address energy security and the environment, at a recent energy summit in Montana, where Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) is courting industry to build the nation's first large-scale, coal-to-liquid-fuel plant that...