http://investorsinsight.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?a=0&o=DateDescending&tag=Energy+Independence.&orTags=0Search results matching tag 'Energy Independence.'en-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://investorsinsight.com/forums/p/1458/2184.aspx#2184Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:50:58 GMT94e1e1ff-3922-415d-9584-19119299714b:2184guyfield<p>&nbsp;A company called Sasol (SSL on NYSE) based in South Africa has been making oil from coal for years - since Apartheid era sanctions scared them into energy independence.&nbsp;Same technology the Germanns used in WWII. I believe they can make a barrell of oil for a cost of $55.00 US. If the US was ever serious about energy independence we could have it in ten years. Problem is, too many special interests even apart from global warming concerns. Importing $700 Billion in oil has to stop or it will ruin our finances, even without the credit crisis, $700 Billion in imports is unsustainable. </p>