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...Defense Department briefing this spring for the nation's governors on potential future international conflicts, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer was intrigued by one war scenario. In the hypothetical case, conflict with an oil-exporting nation interrupted U.S. petroleum supplies and forced reliance on alternative energy sources that have yet to exist. The official's message: Leaders should think about tomorrow's needs today. If mining states could make gasoline from abundant coal, for example, the military would buy every drop. "That piqued my interest," says Schweitzer, whose state may hold about a third of the United States' coal deposits...
...what fires up Schweitzer and a growing number of industrialists is an 80 year-old chemical trick that actually allows coal to run cars. The process, in which coal is converted into synthetic gasoline or diesel, was first developed by two German scientists in 1928, allowing Nazi Germany to produce more than 124,000 barrels a day in 1944, the last full year of World War II. Sasol, a South African firm, has the only existing large-scale plants, and operates in 20 countries. In the U.S. advocates have suggested for decades that "coal-to-liquid" production...
...contest that featured 23 ties and 10 lead changes, Harvard showed that despite the graduation of front liners Kaego Ogbechie and Nilly Schweitzer, as well as setter Kim Gould, the Crimson was a force to be reckoned with...
...leadership of the senior class was indeed a crucial factor. Co-captain Kim Gould orchestrated the show, spreading the ball to a variety of weapons along the outside and down the middle. And Ogbechie, the Ivy League Player of the Year, and senior outside hitter Nilly Schweitzer, second team All-Ivy, led the attack for Harvard, pounding opponents with over three kills per game each...
With the graduation of three of the team’s leaders, however, the younger players have big shoes to fill. The departure of Ogbechie and Schweitzer means that Mahon, Trimble, and sophomore Katie Turley-Molony will have to increase their offensive output. Sophomore Sarah Cebron, one of next year’s captains, will be responsible for taking over Gould’s passing duties. And with five more freshmen coming in, the leadership of Blotky, the other captain and the only senior-to-be, will be crucial...