The combination of carbon dioxide reforming and steam reforming with methane is investigated in a corona discharge reactor with moderate power consumption. The plasma is used to overcome the energy barrier of these two endothermic reactions instead of high temperature catalytic processes. Simultaneous carbon dioxide and steam reforming produces higher methane conversions and CO/C2 ratios than only steam reforming or carbon dioxide reforming. The H2/CO ratio of 1.9:1 is close to that desired for Fischer Tropsch or methanol synthesis was achieved at a CO2/CH4 ratio of 1:1 with 50% water-vapor in the feed stream In this condition, the energy consumption is about 12 eV/molecule of carbon converted. Using electricity to drive the reaction at low temperature is counter-balanced by lower costs and simpler operation."

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We probably shouldn't repeat the naughty bits, like the words Fischer and Tropsch, in case Big Oil's listening in and his tender sensibilities might be offended.

But, nuts to him.

These whispers between collaborating international scientists need to be recorded and played over every radio station in US Coal Country.

In case you didn't get it: "carbon dioxide and steam reforming" of methane - which can itself be synthesized, via Sabatier technology, from CO2, or, via gasification techniques, from Coal - produces a raw material with properties "close to that desired for Fischer Tropsch or methanol synthesis".

Presuming you to by now know that we can make diesel and gasoline fuels with Fischer-Tropsch technology, and convert Methanol into Gasoline with ExxonMobil technology, herein it's documented that we can start those processes using Carbon Dioxide as a raw material, and using "electricity", let's just say generated -  for the sake of argument - economically by Coal, "to drive the reaction at low temperature" with "lower costs and simpler operation."  

That's some pretty sweet pillow talk, ain't it? How come nobody wants to hear it?