Associated Press: Energy companies are eyeing federal coal in North Dakota, possibly for gasification or coal-to-liquid plants over the next two decades. The Bureau of Land Management is holding meetings this week in Bismarck, Beulah and Dickinson to gather comments about the future management of the federal coal in the state. “We’re asking coal companies to give us a 20-year look at their crystal ball,” said John Hartley, a BLM project manager in Dickinson. “We’re hopeful to get …