>Don't you think if it was that easy and straight foward, someone would have developed an alternative source by now. Why not the Germans or the Japanese? Why does it always have to be to Americans? If you want it and it's relatively easy, do it yourself and quit complaining

OK, why did then Ford develop a whole line of electric cars, leased them, and recently revoked them all when the lease expired? Why did they insist on making civilian armored vehicles instead? Why didn't they proceed with what they were already doing?

In parallel to developing new energy sources, I think we (we - the world) should work hard to reduce the energy waste. So, while the scientists (American or other) are working their ases off to create new energy sources, we could at least buy them some time by not wasting energy meanwhile. Insulate our homes, adjust our thermostats two degrees off the comfort mark, replace hot lightbulbs with neon or LEDs when they break, and use the lightest vehicle (per capita) when we need a ride.

>Too bad President Bush's alleged program to emphasize development of hydrogen as a fuel seems to have died quietly.
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>Ever wonder why it died quietly, or is this another problem US has to deal with on its own?

OK, so someone else will develop it and then USA will have to pay. The latest technology doesn't necessarily have to be in a superpower's cradle.