Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Indict the petroleum industry over lagging change in response to the Climate Crisis.

This is "Scientific American" from October of 2002. Back then the Fuel-Cell was endorsed by Former President George W. Bush. That was nearly 20 years ago and the USA highways should be teeming with these vehicles among other electric cars. 

Over the past two decades, rather than putting money to good use in support of the people's efforts to control greenhouse gases, the petroleum industry has spent enormous amounts of money to OBSTRUCT progress. If the petroleum industy had invested in badly needed vehicles with alternative fuels to gas, those companies would be enjoying those profits instead. 

One might note there is also a discussion of skin color and terrorist germs. All these issues were on the minds of Americans 20 years ago. What progress have we made in ending the debate over where the future lies?

Twenty years is equivalent to a generation. How many more generations will have wasted time in securing the future?