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A Hydrogen-Based Economy

Posted by michael on from the not-coming-soon-to-a-country-near-you dept.

Glog writes "Peter Schwartz and Doug Randall of Wired magazine have written an amazing article explaining why we need to transition to a hydrogen economy. Lots of info there, estimated cost and benefit ... very good solid reasoning for whatever floats your boat - national security, environment, super-duper-charged automobiles."

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  1. Thank you Wired. by govtcheez · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure that Bush and everyone who actually matters will read this and say "Good golly this is a great idea! We should do it right away, oil companies be damned!"

    I'm not cynical.

  2. Huh? by M.C.+Hampster · · Score: 5, Funny

    It seems like it would be difficult to carry around little canisters of hydrogen to pay for everything.

    I don't get it.

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    1. Re:Huh? by TopShelf · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dummy - we'd all use debit cards in the future. The bank would store a baloon for you that's filled with your stock of hydrogen, which they'd release or fill up depending on the activity within your account. Haven't you even heard of basic economic terms like inflation and deflation? Jeez...

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  3. Re:Wishful thinking by Bazzargh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yup, in the future we will all have frying cars.

  4. Oh, the irony is KILLING me by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    When the global energy system becomes dire - which it WILL, eventually, and sooner than you think - the hydrogen economy will take off, because if it doesn't the human race is quite literally doomed.

    Is it just me, or does anyone else find it ironic that on the same page as this "How Hydrogen can Save America" article, there's a GIANT FUCKING AD FOR AN SUV

    I think it's the human race's nature to destroy itself, hydrogen tech or no hydrogen tech.

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