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Truckers Choose Hydrogen Power
hipernoico writes to tell us Wired News is reporting that hundreds of semi trucks now on the roads are being partially powered by hydrogen. From the article: "These 18-wheelers make hydrogen as they go, eliminating the need for high-pressure, cryogenic storage tanks or hydrogen filling stations, which, by the way, don't yet exist. These truckers aren't just do-gooders. They like Canadian Hydrogen Energy's Hydrogen Fuel Injection, or HFI, system because it lets them save fuel, get more horsepower and, as a bonus, cause less pollution."
160-0023 Japan Tokyo-to Shinjuku-ku Nishi-Shinjuku 3-20-2
^^^ this is right next to where I live. Seriously about 1 block away from my house.
Zuh?
Why does the U.S. need to secure vast amounts of oil? Because adequate sources of energy are critical to preserving and expanding the power, wealth, and influence of the U.S.
Why does this energy have to come from oil? Because if we switched to something else, although we might maintain or expand our current wealth, it might be other people (read: not oil companies and those that profit specifically from oil) who will be wealthy.
There is a lot of interconnections between those who profit from oil, and those who run our politics (usually completely overt connections). This need not be an observation strictly about any one politician, or any particular party.
OK, so is it starting to become clear why it might be more expensive to pollute less? In this case, I am simplistically tying "polluting less" to "not using oil for energy" but I'm sure you get the idea.
If anyone is going to use the argument that economic forces shape our environmental policies. Therefore, people will only do what is profitable (the assumption being that right now, using oil-alternatives is not as profitable). Then I wonder if you truly believe that this is a "free market" issue, and that the U.S. Government is not actively assisting the profits of the most egregious polluters.