Government Report Examines Alternative Energy Research

coondoggie points us to a NetworkWorld story about the Government Accountability Office's report on the state of advanced energy technology. The report notes that despite continued funding [PDF], U.S. reliance on oil has only dropped from 93% to 85% since 1973. It goes on to evaluate how the most prominent fields of research have developed in that time period, and where they are likely to go in the future.

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Re:Fossil fuels != oil

[Bombula]

is better to take the hit early ... than to wait until the last minute and energy prices have climbed to astronomical levels.

Not if you're President or Vice-President with massive vested interests in oil companies. In that case, when oil climbs over $100/barrel it's Miller Time.