Yet again a scientist tosses his two bits into the public media scrum. Global warming one minute, global cooling the next... can these scientists please make up their minds?
The global warming machine is fueled by information that our glaciers are melting, but only 10% of the glaciers are being monitored and the fact that 50% of those glaciers are actually getting larger, is cleverly omitted.
Contrary to popular belief, (and having worked in the oil exploration industry) Oil companies are hardly opposed to or hiding information about magical 200 mpg cars and Hydrogen cars that run on water. One of the biggest challenges to making Hydrogen powered cars is the infrastructure that would have to be set up.(eg. Gas stations & garages on every corner). The petroleum industry is aware that its' lifespan is likely only another century at most, given new oil exploration and such. The thing is, the oil industry has hundreds of thousands of researchers working in it and the hydrogen industry may have 5,000 so the advances in petroleum fueled vehicles is of course, at the moment, primary. The car manufacturing companies, in turn, will produce these vehicles only when it is profitable, which is years away. Even then, there's a lot of car enthusiasts who won't readily relinquish their 300 hp sportscar for a 80hp alternative feul vehicle, despite the environmental and cost benefits. The world will use petroleum forever, whether in its fliud form or in recycled for(plastics). A new alternative fueled vehicle poses no threat.
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Yet again a scientist tosses his two bits into the public media scrum. Global warming one minute, global cooling the next... can these scientists please make up their minds? The global warming machine is fueled by information that our glaciers are melting, but only 10% of the glaciers are being monitored and the fact that 50% of those glaciers are actually getting larger, is cleverly omitted.
Contrary to popular belief, (and having worked in the oil exploration industry) Oil companies are hardly opposed to or hiding information about magical 200 mpg cars and Hydrogen cars that run on water. One of the biggest challenges to making Hydrogen powered cars is the infrastructure that would have to be set up.(eg. Gas stations & garages on every corner). The petroleum industry is aware that its' lifespan is likely only another century at most, given new oil exploration and such. The thing is, the oil industry has hundreds of thousands of researchers working in it and the hydrogen industry may have 5,000 so the advances in petroleum fueled vehicles is of course, at the moment, primary. The car manufacturing companies, in turn, will produce these vehicles only when it is profitable, which is years away. Even then, there's a lot of car enthusiasts who won't readily relinquish their 300 hp sportscar for a 80hp alternative feul vehicle, despite the environmental and cost benefits.
The world will use petroleum forever, whether in its fliud form or in recycled for(plastics). A new alternative fueled vehicle poses no threat.