How long did it take the U.S. to develop the atomic bomb that ended World War II? Why is that Washington pols from the President on down can only come up with Ethanol and targets for greater national energy efficiency with implementation dates ranging from 2015 to as far out as 2025? Our political leaders may just as well say that ‘big oil is controlling us hopefully everyone will forget about the need for non fossil fuel by 2025. Plus many of us will be dead anyway by 2025 so leave the problems for our grandkids to solve’. No, we won’t forget, or pass the buck tot he future as the situation will only become more desperate as time flies by.

Why is it that we can’t get the brightest minds together for an “Energy Manhattan Project” and within 3 to 5 years make gigantic breakthroughs on solar power, batteries, hydrogen …