State of the Union address

[MoroneSaxatilis]

Originally Posted by Pete_G

I wish he wasn't so against a gas tax though, we could raise a lot of research money with a just a penny or 2 a gallon.

Since it will most likely be existing energy companies (read: Big Oil) that will ultimately provide viable hydrogen and/or other alternative fuels, why not have an entity like Exxon Mobil use some of its 10 BILLION in quarterly PROFITS to fund research.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by MoroneSaxatilis

Since it will most likely be existing energy companies (read: Big Oil) that will ultimately provide viable hydrogen and/or other alternative fuels, why not have an entity like Exxon Mobil use some of its 10 BILLION in quarterly PROFITS to fund research.

Haha, very true. Of course sweet revenge would be having a true alternate fuel not developed by Big Oil and watching them crash and burn.

Another record quarter for Exxon Mobil. The biggest single quarter profit EVER if read correctly a few days ago...