Times Too Wonders about Chu and Hydrogen

Grey Lady of New York asks whether Energy Secretary should not keep the hydrogen option open

09 Aug 2009

In an editorial today, Aug. 9, the New York Times agrees that President Bush over-emphasized hydrogen and that Secretary Chu is right to downplay it, but it joins this blogger in suggesting he might nonetheless want to restore $100 million in research funding to hedge against the possibility of breakthroughs. The $100 million "is not a lot of amount to invest to keep this promise alive," opines the newspaper.

Bill Sweet

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