There are alternatives to fosile fuels. The problem really isn't research and development, it's distribution!
The Oil companies have things locked up nicely. Otherwise we could seriously look at things like Hydrogen and electric vehicles to replace gasoline driving autos.
Without a distribution network all the research and development in the world that comes up with alternative sources of energy will be for naught.
The introduction of a distribution network for hydrogen/electric or other sources of energy that can be (and eventually will be) produced in the U-S will reduce the importation for foreign oil and all that such importation means.
This is not the proper forum to go "political" but if the US Government wanted to facilitate these "alternative" sources, they would by forcing the creation of a distribution network, much like they tried to do with telephone services when Ma Bell was deemed to be a monopoly.
How do you reduce greenhouse gasses....did I mention the development of a solid, realistic distribution network?
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