Hydrogen powered fantasies

Preznit flirts with reality...

Asked in the interview whether climate change was "man-made," Bush replied, "To a certain extent it is, obviously."

...but not for long.

Bush denied, though, that he was putting U.S. economic interests above the interests of the planet.

"My hope is … to move beyond the Kyoto debate and to collaborate on new technologies that will enable the United States and other countries to diversify away from fossil fuels so that the air will be cleaner and that we have the economic and national security that comes from less dependence of foreign sources of oil," he said.

"To that end, we're investing in a lot of … research on hydrogen-powered automobiles. I believe we'll be able to burn coal without emitting any greenhouse gases," he said, also citing his support for "more nuclear power."

It would be interesting if a reporter quoting these types of remarks would mention -- just mention -- conventional industry wisdom as to the imminence of either a hydrogen powered automobile or "more nuclear power." I mean, I'm not even asking for a scientific consensus, just a quote from an automotive or nuclear power industry executive as to how feasible Bush's dreams are.