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greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/21/2009

Congress to Restore Hydrogen Car Funding

— greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com — Congress appears close to restoring the $100 million in funding for hydrogen research that Energy Secretary Steven... Chu had cut from his budget in May. (more) Congress to Restore Hydrogen Car Funding

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gas2.org - 7/24/2009

Government Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cells Program Reinstated : Gas 2.0

— gas2.org — Just this morning, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water approved $190 million for the hydrogen... and fuel cell program office which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This action, in effect, restores the program to ... (more) Government Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cells Program ...

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autobloggreen.com - 7/20/2009

House of Representative restoring more of DOE's hydrogen funding

— autobloggreen.com — Honda FCX Clarity - click above for high-res image gallery Earlier this month, the Senate Energy and... Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee marked up the FY 2010 DOE budget and restored the hydrogen vehicle funding that President Obama and the DOE had slashed in May . The ... (more) House of Representative restoring more of DOE's hydrogen ...

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Congress to Restore Hydrogen Car Funding
Green Inc. — ... . “Congress has shown that it is very well educated about these technologies. It sees the benefits of hydrogen and fuel cells, and understands we need to pursue a portfolio of technologies, not just one or two. Frankly, it’s too early to chose.” Read more…

Stop the madness: Congress reverses Chu’s decision, flushes $100 million down the toilet pursuing hydrogen cars — which will not be practical or a cost-effective climate strategy in your lifetime
Climate Progress — ... affordable. Energy Secretary Chu wisely slashed the hydrogen budget back in May: “We asked ourselves, ‘Is it likely in the next 10 or 15, 20 years that we will covert to a hydrogen car economy?’ The answer, we felt, was ‘no,’” Chu said in a briefing today. He cited several barriers, including infrastructure, development of long-lasting portable fuel cells and other problems. Duh. But now, as Jim Motavalli reports in the NYT’s Wheels blog, Congress is putting that money back: ...

Congress Restores Hydrogen Car R&D Funding
FUTURISM NOW — ... fuel cells and other problems. Chu failed to mention that Carbon Capture and Storage (aka CCS, with permanent Sequestration, they hope)  will also not be on board commercially until 2030 or beyond.  Neither will the fancy new 4th generation Nuclear plants that Chu  likes so much. It’s going to take a long time to develop what we want and we may make some important discoveries along the way, so we should get started ASAP.  Why leave anything out? Jim Motavalli reports that Congress is going to restore the funding. He wrote: “Congress ...