[Fabozz]

"North American car companies are experimenting with the clean and localized production of hydrogen by using electricity to break down water and thus circumvent the carbon dioxide-storage issue."

No, not "circumvent," merely "disguise." 80% of the electricity in North America comes from the burning of fossil fuels and thus the production of CO₂. Anyone advocating a "hydrogen economy" is either secretly pushing nuclear power (like Bush and Cheney) or is a buffoon (like Jeremy Rifkin).

[RLK]

No, not "circumvent," merely "disguise." 80% of the electricity in North America comes from the burning of fossil fuels and thus the production of CO2.

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The energy use employed to produce the hydrogen would be catastrophic.

[chuckles]

I think the real propeller heads envision solar pannels on each roof converting water into H &O2. The problems there are the amount you could make at home would get you to the cornner maybe in 12hrs. Another problem seems to me would be O2 poisoning the atmosphere. If everyone did this there would be too much O2 released into the air. I fear O2 poisoning and fires that couldn't be extinguished. Fires would be the only way to burn up the extra O2 to save whats left of the planet. Fire= CO2? Wasn't that the first problem?

[Centurion2000]

I like nuclear power .... I just wish that I had one behind the back yard.