People are saying that it's going to take another 20-50 years to get the Hydrogen Economy and a Hydrogen Fuel Cell car.
I want to say those people,
"We as a nation survived the Great Depression then mobilized the entire nation to build planes, tanks, bullets, and even Nuclear bombs and won World War II, a War that killed 70 million people, and Saved the World in only 3.5 years. That's why our grand parents are called the Greatest Generation.
The Hydrogen Fuel Cell was invented in 1839, 170 years ago. The Electrolyzer, that generates Hydrogen from Water, was invented in 1805, 204 years ago.
During these 170 years we have overcome the huge evils of Slavery and Segregation, won 2 World Wars, achieved great technological feats like building the Golden Gate Bridge, the Interstate Highway System, and we went to the Moon in only 10 years.
Are you seriously saying that we can do all that, but it's going to take another 50 years, making it 220 years, just to get a Hydrogen powered car and home?
We don’t need a Manhattan Project and spend billions on researching new energy technologies, because everything we need already exists.
I think that this generation could be even Greater than our Greatest Generation if we only made fighting Global Warming and Saving the World, again, a National Priority, by converting to the zero emission energy independent Hydrogen, Solar, Wind, and Water Economy. Then mobilized the nation to build and install this technology, like they did to build planes, tanks, and bullets in World War II.
If we mobilized this way the United States could fully convert to Hydrogen, Solar, and Wind in only 4 years, not in 50.
We have more people, more money, and higher technology than the WWII generation had.
Which is harder? Defeating Hitler and Japan and waging war all over the globe, or building and installing Solar panels, Wind generators, and Fuel Cells in/on every home, building, business, and car, just in the United States?
Obviously saving the Planet from Global Warming with Hydrogen, Solar, Wind, and Water would be easier.
Then we can help the rest of the World to live sustainably by spreading Clear technologies like Solar, Wind, and Hydrogen, instead of weapons of Death. We also help the world to Desalinate of the Oceans of Water that is all around us and every nation, and build Water Pipelines from every coast on earth, instead of Oil pipelines, which fuels this new Water Economy.
I'm talking about modernizing every Home, Building, Business, Factory, Government Building, Car, Truck, Motorcycle, Train, Plane, Bus, Boat etc... full conversion to clean Power and Fuel - Worldwide. Creating a Zero Emission Energy Independent Planet.
Thus we could Save the World, again, by Ending Global Warming, Ending Hunger and Thirst, and Wars for Food, Water, and Oil, but this time without killing 70 million people.
American Revolution mobilized everyday people and the WW II generation already proved that such mobilization is possible.
We just have to regain the Political and Moral Will, and Choose to be Great again!
The survival of our homes, our children, our economy, our country, and our Planet depends on it.
So let’s Get On it!
Todd A. Norman
(I’ve first wrote that in 2006 and have added to it, edited it, and updated the dates since. Al Gore said a similar speech in his movie, An Inconvenient Truth, but I wrote this before I saw his movie. I think my version is more powerful because I’m calling for more specific action than Al Gore did.
Also please see Roy McAlister’s book, The Solar Hydrogen Civilization for more details on his expert and detailed version of this idea.
Al Gore and Barack Obama are only talking about converting the nation in 10 years and our being free from foreign Oil, and not fully converting in the 4 years and our eliminating all Oil, as I am. So I am still speaking more powerfully that both of them. I wish they would speak and act more Powerfully than I am and I have been trying to get them to, for years. But at least they are making an effort to mobilize the nation. Hopefully they will finally go all the way in that intention, to 100% zero emissions, and we all will succeed in saving the planet before it's too late.)
