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From: ward@hao.UUCP (Mike Ward)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Hydrogen Fuel Cells
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Date: Sun, 31-Mar-85 09:41:57 EST
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> From what I could gather from a guy I used
> to work with (he once worked at a plant where
> they were built and tested), they [hydrogen fuel cells] could be the answer
> to the energy problems.  YET, if you want a
> suppression conspiracy, this is one that sure
> could qualify.  Not only would the power 
> companies and oil companies dislike this
> idea, the Gummint would also be likely to
> hold the gadget out of public use.

Why would the oil & power companies dislike this idea?
Somebody has to manufacture and distribute the hydrogen.  If
there were much merit to the technology, I would expect to see
these companies investing in it, not supressing it.

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Michael Ward, NCAR/SCD
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