[Hoot Gibson]

There is not much meat to this story. Don't assume that this was not just another case of $5 million of our money getting flushed down the drain. Aside from mentioning that it would be "expensive" to retrofit existing power plants to use the new technology, the article is devoid of any details about the financial viability of the new technology. For all we know, the new process might use gold to extract energy from coal.

Government-funded researchers' primary concern is to qualify for additional funding. Providing sketchy details in press releases that suggest the end of all of mankind's worries is within their grasp - but will require more research to attain, is part of the process. 15 years and $5 million is long enough and money enough to expect a few more details.