I'm all for alternative fuels. The hurdle is to overcome the big bucks oil cartels, car manufacturers etc. I know or have faith we can do it but any inventions etc will be bought up and shelved until the big bucks companies figure out a way to make us pay for it just as much as we pay now. Alternative fuels,yes.....at a cost savings,no, the big guys will make sure of that. Regardless of what you say money talks loud and until we get the greedy lawyer/legislatures out of office nothing is going to change! How many of them know what a manufacturing job or "hands on" job is like and how many of them know what its like to spend 25% of your weeks wages to fill up a silverado pickup??? Someone mentioned not to make this a polictical thread and I agree but if you want to find the root cause of the problem you have to "look". Next thing is the consumers can make all the difference. You can bet I don't drive the 37 or any of our vehicles unless we have to. Get the loaf of bread on the way home or do without it until tomorrow!! I better stop here!!