Originally published February 15 2005
General Motors executive finds key ally in fight to make hydrogen economy a reality
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The head of General Motor's research department has been one of the few in the industry asking automakers to do more to develop hydrogen fuel technology. Now he has found a partner also committed to building a "hydrogen economy" in America. The leader of a giant auto chassis manufacturer now says he will join the GM executive's call for American companies to make vehicles that run on hydrogen instead of Middle Eastern oil.
General Motors Corp.'s research and development chief has been a voice in the wilderness, crying out to the auto industry that it must repent and turn away from its dependence on the gasoline engine.
The hydrogen fuel cell is the only true path to transportation salvation, Burns has preached to a congregation full of skeptics about the promise of a "hydrogen economy."
Some say there are too many technological roadblocks to overcome in a fuel-cell propulsion system.
Others say producing hydrogen and setting up a retail fueling system is too costly.
And environmentalists accuse GM of promoting futuristic fuel cells when it could be selling more fuel-saving gasoline-electric hybrids like the Toyota Prius now.
But Burns has picked up a zealous apostle for the hydrogen economy.
He's Metaldyne Co. Chairman Tim Leuliette, a plain-speaking, John-the-Baptist sort of guy, who says the whole country is headed for Hades unless we kick our oil habit.
In a recent speech full of fire and brimstone, Leuliette said our thirst for oil makes us vulnerable to terrorists, unpredictable rulers of oil-producing nations and skyrocketing prices forced by increased demand for fossil fuel in China.
Too many people who should know better, he said, are ignoring the threats of an unstable Middle East, a possible strike by oil workers in Nigeria and political extremism in Venezuela - all critical sources of oil for the United States.
National security, the future of the environment and the health of the economy all demand that Detroit convert its cars and trucks as quickly as possible to run on hydrogen, according to Leuliette.
"This is a rebirth of our industry, a rebirth of a nation's infrastructure and the rebirth of Detroit to once again be where the action is," Leuliette said.
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