Alternative Energy

My reflections on history help me to imagine a better future. People forget that automotive pioneers were at the height of high technology. Primitive by today's standards, their work was breakthrough in its day. If those people were born 100 years later, many would be focused on one of the great opportunities of this century - alternative energy. Unfortunately, when the topic comes up it is frequently equated with climate change, resulting in an emotional debate about the validity of global warming and the images of tree-huggers.