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Obama's Green Obsession: More Harm Than Good?

Personally, I would love to see our country turn to alternative green fuels. I would love to have a cleaner environment. I'm constantly scouring over possible new developments and/or breakthroughs in green technologies on science websites. Everything from advancements in battery technologies, to algae biodiesel, to better nuclear plant designs, to fuel cells and on and on. I've done this for a number of years and I've come to some understandings about the search. First, the government has been funding plenty of these scientific ventures for years. I also realize that most of these ideas don't pan out no matter how great they initially sound. The problem is scientists are like everybody else. They are also ethically challenged. They will exaggerate and/or distort their findings in order to receive funding. Additional money will just attract more scientific scammers. It is all pretty much a big waste of taxpayer dollars. Now, I'm not saying that the Federal government ought not fund many of these ventures, but I KNOW $150 billion will be down the toilet. I do believe we are on the verge of breakthroughs in a number of areas. But additional government money isn't a precursor to getting there any sooner. The fact of the matter is the greatest incentive has always been there. Any patentable work will make millionaires out of those that introduce us all to a better way. Some might say more government money will attract more scientists into coming up discoveries. Government money always attract more people who desire a piece of the pie. It just won't lead us any faster to a better way. We don't have enough scientists in this country as it is. The money will draw them from every other field and development will be crippled. A better way to spend the $150 billion would be to provide scholarships for science majors that exhibit the right stuff.