The False Promise of Hydrogen: What The President Is Driving AtGeorgia Op-Ed in National Review Online by Paul J. GeorgiaJanuary 31, 2003 In his State of the Union address, George W. Bush proposed that the federal government spend $1.2 billion on hydrogen fuel-cell research. "With a new national commitment, our scientists and engineers will overcome obstacles to taking these cars from laboratory to showroom, so that the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen, and pollution-free," Bush said. "Join me in this important innovation, to make our air significantly cleaner and our country much...