Bush’s Energy Initiative

The President claims to be supportive of alternative energy. Does this mean there is more funding for Focus Fusion? It doesn’t look like it. From a quick glance at the proposal, it seems that there is more money for Tokamak research, but the funds for alternatives to fusion have actually been reduced. We’ll have more details on that soon, and need to come up with ways to lobby our people in the capitol to correct this oversight. In the meantime, here is an article on the funding issues for renewable energy from NPR’s Marketplace.