February 8th, 2010
Does Obama have Fiduciary Responsibilities for Hydrogen Convergence?
As we awake this morning, there are families still without electricity because of record setting snow fall. This may be an act of God but it is also something that could have been foreseen. The question then becomes does President Barack Obama have a fiduciary responsibility to invest more in hydrogen convergence to alleviate the kind of pain and suffering we saw this weekend.
While electricity maybe unavailable for residents and businesses in the affected areas, they probably still have their Internet access (i.e., once power returns). One of the reasons is because of a design concept called “alternative path.” Literally, this means bringing communications lines into different sides of the building which provides redundancy.
The problem with the Obama administration’s cleantech strategy is that it does not provide for an alternative path. All of the new power generation will enter the home and/or business through the same portal. Hydrogen Convergence is the only cleantech alternative that can bring electricity in through the garage or through the natural gas infrastructure.
What price should the White House put on the pain and suffering caused by natural disasters? How should the Congressional Budget Office accrue for the loss of life due to exposure that could have been prevented by early investment in hydrogen convergence? If President Obama truly believes in the threat of climate change then why would he oppose hydrogen infrastructure that could protect working and middle class families?
Zachary Alexander
Concepts: alternative path, electricity, hydrogen, Internet, natural disasters