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appreciate the feedback. someone else posted about the patent encumbrance of NiMH technology. i'm going to watch "Who killed the Electric Car?". whats apparent is theres a single case of a patent/company being blocked, involving one oil company, one car company, and the original inventors...

i will admit to liking "rocking all over the world", for the party fun, but not really my cup of tea otherwise.

maybe try reading the context? some are saying theres alternative fuels and technologies that big oil have brought up and hidden or suppressed. i'm asking for evidence for that.

im not defending the status quo. i think it would be amazing if we could have a pollution free alternative to petrol/diesel. not even pollution free, just better. engines are horribily inefficient. biofuels or electic would be so much better, just need to make shift, solve some logistical...

that wasnt aimed at you specifically, and i agree with you. so lets discuss and insist that they explore and extract in the saftest possible way - even if that increases the costs. not criticise them outright for the mere act of obtaining oil. i'd far more interested in hearing examples of...

could either of you cite an example of this occuring, or just going with the urban myth? if there are such patents they would be public knowledge. after 20 years patents expire so become available to anyone to use, assuming that someone from a country that doesnt respect the patent hasnt...