>i dont think its a secret, ive heard that oil companies have bought and hold
>dozens of patents for alternatives that would make things better for us, but
>make the oil companies lose money, and the same for the car companies, with
>alternative engines etc... Ill try and find some examples... as for the
>light bulbs, i read an article on it.
The ultra-efficient light bulbs are for sale, today, at your local hardware
store. They're the new funky compact fluorescents. Nobody's suppressing
them, they're just not so popular, for various reasons.