Point in case, show us a replacement for diesel instead of bio-diesel that the Mayor of Seattle pushed so hard.  Need diesel for big trucks, freight locomotives, and ships until some other solution comes along, right?  I mean, bio-diesel ... meh.

People get the government they deserve.  The U.S. is a society based on overconsumption and materialism, along with religious fanaticism.  The government is significantly more right wing than the populace, but this is still a very right wing, conservative country.  And because Americans have it far too good, why should they care about anything but on what they can spend their enormous paychecks or what's on TV?

And BTW, all those "cool" people protesting that they want "action" on climate change: I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that they'd s*** their pants if it were really given to them.  Like, no more driving, and you may only use the amount of electricity you can produce from your own solar panels and wind generators.  Oh yeah, and no more cheap crap from China or anywhere else, virtually everything has to be produced locally because the transportation of things is a major cause of pollution, including climate change.  Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see these changes, but what most Americans want is for some father figure government to fix the climate change problem while not infringing on their lifestyles.  Sorry, ain't gonna happen, not possible.