Finding out what could be out in space has been a dream of stargazers for ages. People like Copernicus and Gene Roddenberry have dreamed and written about worlds further in space than our own. When it became possible to travel into space, no matter how much they truly wanted to know, people have fought against it.



Just as environmentalists have been fighting water-fuelled cars, religious sects have fought against space travel. The abundance of the resource of water does not matter to the environmentalists. The claim is that if we use the water, just as we have coal, wood and oil, we will deplete the resource and our grandchildren will live in a desolate world.

This is not possible since not only is the world 70% water, but it also is replenished daily. The water that is used to fuel an engine will dissipate into the air and become rain again. This water will be used again as drinking water, ocean water and fuel.

This fight has been going on for years. Electricity power plants have created this fight since their inception. The pollution of the water is the claim these environmentalists make.

A percentage of the water will have pollutants in it after it is used as a fuel. Any pollutants found in the power plant water go through treatment plants along the rivers though. However, this does not completely clean the water.

To ensure that the people and animal life of the world do not die away steps have been taken throughout the time when water first became fuel. For those who are fighting against the use of water-fuelled cars, this is the main fear. The government has taken precautions to not allow it, therefore it could be possible.

Another controversy derived from the idea of using water to fuel cars is the controversy created by the oil companies. Oil companies fear becoming obsolete if the water-fuelled cars can replace them. If there is a way to run a car on water, then there is a way to run home electricity on water and other things that require oil.

This controversy is a mostly hidden one that mainly exists covertly or in congress. There are lobbyists whose main source of employment is the blocking of patents and laws allowing the use of water as a main energy source. So far the lobbyists have been able to keep the water fuel referendums under their control.

This control is slowly being taken away as Japanese inventors have found a way to use water as a fuel for vehicles. As a country, Japan has been able to find ways to advance technology that other countries have only dreamed of. The first truly water-fuelled vehicle is being invented.

The patent for this vehicle is still under scrutiny and has yet to be given to the Japanese company requesting it. The controversy keeping this water-fuelled vehicle under wraps will not last long. Once the company has the patent, this patent will be publicly seen and the controversy will be over.