Finally, a real breakthrough on the alternative energy front:
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TOKYO, Japan – Faced with mounting worldwide fuel expenses and demands from drivers for more environmentally conscience cars, Japanese automaker, Toyota, has taken the global lead in the latest move toward developing clean-burning, "Green” technologies. Limited in natural resources and agricultural output by its unusually small geographic size, alternative fuels that are currently gaining popularity inside the United States, like corn, vegetable oil and switch grass, are unable to be of any benefit to the Pacific island-nation’s automotive engineers. Instead, Toyota designers have once again decided to call on their own innovation, imagination and ability to think "outside the box”, to find lucrative and long-standing successes. This time the transportation industry’s leading trendsetter has announced what many believe may be the most practical answer to the world’s soaring petroleum price question…using the world’s elderly as an environmentally friendly fuel.
In a recent interview with Motor Trend Magazine reporter, Malcolm Skidds, Japanese designers and data analysts discussed the company’s hotly debated decision. It came down to "simple mathematical deduction," clarified California born Hitshu Montishui, "Baby boomers are going to be widespread as rabbits ten years from now, meanwhile fossil fuels will be all but faded out". His comments clearly directed at highlighting the growing number of aging Asian, European and American citizens worldwide, and the looming "break point" of global petroleum reserves. "We must think pragmatically and understand that sacrifices need to be made for our future generations," added Asian market forecaster, Tomiko Fukihama. While manufacturing divisions have repeatedly verified that tests show just one 90 year old can be converted into almost 43 mpg (highway), many international human rights organizations are calling for the cancellation of any future designs and development efforts.
"We have a commitment to our elderly, and should not even consider them as an alternative fuel source," argued Organization for the Likely to Die (OLD) representative, Marjorie Goodbody, in a recently released report to the U.S. Department of Energy. "No matter how good the gas mileage may be, we must not compromise our morality when it comes to making cheaper fuel". Despite her pleas, many multinational government officials, fascinated with the prospects of cheaper petrol, toured a vehicle assembly plant in Tokyo this past week. Among those in attendance was U.S. President George W. Bush, who expressed his keen interest in the program, and even half-heartedly joked with Japanese workers on the money he could have saved if he had only brought along his mother, Barbara Bush... |
