That was an interesting read. Good stats. I didn't realize there had been that much of a change on a national level.

With the lobbying power of the large oil & gas industry though, I don't feel like the big players are going to be going anywhere soon. I think a complete change or shift in the way energy is produced will depend on whether the gas giant corporations get on board with the idea. And I assume that will only be if they are getting a major chunk of that pie!

It might be safe to say that the days of the oil companies just purchasing every new patent created that threatened the companies livelihood, and then shelving the patent in the process might be over. This alone would be a significant step forward.