Fort Collins, Colorado. "The world did not emerge from the Stone Age because we ran out of stones. It won't emerge from the Oil Age because we run out of oil." Don Huberts, Shell Hydrogen. 

   Hydrogen Now!, the organization working to bring information to the public on the possibilities and realities of using hydrogen as a primary fuel of the future, announced several ways in which the public can learn about hydrogen. 

   "Our goal is to bring a new level of awareness to the public," said Hydrogen Now! founder Dr. Maurice Albertson of Colorado State University. 

   The organization is sponsoring the World Congress for a Hydrogen Economy, which will serve as the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) 2001 meeting, November 1-4, 2001 in Denver, Colorado. "We will bring together top scientists, industry leaders and government officials from all over the country and the world, to present to the public the facts about hydrogen as the fuel of the future." 

   The organization has the benefit of over 50 years of research and development of hydrogen. They will present the fact that hydrogen is the most common element in the universe. Its use can be inexhaustible, renewable, non-toxic and non-polluting to the atmosphere. 

   "When you use new technology to burn hydrogen in an internal combustion engine," says Albertson, "the emission is water. You actually return the air you use in the process back to the atmosphere cleaner than it was before you used it." 

   The World Congress for a Hydrogen Economy will tell the public about the endless number of possibilities that hydrogen presents. "This is no longer theory," says Albertson. "We are way beyond that. The work that has been done by the scientific community, energy companies, and supporting government agencies, makes it possible to begin the actual implementation of the Hydrogen Economy to the general public. That is exactly what we will be able to show during the World Congress," says Albertson. 

   The World Congress will offer over 20,000 square feet of display space at the Denver show that will allow the presentation of new ideas currently in progress or ready to go to the public. A centerpiece of the World Congress, will be the demonstration of working examples of hydrogen- and other alternative fuel-powered cars. Another part of the public information program this year will be the "Drive for Life", a ride along Route 66, across America, spearheaded by actor Dennis Weaver and his Institute of Ecolonomics. It will feature hydrogen-powered vehicles of all kinds, driving across the country from Washington, DC to Los Angeles. The vehicles will be driven by Hollywood star Dennis Weaver and other celebrities who have committed themselves to the implementation of the Hydrogen Economy. The Drive for Life will culminate with greate fanfare at the World Congress for a Hydrogen Economy in November. 

   An extensive public information program is underway to bring the information on the benefits of hydrogen to the general public. The exposition at the World Congress will help make a hydrogen economy tangible for the public. According to Hydrogen Now!'s Director of Public Information, Phil Walker, "We are presenting the story of hydrogen nationwide on talk radio, television, newspapers and magazines." 

   "Our goal is to help people understand how fuel is evolving to this new fuel of the future right in front of them." Hydrogen Now! is partnered with organizations, and leaders of industry and government. The organization has compiled the work done by energy companies, national and international hydrogen associations, universities, research institutions, government agencies, and leading scientists to make a cohesive package of information that will bring awareness to the public. 

   "We are being as responsible as possible in our information program," says Walker. "It won't help anything to give the public unrealistic expectations of how quickly the process can proceed. In fact, it is the willing collaboration of the major oil companies, industry, government and the active hydrogen groups that will make the Hydrogen Economy a reality." 

   "The use of fossil fuels to power our global economy was a wonderful thing," says Dr. Ty Cashman of the California-based Solar Economic Institute. "We've just used them too long. Its time to move away from the starter engine and move to the main engine. Hydrogen is that engine." 

   "The big energy companies know that," says Dr. Albertson. "Several of them are actively and conscientiously working to make the switch. None of our messages are about criticizing the oil companies. In fact, it will be these very companies that will lead the way to the fuel of the future."