I don't know that it is "junk science" but it certainly isn't ready for prime time. Given the sources of oil and gas that are now recoverable in the U.S., we need to develop that energy which IS competetive in the current world. We could be energy selfsufficient in about a decade. The government should only be supporting green energy R&D. Some day we will need to get off oil but that day is still a long way off. At this point we just need to work on R&D and search for breakthroughs for the day we need them.