The money grab happened in Obama's first term when they tried playing VC with clean energy concerns in the private sector. If this round goes toward academic re

The money grab happened in Obama's first term when they tried playing VC with clean energy concerns in the private sector. If this round goes toward academic research, then I think it will be more worthwhile. $2B pales in comparison to the amount of money our economy transfers to OPEC nations every year buying fossils fuels. There will be waste, no doubt, but funding R&D is one of the least objectionable things that my taxes go toward.