text: non-invention of petrol alternative is a failure of chemistry studies?   failure at what?  why should there be an alternative? the energy crisis?  people predicted we'd run out of fuel decades ago, now there are more reserves than ever.  global warming? yeah.  read this: http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/harris061206.htm  there are economic reasons for no alternative to petrol...  there are scientific and engineering reasons... but none of them point to "failure".