text: why isn't bush putting more emphasis on conservation? with hydrogen and ethanol suffering from 'development lag', why doesn't bush or someone else jump up daily talking about fuel conservation on the news? if repetition is key to spreading a message, why aren't we hearing about fuel/energy conservation twice an hour etc? conflict of interest? i think you very well hit upon your answer with "conflict of interest."  every president owes his campaign backers and must see to it they're repaid, and in bush jr.'s case, he owes many in the big oil brotherhood--due largely in part for bush jr. himself is an "oilman".  how insulting it'd be for junior bush to benefit and promote alternative fuel options that would deeply cut into global and american big oil profits...when the latter's money put him in the white house. simply put: you don't bite the hand that helped you.  also presented is another tip and lesson each politician learned from the actions of a young president and his empowered brother--who went against the mafia hand that put them both in high office. the end result of their actions led to november 22, 1963: dallas.  junior bush i'm sure is also very aware of this as well--given he's probably made enough enemies already.