yellowstone coaches delayed

plans to develop new snow coaches for winter transportation at yellowstone national park have been sidetracked. fifteen months ago, federal officials spoke confidently of a $2 million government grant to develop the coaches as replacements for snowmobiles. but after president bush took office, the fate of snowmobiles in the park was up in the air. the $2 million never arrived, and the snow-coach project has not gotten off the drawing board.

the idea was to develop a vehicle that could cruise yellowstone, and other places, on wheels in the summer and on tracks in the winter. the vehicle could carry 16 to 24 people, accomodate strollers and wheelchairs, and burn one or more clean fuels such as bio-diesel or liqufied natural gas. - the oregonian, 2.24.02

well, gee, mr. bush, an ecologically sound transportation alternative to snowmobiles? well, that makes entirely too much sense to be appropriate for your administration now, doesn't it?