Clean-Energy Fuel Cell Gets Inventor a Jail Cell

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Heritage.org: Daniel Dew

June 11, 2013

 

Krister Evertson is the kind of person all good conservationists should honor. He spent his lifes work in pursuit of an economical, clean-energy fuel cell that could generate power without polluting the air. However, that endeavor lead to two prosecutions and 13 months in federal prison.

 

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A jury saw that it was an honest mistake and found Krister not guilty. But while Krister was on trial, sodium from his experiments sat in steel drums at an industrial warehouse. The Environmental Protection Agency learned of the additional sodium, determined that Krister had abandoned it, and charged him with a federal crime.

 

Although Kristers expert witness testified that the sodium was stored properly, a jury found Krister guilty. He served 13 months in federal prison and eight more in a halfway house.

 

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