I was going from the energy research graphic Andy Revkin brings out from time to time in the cited article, which clearly demonstrates the «fail» on research
funding over time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkXXDG2is5U «America's Bipartisan Slumber
Party on Energy Research» I'm having a little
trouble finding the original; this is mentioned: http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/fy2013/SeqBrief.shtml