Me, too. Amazing the author didn't think of that trick; it might have saved the story . . .I was waiting for the entire story for someone to realise that if dead human brains can provide fuel, then they can be extracted with minimal trouble from live human troublemakers, like Martin.
Nahh. Fusion fuel from human brain DNA?? Gimme a break!!
Seriously . . . The author could have come up with any number of substances for this use, and most of them would have made more sense.
And then, the CEO of the company gets in front of the board and TELLS THEM THE TRUTH -- ??!! Certainly not the behavior we've come to expect from those types, although it could have been even less believable (he could have told the press!). Okay -- maybe he already had a plane ticket to Argentina ready, and a briefcase containing the company's payroll and pension funds in it.
Finally, the tone of it was a little more preachy than I liked; especially at the end.