[SpiritWarrior]

Originally Posted by Dron_Cah Well, I'm certainly no expert, but I'll say what I said in another conversation with the same topic. Using solar and wind power is just not possible right now. We cannot produce the kind of energy we need at this time, with just those sources. And sadly, it may not "just be a matter of time" before these things become efficient enough to use as our primary source of energy. I think we tend to think its just a matter of not enough money in funding or propaganda that keeps these sources from replacing nonrenewable forms, but tell that to the scientists researching it! They're the ones having to make breakthroughs, having to make a system more efficient after they've already optimized it as well as they know how. Frankly, we don't know that these sources are going to become efficient enough to produce all of our energy. Am I saying they wont? No, of course not! I'm just saying that it would be extremely risky for us to depend on these sources and their development, and even more risky for energy companies to invest in them too much. I'm afraid we're painting the picture with broad strokes, depicting nonrenewable sources as stupid and infinitely inferior to renewable ones, when in fact, they are not. I hope someday they are, so I don't have to pay the jillion dollars a gallon for gas, but I'm not holding my breath.

While your argument may have merit, this could be the attitude that is actually holding us back you see. I think it is indeed a "matter of time" before we see this everywhere. Inevitable part of the future IMO, just depends on whether it's sooner rather than later. Why not be optimistic about the concept of clean, renewable energy? Can you think of a better goal to shoot for? You don't have to hold your breath in order to attain positive change, it usually happens gradually over time but eventually people can envision it no other way.