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Old 01-28-2012, 01:17 PM   #73 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ladogaboy View Post
Neil,

I don't mean to pick on you, but without a long, drawn out answer citing theoretical/futuristic alternatives:

Do you actually believe that there are enough renewable energy sources to meet even half of today's global energy usage, let alone all of it?
I believe so, but we obviously don't have a fraction of the infrastructure to take advantage of it.

We'll continue to burn fossil fuels until they become more expensive than the setup-costs of renewable sources.