UBDan, I agree with you; alternative sources are where we need to concentrate our efforts. On a somewhat promising note, the city of Vallejo, California is doing a feasibility study on wind-generated power with the stated hope of eventually providing about half of the community's electrical needs via wind generation.

Many friends and neighbors here in the Northern Cal. foothills are living lightly on the earth - and quite comfortably, too - using solar and other alternatives (wind and water) in various combinations. It can certainly be done!