It is striking that the ultimate (potentially) energy answer has been not only ignored, but not even brought up as an option in the oil-coal-nuclear fission-nuclear breeder-wind/solar/tidal mix: Fusion is simply not discussed any more.

True, it is not producing energy yet, but equally, it remains possible. No theorectical or fuel-source problems remain - only the "simple" engineering problems of getting it to work.

I'd much rather retain oil, coal, and natural gas for their real value (plastics, drugs and paints and clothing and dyes and medicines and lubricates and the milllions of other products) that we have absolutely NO other chemical source can be substituted.

To burn our future's resources for "the carbon value" is indeed, being fuelish.