Hey guys. A while back I watched part of a documentary called Switch as part of an Earth Week event. The documentary discussed which alternative, greener power sources will be the best alternative to coal and oil. I was supposed to go to a continued discussion on this video tomorrow, but unfortunately I have to work so I'll just discuss it with all of you fine people. To bring yourself up to speed, here's a website about Switch:
http://www.switchenergyproject.com/
The way the Switch documentary project poses it, it seems that no one energy source can completely overtake the coal or oil with the world's current energy consumption rate and the economic status of various other countries.Some methods only work for certain locations, such as geothermal energy, and others need to be improved upon efficiency wise, such as the storage capacity and size of electric car batteries and the low energy levels collected by solar panels. TO me, it seems like everyone will just have to go for what works best in the area, which could make this switch very complex and confusing.
After looking over the website and thinking on what you already know about alternative energy, what do you think is the best plan for the big energy switch?