Good comments and it's definitely a balance. I've heard issues about our grid, which I do think are legitimate. The idea of storing power in a movable form, perhaps fuel cells, is an interesting one since it eliminates some of the power line issues.

I've heard the "killing birds" arguments and I don't know how true it is. There have been conflicting reports. In my mind, perhaps we should do something about that problem, noise, paint them differently, maybe make them large scarecrows. Who knows, but something other than no windmills.

We have to run power lines, and the people that want to prevent all growth are as bad as those wanting to stick with oil. It is hard being green, or moving in that direction. Building greener is a big part of things, as are alternative choices. Governments have always subsidized to lower costs and promote new technologies. I'm not specifying what they should do, but perhaps an even "green" rebate of some sort across the board to let people choose what works best with their situation. Solar, geo, wind, etc.

I heard the other day that Ethanol and biodiesel were the first choices because existing cars can use them easily now without modification. I'm not sold on the ethanol thing either, but it might be a good transition technology to get us to something else.

My vote is fuel cells for more things from laptops to vehicles to perhaps small scale home power. Make them standard sizes, easily replaceable so they can be filled somewhere else, or with another source, like solar, wind, etc.