Why not just use nuclear? There are designs for reactors that can reuse their own waste products and which are incapable of melt downs. They're more expensive to build, but the technology exists.,(reply>), @Zuurker U  But apparently they're willing to spend god knows how much on renewable energy sources and more sustainable (at least on the surface) ways of living. Why should nuclear be any different? Because it's big and scary?,(reply>), @Zuurker U If the issue is cost then it's not decades away. It's just greed that keeps people from implementing the solution.