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>>The article I read talked about needing to build a continuous power transmission grid not using alternating current (I'm no techie so I didn't follow why that was more efficient) but for a (relatively) small investment compared to fusion power enough power for Europe could be produced by covering a relitively small area of desert. For us the problem would be that would still leave us in the power of relatively unstable areas.
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>Call me a dreamer but I really believe there will be a replacement for oil in our lifetime. Something cheaper and far easier on the environment. Whoever solves that riddle will be a hero.

I think you are right. I think one thing the environmental lobby misses is what are people for. We make things, use things and solve problems . I often think that for environmental activists humans are the main problem.