FYI,

"Only Technology Revolution Can Save the Earth"
The Independent (UK)
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/story.jsp?story=347796

: Instead it would need dramatic leaps in technology, such as working
: fusion reactors, solar panels the size of Manhattan floating in
: space, and a "global grid" of superconducting power transmission
: lines to distribute electricity without loss around the world.

: The researchers reported their findings in the journal Science,
: calculating that the world's primary power requirements could triple
: in the next 50 years.

Otherwise this article is laughable.

Mark Reiff