A back of the envelope calculation shows that solar and wind power can both be useful components of an overall energy solution (http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/12/wind-fights-sola... also see David MacKay's excellent book free online http://www.withouthotair.com/). Ultimately, solar is more abundant than wind and is sufficiently abundant that it can be useful in dealing with the energy crisis. But, I don't care, I want any plan that adds up. Solar and wind could be a piece of such a plan so I don't rule them out. Fission is very attractive as well, especially for baseload power. None of these things solve the liquid fuels crisis and there is no sign that we are building ANY of them on a sufficient scale anyway, so we are probably doomed to play dangerous games with the earth's climate.
