Solar cells use toxic chemicals, similar to the ones used in manufacturing silicon chips for computers. Also, wind turbines kill up to 10,000 to 40,000 birds a year with their hazardly spikes. Therefore, renewable energy does treachorous damage to the planet and the world itself may end in 2012, for that reason only!

Renewable energy is immensely more expensive than fossil fuels. If there was no subsidies for renewable energy, it would simply not exist because the free market simply rejects expensive and unreliable energy source, but the government insists and forces citizens to pay for more expensive energy.

We are screwed no matter what. It is impossible for us to stop using fossil fuels completely and renewable energy is a joke.

Fossil fuels are in every product we use. There is no product on the market that is fossil fuel free. As we know fossil fuels are a finite resource and since we have passed peak oil, oil production will never be that high again, no matter how much money we throw at it. Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

Let's look at alternative energy:

Electric cars are a joke. Sure they give off less emissions, but 7 gallons of oil go into every tire. Oil is also in the paints, plastics, resins, glass etc.

Wind power is also a joke. Where is the power going to come from if the wind isn't blowing? Wind turbines usually need to have a coal fired electric plant to produce electricity when there is no wind. Wind turbines are produce in factories and they and the machinery run on electricity which comes from coal. Then you have to ship the turbines out by truck, ship or plane all of which use gas.

Solar power is also a joke. Solar panels need to be manufactured in a factory which will most likely run on electricity produced uncleanly and again the solar panels need to be shipped. With wind and solar power the electricity generated has to be transported great distances through large copper wires, some electricity is lost during transportation. Plus the copper for the wires has to be mined which is also a dirty process.

Nuclear plants offer clean energy, but they are expensive to construct and maintain. Nuclear fuel has to be mined which is a dirty process, and once it gets too old it has to be stored. If there is a leak, that can cause an environmental disaster. Not to mention the trucks used to transport spent nuclear material all use gas or diesel fuel.

Hydrogen fuel cells are very expensive and the process to get the hydrogen gas involves burning coal. Some people want to store the CO2 under ground but there is not an effective way to do so. Again the factories at which fuel cells would be produced will most likely be run on coal in order to keep the cost of the fuel cell down somewhat.