No intent to poo poo renewables, just bring some common sense to the debate.
In time, many of the new technologies may well flourish and be made much more economical as the scale of production expands and costs to manufacture same decrease.
I am not willing to subsidize every tom dick and harry widget and gadget endeavor in that process however, when we have mature technologies available, be it natural gas or nuclear.
The obstacles placed in their paths the last few decades are nothing short of criminal, in my opinion.
Wind has also reached a point where it can be economical in some places. It's already providing a significant amount of power in the California deserts. There's a huge wind farm on the way from LA to Palm Springs, if you ever plan on taking that drive.
They wanted to put in a wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, but the Kennedys and their limousine liberal buddies blocked it because they didn't want their view to be damaged. Amazing hypocrisy, no?