There are in fact a lot of people thinking about this and they generally agree that a) it's possible, b) it's not more expensive than what we currently do, espe

There are in fact a lot of people thinking about this and they generally agree that a) it's possible, b) it's not more expensive than what we currently do, especially if you take into account environmental damage, and c) it's better for the environment. The only real debate left is whether we want some nuclear in the mix or not, and that largely depends on how quickly we can bring cheap reactor designs to market. The reactors we currently have are not cost competitive with renewables.