I’m not sure I would agree that we had a better policy towards alternative energy since policy at that time set nuclear energy back decades. And on a side note

I’m not sure I would agree that we had a better policy towards alternative energy since policy at that time set nuclear energy back decades. And on a side note, I’m not sure why we keep coming back around to low density energy sources like solar? I get that modern day photovoltaics are pretty amazing, and can work for very wealthy people who own detached homes. But they are bounded by the laws of physics and this was well known even in Jimmy Carter’s time. We can’t power cities full of apartment buildings with millions people who want modern technology and a modern standard of living. Not without covering the Earth in silicon. And that is the most environmentally destructive idea I’ve ever heard of.