It is a failing of the West. We had a giant first mover advantage and didn't just squander it but fell behind the Chinese by a full generation. We should be l

It is a failing of the West. We had a giant first mover advantage and didn't just squander it but fell behind the Chinese by a full generation. We should be living in a post-scarcity era for energy. Instead we are contending with $80 crude prices and a future of trying to build a grid out of itermittent sources a lots of storage. None of that would have been necessary had we not dropped the ball.