I agree that nuclear (thorium) is an option that should be reserached and developed, as should other nuclear options. But there is no silver bullet in energy. A

I agree that nuclear (thorium) is an option that should be reserached and developed, as should other nuclear options. But there is no silver bullet in energy. And solar cells are not cheap only because of government subsidies. This has been true for a long time, but the newest generation of solar cells are clearly profitable even without subsidies. In fact, the next generation of Chinese panels for US customers will only be _expensive_ because of protectionist import tariffs. See http://solartribune.com/2012-05-30-u-s-import-tariffs-could-reduce-solar-imports-by-45/ http://solartribune.com/2012-05-30-u-s-import-tariffs-could-....