God damn, we're so fucked as a species, aren't we? When are we going to get our shit together?  Mainly by stupidity and lack of education.  We've done the heavy lifting to solve all energy problems and some of the biggest environmental ones as well.  All we have to do is build it.  Of all people, the French almost did it but recently wimped out. Oh, the things you can do with power like that.  Desalination pops into my head.