Climate change seems to be the buzz word now.
Windmills are not a popular source of electricity. For the amount of space they take up they are not all that effeicient.
Wave power supplied by barrages I'm not too sure about. The seas are extremely powerful elements. A lot can go wrong with storms, tsunamis, rising sea levels, freak waves and storms to
name just a few potential problems.
Coal, gas and oil fired power stations are very polluting even in their most efficient forms.
Atomic energy seems to me to be a solution of desperation and lack of foresight. We still haven't worked out a really successful way of dealing with the radioactive waste we have already. There is only a limited amount we can safely bury no matter what sort of protective casing we use.
All the time we are ignoring the one unlimited source of power that has been here since the solar system came into being. Every day enough power comes in the form of solar power to solve all our problems for ever.
Even with our present knowledge we could re-roof every building with photovoltaic cells providing power for homes and for a large part of the commercial needs of the world.
Back up power could be used if necessary using two-way meters, but it is more than likely that this would not be needed.
Contrary to what most people understand, you do not need bright sunlight to operate solar panels. all they need is light.
The electricity is collected in batteries. In the early days these were large and cumbersome but they are getting smaller and more efficient as new systems are developed.
If we are sincere in our desire to save the planet as a place where human life can continue we have to be willing to learn new things and get into new habits. If that involves installing roof systems and learning how to use batteries and a new metering system - so be it.
Would it be possible for the power to flow directly to a collecting point?
If we put our minds and finances to working on this I see no reason why fossils fuels for any sort of power should be things of the past.

Have you ever considered what is involved in living to a ripe old age?
To enjoy long healthy lives we must avoid stress.
But we must watch for skin cancer. Or breast cancer. Or cervical/testicular cancer, menopausal traumas or prostate problems? Headaches, chest pains or pins and needles might not be hangover, indigestion or lying in an awkward position. They could be strokes, heart attacks or hardened arteries.
Then there is diet. No red meat or dairy products. Beware of BSE, CJD, or allergic reactions to nuts and additives. Organic or not organic? Does genetically modified matter? Are the producers exploiting poverty stricken Third-worlders? Beware pesticides, herbicides, air pollution and superbugs.
No comfort eating. Most of the western world is now obese – except for people with anorexia nervosa or bulimia and are so underweight that there lives are at risk. Possibly caused by being bombarded with health warnings trying to persuade us that munching a carrot is far more fun than a packet of crisps or a bar of chocolate. The rest of the world is starving. Now that really is something to be stressed about.
Watching TV is depressing. Go for a nice healthy walk – in the evening to avoid cancer-causing UV, after the rain has dispersed asthma-inducing pollen, and avoid traffic pollution. Don’t get mugged or worse. Wear something bright so motorists won’t accidentally run over you. Jogging is good for you. (Viewing your puce, sweating, overweight partner might make you dispute that.)
Try squash or aerobics. Only allow for time spent in A & E when you sprain your ankle, break a limb, or have a heart attack!
Cycling to work will do wonders for your heart although the exhaust fumes from cars queuing in traffic jams will turn your lungs to leather. Don’t worry in case your bike is stolen or vandalised. Worry is bad for you. If the worst happens you can use your credit card to get enough cash to settle the national debt to pay for the train fare back home. (That is if the train goes anywhere near your neck of the woods, stops at the nearest station and doesn’t just go whistling through.) It will be probably be delayed by the wrong sort of snow, leaves on the track or cracks in the rails, or not be running at all due to Unforeseen Circumstances.
The weather is worrying. Global warming, droughts, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes – wettest, driest, hottest, coldest, most unseasonable - and that’s just in this country. Acres of parched farmland or endless expanses of flood water are daily news. Earthquakes are common. We have more typhoons here than anywhere else. Most are insignificant. But they could get bigger, couldn’t they?
You could go on holiday; civil war, revolution, thugs, hi-jackers, muggers, earthquakes permitting. Although holidays have high stress ratings.
I’ll try some St. John’s Wort - after I’ve checked the medication I’m on won’t make that dangerous. I might listen to the radio or watch TV news about terrorists, war, foot and mouth, swine fever, legionnaires disease, asteroids on a collision course with earth, ---.
And they tell me to avoid stress because it’s a killer.

There's been a lot in the news lately about the Baby Boomers and their lives as the sixties people.
I was being a sixties person in the 1950s. So were a lot of my friends. We were being seventies people inthe 1960s and so on. We were about ten years ahead of the crowd.
I think that all these 'youngsters' should remember that we were the ones who lead the way.
Now I'm in my seventies and leading a busy and active life I'm waiting for the next generation to catch up with me.
I'll be interested to see if the pattern persists!
It used to make me cross in my twenties when the 'teens were under the impression that they had invented sex, drugs and rock and roll!
I was one of the first members of the Cavern Club. We migrated there from the Jazz Club which met, as far as I remember, in the Temple Bar. They didn't approve of the modern stuff (anything that wasn't trad jazz!)
Anybody else remember that time?