Oil prices are indeed coming down, but that is no reason to stop looking into renewable sources of energy. Oil will only last a finite amount, and the plunging oil prices over the last few months is only temporary. Our demand for energy is not one that will stagnate for long. We consume more oil than anyone on the planet and the demand will get larger over time.

There are problems with the current renewable energy sources we have now. Wind energy requires large plots of land and are noisy. Geothermal and tidal is specific only to location and cannot be used in a wide scope. Nuclear doesn’t pollute the air, but we have to deal with the radioactive waste. Solar can only be used read more »