[sofixa]

> No matter what we do, what energy source we use, we cannot meet these exorbitant demands for energy

Not only can we probably do meet them (nuclear, renewables), but we have to. Energy demands today are what they are with significant amounts of the world's population living in poverty and/or pretty poor conditions compared to what developed countries are used to. It's extremely unfair to deny those people the opportunities, not to mention that few in the developed countries would want to scale back and limit their lifestyle to the extent that it would matter. That doesn't mean no such avenues needs to be explored (e.g. LEDs, optimising transit networks, etc.) but that shouldn't be the main focus.