Oil doesn't have to be a "global" interest. We have 6 times more oil in the U.S. than they have in Saudi Arabia. We have over 2 trillion barrels of proven reserves under the Rockies in the form of oil shale. It's been untapped because the technology to extract the oil from shale was expensive, until about 5 years ago. Coupled with the skyrocketing prices of oil, it's nothing short of a conspiracy as to why we aren't drilling.
Next is wind, sure solar is great and very necessary in low wind areas....but the areas with high winds have absolutely no reason to pay electric bills (unless of course building codes prevent them from using wind turbines). I can build a wind turbine that outputs 250 watts for about 100 bucks......thats less that .50 cents a watt. It's not hard either, and you can almost BUILD one better than you can BUY them for some reason. All it takes is about 8 good NIB magnets ($40), a 2 ft PVC pipe ($10), some 22/30 AWG magnet wire ($20), some ball bearings (rollerblades work nicely) and a little craftiness. It scales up too, so you could build a 1KW for less than $500 bucks....easy. For the turbines alone you could end your reliance on "grid" electricity for less than $5,000. That would give you about 12KW, which would (unless your an INSANE electric hog) result in a net production of electricity, which your electric company would have to PAY YOU for.
If you live near flowing water, it's the same thing. You can take the generator you make for the wind turbine and put it on a water wheel in a creek, river, or stream....this is even better since the flow is constant. Unless you live in a city, there really is no reason to pay an electric bill.
Now couple all the things mentioned in this whole thread.....
Solar
Wind
Water
You'd be looking at a ridiculous amount of electricity flowing into your home, all completely renewable......and (other than solar) all cheaper than 50 cents a watt initial investment.
