Renewable Energy

Isn't it somewhat crazy to think that in such an advanced world and society, that we would still be running things on a nonrenewable resource such as fossil fuels? While it may be the most ready and cheap form of energy in the short run, the long term effects are catastrophic. Although the use of clean renewable sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric are slowly on the increase, the use of natural has and coal were about 66% of the United States source of electricity in 2015. You would think that a large country such as the United States could draw from its $600 billion annual defense budget and put it into something useful such as scientific research such as this. Think of all of the technological advances that could be made. Yet there is one critical problem to the employment of such tactics. The creation of facilities to do this would cost a tremendous amount of money - money that the government or private companies are not willing to spend for such a meager outcome. The fundamental principles of capitalism and materialism are blocking the dam to the future. I believe that with sufficient government backing, the world could be a much greener place in which we won't have to "tell our grandchildren about."