John C. Kuehner

Fusion energy has tantalized scientists for more than half a century as a possible source of limitless, reliable power.

But the technology to create the power of a star on Earth and use it to produce electricity remains at least five decades away, according to U.S. government experts.

In the same way that coal- burning plants sired nuclear power plants, researchers see fusion as the next step in the evolution of electric power plants.

The post-peak oil world will look a lot like the bleak 1970s. But much worse.

A recession will grip the globe because the price of oil, and everything tied to it, will skyrocket.

Starvation will abound because oil-based fertilizers we’ve grown to depend on will be in short supply. Energy wars could erupt to control the remaining oil fields.

As the world seeks new sources of power, renewable energy, such as solar, wind and biofuel, is being tapped to a greater degree than ever. They are called renewable because they replenish themselves.