“… nuclear energy supplies consistent, base-load electricity, independent of environmental conditions … nuclear power plants virtually eliminate emissions of greenhouse gases …”

Yet there’s a compelling reason not to go that route:

“An astrophysicist from Tufts University has pointed out in his research that even after controlling the greenhouse effect, the earth would warm up due to heat wasted from energy use. The scientist suggests that solution lies in using renewable sources that don’t add extra heat to the planet.”

Above from: Energy waste causing another global warming / One World South Asia (http://southasia.oneworld.net/todaysheadlines/energy-waste-causing-another-global-warming/?searchterm=energy waste causing another global warming)

Meanwhile…:

“… according to a 2006 analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Electric, and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, offshore wind resources on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts exceed the current electricity generation of the entire U.S. power industry.”

Above from: Wind Power That Floats / Technology Review (http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/20500/)

Indeed, the Colossal Magnetic Levitation Wind Turbine simply uses Permanent Magnets to reduce friction = operates with wind as slow as 2 MPH = approx. $50 million price tag.

And so…, use Wind Power to make clean Hydrogen for backup in power plants…

Here Consider:

“Most modern generators can switch between gas and fuel oil, and many can switch to coal as well.”

Above from: Fuel Substitution: Power Plants Currently Switching to Natural Gas / Seeking Alpha (http://seekingalpha.com/article/162361-fuel-substitution-power-plants-currently-switching-to-natural-gas)