Gore and Obama to Discuss Climate Change - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

CHICAGO — Former Vice President Al Gore will visit President-elect Barack Obama here on Tuesday ­­to discuss energy and climate change issues, a meeting scheduled at Mr. Gore’s request, according to the Obama transition office.

Would anybody be bummed if we covered the world with wind turbines, closed the coal plants, and then discovered that the lights wouldn't stay on?

For onshore wind power, the IEA estimates that 14,000 4-megawatt turbines would have to be built a year...