When the sun don't shine and the wind don't blow
In a world energy landscape dominated by coal, gas, oil, and nuclear, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar don't stand a chance if we can't find a way to store energy when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow.
``This is the first time that I have felt in years that people will die this winter because they can't stay warm,'' said Joe Kennedy, founder of the nonprofit Citizens Energy Corp. ``This is by far the most grim and scary set of storm clouds on the horizon that I have seen in 30 years in trying to address the needs of the poor and elderly, in terms of their heating needs that are coming this winter.''