The Next Really Cool Thing

What if a laser-powered fusion energy power plant that would have all the reliability of coal, without the carbon dioxide, all the cleanliness of wind and solar, without having to worry about the sun not shining or the wind not blowing, and all the scale of nuclear, without all the waste, was indeed just 10 years away or less? That would be a holy cow game-changer.

Are we there?

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/opinion/15friedman.html?_r=1&em