I have always been one to seek the better way but, paradoxically, not burning fossil fuels may be detrimental to our future.

What if an asteroid hit Earth and just happened to hit in the Middle East or other site where oil is found in large amount? The debris from an asteroid hit while harmful in that it would block the sun for a while is nothing compared to the ensuing massive burning of oil that would not only pollute but greatly diminish the oxygen in our atmosphere.

It would be better, I think, if we were to continue consuming fossil fuels even when we develop alternative energies. The fact that fossil fuels exist means that the Earth is incapable of handling the biomass created over time. The problem is, of course, that there is little oxygen at the bottom of the ocean and oxygen is needed by organisms in order to utilize organic matter--the matter just sits there under the high pressure of the oceans and converts into fossil fuels. Burning it as we do now is better than a massive one-time burning at the hands of an asteroid (or terrorist?).

Alternative energy should be continued because, if anything, we could use it to help us handle the increased CO2 by separating the carbon from the Oxygen. Carbon could be used to create carbon fiber while oxygen could be used for contained home atmospheres where it would be very therapeutic.