Should we make the development of renewable energy sources an economic priority?

What are some ways energy is waasted? Whatypes of energy are popular in oyur native countr? (state your country) What is the main problem with renewable energy sources?

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1. Yes, we should make the development of renewable energy a priority. However, we should do it slowly. Energy is wasted by ignorance..people driving too much, leaving faucets running, etc. In the United States, Electricity, Petroleum, and Natural Gas are some popular energy forms. The problem with renewable energy sources is that they are oftentimes very expensive, and because the American society has so much invested in oil, you won't see much change any time soon.
2. You can't make development of renewable energy an "economic" priority. You can make it a "political" priority or a "scientific" priority. The economy has his own rule and it doesn't take orders: that is, the renewable nergy will become a priority by itself when the other energy sources will go away or become too expensive. The science is working on it, we don't have a problem with that. Lots of research money are spent all over the world on this subject. But the main problem with renewable technology is that is too expensive. Oil is just too cheap. the nature gives it for free, you just have to pump it out. But oil will increase in price as the supplies shrink, and it will finally come to the breaking point when it will become slightly more expensive than, say, biodiesel (wich will become cheaper doe to technological advances). That will be the defining moment that will turn the economy around. But it will happen naturally and gradually, driven by price, like the transition from wood to electricity in home heating and cooking. :)
3. Sure!
4. Wind power and wave power would take care of most of our energy needs. But people who live near them don't want to see it. The NIMBY principle (Not In My Back Yard). Massachusetts is going through this problem right now. The rich people with million dollar homes on the bay don't want to see the wind farm that is being proposed.
5. yes lets do it now if you win the lottery we can start right away if not i guess we just have to keep voting for a green party