How many people does it take to screw in a lightbulb?  And why do we have to screw it in anyway?  There’s no compelling engineering reason for the screw-in design.  It’s a vestigial quirk that rose out of the transition from gas light to electric light.

Today, the vast majority of energy is produced the same way it was at the end of the 19th century, by burning fossil fuels. We owe a great deal to these fossil fuels as they have have launched humanity into an unprecedented era of prosperity. However, this power source was not enough to propel everyone into prosperity. We’re literally “running out of gas” while billions of people still remain trapped in poverty.

The Energy Crisis*
*and the fusion footnote

According to many sources, the world today is caught in an escalating energy crisis. The crisis has profound economic, political and environmental impacts, which are steadily getting worse. But there is something missing from the old “Energy Crisis” equation, and that is Focus Fusion.

“The Matrix” movies have an odd take on energy conservation.  Apparently, humans “shut off the sun” by darkening the skies with permanent ink.  So permanent that even after hundreds of years the sun can’t penetrate it.

An additional benefit of focus fusion is that it can be used for distributed generation. Distributed generation is the idea that electricity should be generated close to where it is used. This has many benefits including reducing the risk of widespread blackouts. The majority of a community’s power could be generated in the community instead of being transmitted hundreds of miles from distant power plants. This would prevent distant equipment failures from affecting the community’s power supply.