Is Solar Energy The Solution To Oil Independence?

We need to take full advantage of solar energy, but not with the goal of replacing oil 100% with it. We need to also move on taking advantage of wind energy, too. It's vital that we all find a way to do this if we want to survive. Our country needs to find something to manufacture and sell abroad. It might as well be energy products and it shouldn't be just of the solar variety.

I don't think oil will ever fully be useless, but we can certainly reduce our dependence on it. Solar and wind will be the key to replacing oil for most uses, but they're unfortunately unreliable right now. I think it'll probably be the wide scale use of hydrogen as an energy storage medium that will bring that reliability that's necessary for major use of solar and wind.

I agree, solar can not replace oil. Without oil we don't have plastics for lots of things like solar panels and parts for wind and water turbines.

Generally speaking we must work smarter, use less of everything, intergrate more and reduce our population. We can't change our dependence on energy but we can change how much we need.

It can't fully replace oil and coal as energy.

the libs have been pushing this crap since the sixties.it doesnt provide enough energy,not even close.neither does wind.