Plant more trees as well, i think its a much more winnable solution.

They only way they shut down, is when they run out.

Simon says: There won't be any future generations so what's the issue?

Right? The way we blow out national debt is pure reckless regard for future generations.

Please run for president Marianne

Well the problem is that there has been a poor amount of investment placed into having a reliable alternative. Not enough development of affordable electric cars and not enough investment into a modern and reliable energy grid. To shut down half now would cause even more chaos.