For Millennia, Man Has Yearned To Destroy The Sun

...and now, Wired has done the next best thing: write a pretty crappy article about the spread of Solar and Wind power across the US. Just savour the condescension:

In the old days, being green meant being hardcore. Earnest enviros plugged their poky electric cars into the wall like four-wheeled toaster ovens. They bought organic food at dusty co-ops staffed by vegan clerks in hemp ponchos. And if they were really serious, they disconnected from planet-ravaging modernity altogether and lived in a creaky cabin off the grid.

Today, hardcore has given way to hybrid. Soccer moms tool around in the Toyota Prius, with its nifty gas-electric engine that saves both fossil fuel and family funds. The suburbs are stuffed with flexitarians - mostly-veggies who pick up their staples from the gleaming organic produce section at the local Whole Foods but also opt for an occasional free-range-chicken breast.

Okay, as much as I want to applaud people who buy Priuses, if your definition of environmentalism is so low that buying a mildly less destructive car, then we might as well all give up right now. Anyway, the article does cover some interesting material, albeit crappily. Check it out.