Here is something the oil companies don't want to talk about:

"Helium-3 [[He-3) is a light, non-radioactive isotope of helium with two protons and one neutron. It is rare on Earth, and is sought for use in nuclear fusion research. The abundance of helium-3 is thought to be greater on the Moon [[embedded in the upper layer of regolith by the solar wind over billions of years) and the solar system's gas giants [[left over from the original solar nebula), though still low in quantity [[28 ppm of lunar regolith is helium-4 and 0.01 ppm is helium-3).[1]"


There have been many claims about the capabilities of Helium-3 power plants. According to proponents, fusion power plants operating on deuterium and helium-3 would offer lower capital and operating costs than their competitors due to less technical complexity, higher conversion efficiency, smaller size, the absence of radioactive fuel, no air or water pollution, and only low-level radioactive waste disposal requirements. Recent estimates suggest that about $6 billion in investment capital will be required to develop and construct the first helium-3 fusion power plant. Financial breakeven at today's wholesale electricity prices [[5 US cents per kilowatt-hour) would occur after five 1-gigawatt plants were on line, replacing old conventional plants or meeting new demand.[49]

Some claim one space shuttle full of this would power our country for one year. What are we waiting for?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium-3