I am with you all the way here, as I am also with Ray, but in your case with one exception; as a long term practicing systems Engineer mysefl, it is clear to me we do need energy, it has to come from somewhere, the problem is actually that we are running out of practically obtainable energy, and when we've done the systems analysis of the Earth's ecological system, it seems obvious where the real source is, and it is free, infinitely scaleable, but showing it to folk in a way that they know they can trust at first glance is a real challenge.
I hope this story might make some sense to you: