Oil vs the Sun

Ok... since it is 40 degrees outside today, I thought this would be an opportune time to talk about the production and consumption of oil vs the unlimited energy potential created by the sun.  Look up.... waaaaaay up... (as the Green Giant used to say) and you seen this massive sized, extremely hot light bulb spreading huge amounts of heat and daylight for everyone to enjoy.  When you compare the practicality of capturing this heat and energy vs the staggering costs to capture, refine and distribute oil, shame on us for creating and maintaining such a narrowed dependence.  For a society that has achieved so much, it's hard to believe companies like TCP are going to pipe oil from the Oil Sands of Northern Alberta all the way through the heart of the US to Houston to be processed and to feed the US oil addiction.  On the other side... we all have access to the Sun and now there is technology to "capture" the suns heat and energy so that it may be stored and used when needed at a later time.  This technology comes in the form of Liquid Batteries and if we'd put as much time and energy and support into this technology as we have done with other out of date and extremely wasteful practices, image where we'd be today.  Folks, is it too much to ask for us to use our gifts, intelligence and our common sense to force change, progress and a new way to create, develop and distribute energy?  Please make me believe it is possible.  I know what the whale sharks in the Gulf of Mexico would say if they had a choice.