Okay its decided! I have to get to a live TED lecture and see some of this stuff in person! Who's coming with me?!?!
Anyway, here's a sweet (and short) TED lecture about generating huge amounts of clean renewable energy by flying high altitude kites. These kites can work above 300 feet, which is as high as our tallest wind turbines used today, and can generate seriously massive amounts of energy. Check it out doods!