Reason Renewables Can't Power Civilization Is Because They Were Never Meant To

The author merely repeats the current costs of renewable energy. He makes no argument that would support the statement that "they were never mean to sustain society." That's a huge leap.

A good book on this subject (despite several errors and gaps in honesty) is The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels.

While I agree that fossil fuels will and probably should rule the roost for quite a while, it's a bit extreme to suggest that we will never develop a cheaper, non-polluting form of energy. Tesla (Nikolai) thought we would.