Heard this topic on my way home last night on NPR...hadn't heard/read much about it, but an interesting theory:
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/09/141931203/-power-for-the-planet-company-bets-big-on-fusion
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/09/141931203/-power-for-the-planet-company-bets-big-on-fusion