Humanity is not ready for free energy

Over the years, many have attempted (and may have succeeded) in creating a free energy device which creates more energy than it takes to run the device.  Many seem to believe that this would solve all of the world problems and humanity would thrive in peace - and it would solve some issues.  However, imagine now that everyone has access to unlimited energy.  All seven billion people will want everything to have a comfortable quality of life, but the Earth has limited resources, even if there is unlimited energy.

I feel that if people have free energy in today's society, that they will decimate the planet Earth - strip her of trees and minerals.  Humanity is not ready yet.  I think we have to restructure into some kind of resource based society (http://www.theresourcebasedeconomy.com/about/) first before the responsibility can be properly managed.

Perhaps we also need some sort of Star Trek replicator.  They have developed 3D molecule printers to manufacture almost anything if you have the materials - but where do the materials come from?  Currently, it is the habitat of our fellow creatures and materials within the planet Earth.

The following book has a few interesting ideas on how we can become sustainable as a part of this planet even with a population of nine billion or more.  There are some open questions but it is an excellent starting point.

"Providing abundance is humanity's grandest challenge - this is a book about how we rise to meet it."

http://www.abundancethebook.com/what-if/

I like the suggestion from: http://www.naturalnews.com/026116_energy_free_population.html

"An energy device that only works in conjunction with high-vibration intention from open-hearted individuals."

I hope humans will evolve to a level where they can manifest from the zero-point field.  Then everyone would have access to anything they wanted whether it was material or energy without potentially causing the next mass extinction event on Earth.