> Gel wrote: > What we need are materials/organisms that create harvestable energy in > appreciable amounts direct from the Sun. >
All the algae farms have gone bankrupt, but we better figure out something fast because the world's demand for energy is exponentially rising while the world's supply is exponentially falling. And the bad news is the planet's economic growth hinges on one single factor: a growing supply of energy. So one of two things is going to happen: (1.) Humans devolve into a cold dark world. (2.) A new form of energy is invented / discovered and it creates an economic boom. The problem with # 2 is that inventing / discovering new energy *takes* energy and if that energy is getting more and more scarce then you're in trouble. Which is why nuclear is so attractive. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:310426 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
