Dreamer. Adam Maas wrote: > Not all that vulnerable at geosync. LEO is easy and vulnerable, Geosync > is not (Essentially, the Russians, US, French and Japanese are the only > people who could currently cause trouble at geosync). > > -Adam > > > P. J. Alling wrote: > >> Orbital solar power stations would be wonderful, but very vulnerable. >> This would truly lead to a militarization of space, either with some >> kind of international policing force or more likely national aerospace >> forces or space navies or all three. This would be almost as >> unacceptable as nuclear power in some quarters, maybe even more so. >> >> Adam Maas wrote: >> >>> William Robb wrote: >>> >>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" >>>> Subject: Re: OT - Prius Fuel Economy >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Technically, I don't think your reservations about the batteries in >>>>> cold climates are that big a deal (block heaters are regularly used >>>>> for ICEs in such environments, no reason you couldn't do the same for >>>>> a battery >>>>> >>>>> >>>> All that does is change where the emissions are being generated, and >>>> takes away most if not all of the environmental advantages of the hybrid >>>> technology. >>>> A block heater doesn't take more than a few hundred watts of power. I >>>> expect that keeping several hundred pounds of batteries 40-50 degrees >>>> above ambient temperature would take quite a bit of power, many amps at >>>> least. >>>> Most commuter vehicles aren't allowed to plug in more than a block >>>> heater in daytime parking because of loading on the electrical grid. >>>> All this would put more load on the power generating infrastructure, >>>> which at some point creates the need to build more power generating >>>> stations, generally at the expense of the environment. >>>> >>>> William Robb >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> The solution to the environmental issue is to outlaw coal power and push >>> through nukes (Which are very safe and the disposal issue for spent fuel >>> is far less of an actual issue than anti-nuke luddites insist that it is). >>> >>> And even better long-term solution is Solar Power Satellites, which have >>> a serious lead time to get active, but make solar power a viable option >>> for power (as opposed to a good method for supplementing power). The >>> basic technology was worked out and proven 30 years ago. >>> >>> -Adan >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > >
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