On Sep 27, 2009, at 2:00 PM, [email protected] wrote:
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:35:06
-0800:
Hi,
[snip]
Given no
other major energy development, like cold fusion, an all out
international effort should be waged to develop a solar
infrastructure.
...however I think that CF will eventually prevail, hence the
Manhattan style
project you have in mind could turn out to be a huge white elephant
within just
a few years. IOW It might pay to wait a little while before
investing trillions
in such an undertaking. A better investment might be millions
(billions) in CF,
then if it doesn't pan out the project you have in mind can be
undertaken.\
I agree that such funding (millions) should be given for CF research,
though that is unlikely, but it should not hold up the advance of
solar. Two options are of course better than none, but it is
nonsensical to lose time on obtaining a sure thing in order to chase
a very iffy thing. Right now solar is a sure bet, except for the
political will to make it happen. CF is nowhere near being proven as
a practical source of energy for world needs at this point, while
solar is a clear solution. Time is of the essence in solving this
problem. To delay is to fail. Global warming will cause trillions
of dollars in damage, deaths, and the relocation of even nations. It
is immoral to dally.
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
