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Space travel to save the environment makes sense in this time of climate change
San Diego Union Tribune ^
| 11/14/09
| Kim Stanley Robinson
Posted on 11/15/2009 7:29:13 AM PST by KevinDavis
Now that human-induced climate change is on us, all our ideas and behaviors have to be re-examined, including our daily habits, our infrastructure and our economic system. This is such a huge project that it will become the major part of our efforts as a global civilization for the next century at least.
So what about space, which used to be the very emblem of our future? What is it we think were doing up there? And does it still make sense in the age of climate crisis?
(Excerpt) Read more at signonsandiego.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; space
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For other space news go to: http://www.spacetoday.net
For a list of Private Space Companies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_private_spaceflight_companies
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:29:43 AM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Can't Stop the Signal!)
To: KevinDavis
AlGore should be on the first spaceship outtahere!
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:33:34 AM PST
by
Roccus
(My anger is manufactured.......................................in the WHITE HOUSE and CONGRESS!!)
To: KevinDavis
Now that human-induced climate change is on usWe need a space exploration mission to find the thermostat.
I suggest sending Algore.
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11/15/2009 7:33:51 AM PST
by
D-fendr
(Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
To: KevinDavis; Genesis defender; markomalley; scripter; proud_yank; grey_whiskers; FrPR; ...
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:36:58 AM PST
by
steelyourfaith
(Limit all U.S. politicians to two terms: One in office and one in prison!)
To: KevinDavis
... human-induced climate change ...I miss the days when the climate was only getting warmer. (sigh)
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:38:46 AM PST
by
LiberConservative
("Sarah Palin irritates all the right people." -Dennis Miller)
To: KevinDavis
Kim Robinson says that humans now control the activity of the sun. Whodda thunk it?
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:41:32 AM PST
by
abclily
To: KevinDavis
Robinson, a UCSD graduate, is a science fiction author living in Davis.
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:42:54 AM PST
by
quantim
(Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
To: KevinDavis
Now that human-induced climate change is on us, ...Nothing like discrediting your self right out of the box.
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:43:09 AM PST
by
Minn
(Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
To: LiberConservative
Maybe we should start sending liberals to the Sun so they can work on the man caused failure to put out enough energy? Or is it too much energy this week? It’s so hard to keep up with these clueless idiots.
To: quantim
I never did care for Robinson’s books.
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:51:33 AM PST
by
jimtorr
To: KevinDavis
Step One. Colonize the moon per the High Frontier by Dr Gerald O'Neil of Princeton.
Step 2 Build the Space Colonies in Lunar Orbit to build the solar Generating Stations which would beam electricity to eartn. No more burning fuel in the atmosphere. Sen Harrison Schmitt suggests mining HE3 on the moon, fueling fusion generators and beaming electricity to eartn. another Green solution.
Step Three. Move all heavy industry off planet, (von braun suggested this in the mid 50s).
Step Four gather food from the sea per Arthur Clarke and let the land grow green!
Step Five enjoy a man built Eden!
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11/15/2009 7:52:09 AM PST
by
Young Werther
("Quae Cum Ita Sunt - Julius Caesar "Since these things are so!")
To: KevinDavis
Except for the fact that this entire article is based on a fraud, I found it quite informative!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:54:07 AM PST
by
Oldpuppymax
(AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
To: abclily
Kim Robinson says that humans now control the activity of the sun. Whodda thunk it?Yeah. You just get a bunch of liberals together to meditate and say "Ommmmmmmmmm".
The sun really pays attention.
Or, get a bunch of kids together to sing "Barack Hussein Obama, mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm."
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posted on
11/15/2009 7:55:09 AM PST
by
Ole Okie
(Ancient American)
To: KevinDavis
Space exploration is enormously expensive and should be done for scientific purposes, and has nothing to do with any global “crisis.”
To: xcamel; DaveLoneRanger; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; steelyourfaith
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posted on
11/15/2009 8:34:20 AM PST
by
Thunder90
(Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
To: KevinDavis
Typical watermelon. A few years back Robinson was happily preaching the evils of capitalism (the system which made him a millionaire), now he’s preaching the evils of carbon.
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posted on
11/15/2009 8:42:18 AM PST
by
eclecticEel
(The Most High rules in the kingdom of men ... and sets over it the basest of men.)
To: Leftism is Mentally Deranged; All
It is not that expensive.. NASA takes less then 1% of our national budget.. I’m for exploration only..
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posted on
11/15/2009 9:42:01 AM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Can't Stop the Signal!)
To: eclecticEel; All
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posted on
11/15/2009 9:42:38 AM PST
by
KevinDavis
(Can't Stop the Signal!)
To: Young Werther
Liberals find it cheaper and easier to prevent anyone else from breeding, freeing up the land and getting rid of ugly industry.
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posted on
11/15/2009 10:40:18 AM PST
by
tbw2
(Freeper sci-fi - "Humanity's Edge" - on amazon.com)
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