[Young Werther]

Dr. Gerald O'Neil, founder of the Naational Space Society proposed going to the Moon, mining the lunar material, building space factories and manufacturing solar Power generating stations. The stations would be sold to the various nations on Earth and the electricity would be beamed to Earth in low intensity microwave beams.

All power from the sky with NO powerplants needed on Earth. We could move towards a Garden of Eden existence with every person on Earth benefiting from a great deal of energy with NO pollution.

Ad astra Y'All

[chopperman]

Get real. We need practical solutions, not pipe dreams. Power plants need to be nuclear. Then we can liquefy the coal for transportation.

[RightWhale]

the electricity would be beamed to Earth in low intensity microwave beams.

Not necessary. Put the smelters and factories in space, too, and right there save 1/3 of the power grid load and all the pressure.

[dalereed]

"Naational Space Society proposed going to the Moon, mining the lunar material, building space factories and manufacturing solar Power generating stations"

There are mentally deranged nuts standing on street corners hollering about things just as stupid.