[palmer]

The sun and the stars are the ultimate source of energy on this planet.

The moon puts out a lot more heat (reflected from the sun) than all the stars combined.

[Archon of the East]

This has been around for quite a while but has received little attention (i can’t imagine why). Its not reflected heat from the stars its cosmic rays that form the basis of cloud formation. Two Scandinavian scientists recently conducted an experiment that simulated this with success and was able obtain the same result with multiple experiments. The magnetic field of the sun pushes away these cosmic rays from our solar system with the more pronounced effect on the closer planets. This in turn reduces cloud cover in times of high sun spot activity making the earth warmer. In times of low solar activity as apparently is now happening we are likely going to hit a bit of a cold spell because low clouds will form and gather more readily.

[Calvin Locke]

But the source is still the Sun...

Of course, there's still the possibility that the Earth will one day, be in the direct path of a GRB, quasar, or blasar.