May 11, 2006 at 08:18:16

Energy For The New Millennium

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Although there are substantial costs associated with the development of space solar power, it makes far more sense to spend our space exploration budget on developing an efficient and reliable power supply for the future, than on the president's unrealistic Mars Mission Plan or his worthless missile defense system. Scientists have denounced his Mars mission as a detriment to ongoing scientific programs and projects, and his missile defense system is an ignorant waste of the billions of dollars he has already diverted to his defense industry cronies.

On the other hand, the development of space solar power would solve one of the last major stumbling blocks to space exploration reducing the cost of moving material from Earth to orbit.

Conclusion

The introduction of space solar energy into the United States economy and its ultimate adoption by other countries would do much to reverse the harm caused to our fragile planet by industrialization, and it could save all of us from the threatening effects of global warming. Shouldn't we at least think about it, and, if given a chance, vote on it?

With funding for the space shuttle ending in 2012 and for the space station in 2017, America must decide upon a realistic policy for space exploration, or else we will be left in the dust by other nations, such as Japan, China, and the European Union, who are rapidly developing futuristic space projects. The first nation that captures and effectively uses space solar energy will dominate the world economy for generations to come and will become a much healthier and far more secure society.

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William John Cox authored the Policy Manual of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Role of the Police in America for a National Advisory Commission during the Nixon administration. As a public interest, pro bono, attorney, he filed a class (more...)

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