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By Dr. Michael P Byron (about the author)
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This is not a "pie in the sky" boondoggle. Rather, since humanity has always been a tool-using species, it amounts to using our advanced scientific knowledge and capabilities to promote both the survival and the evolution of our species in the direction of environmental sustainability, while at least leaving open the possibility of post-Collapse expansion into the solar system and beyond.
Individuals, groups, an enlightened Foundation, could come together to make it happen.
Let's call it "Pi in the sky."
Notes
151 Wikipedia, The Free Online Encyclopedia, Solar Power Satellites, http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_satellite (accessed June 15, 2006).
152 Space Daily.com, The Case for Solar Power Satellites, Aug. 11, 2003, http://
www.spacedaily.com/news/ssp-03b.html.
153 Brown, W. C. 1984. The History of Power Transmission by Radio Waves.
Microwave Theory and Techniques. Vol. 32: 12301242. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/
xpl/abs_free.jsp?arNumber=1132833.
154 Industrial Physicist, Solar Power via the Moon, Reproduced from American
Institute of Physics, Rutgers.edu, April/May, 2002., Volume 8, Number 2, PS 12-
15, click here
155 O'Neil, Gerard K. The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space. 3rd ed.
Wheaton, IL: Apogee Books, 2000.
156 McGill S Band Radar, http://www.radar.mcgill.ca/s_band.html.
157 Potter, Seth, Solar Power Satellites: An Idea Whose Time has Come, http://
www.freemars.org/history/sps.html.
158 Radio Electronics.com, The dipole antenna, http://www.radio-electronics.
com/info/antennas/dipole/dipole.php.
159 Benford, James, Gregory Benford, et al., Microwave Beam Driven Sail Flight
Experiments, click here
pdf.
160 Science's Compass Review: Engineering, Advanced Technology Paths to
Global Climate Stability: Energy for a Greenhouse Planet, http://www.people.fas.
harvard.edu/~bielicki/HEJCAttic/Papers/Hoffert.pdf.
161 Global Energy Network Institute (GENI): Library R. Buckminster Fuller,
What is the Planet's Critical Path?-Quotes, http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/
library/buckminster_fuller/criticalpath.shtml.
Become a Fan (2 fans) -- Page 3 of 3 page(s)
Individuals, groups, an enlightened Foundation, could come together to make it happen.
Let's call it "Pi in the sky."
Notes
151 Wikipedia, The Free Online Encyclopedia, Solar Power Satellites, http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_satellite (accessed June 15, 2006).
152 Space Daily.com, The Case for Solar Power Satellites, Aug. 11, 2003, http://
www.spacedaily.com/news/ssp-03b.html.
153 Brown, W. C. 1984. The History of Power Transmission by Radio Waves.
Microwave Theory and Techniques. Vol. 32: 12301242. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/
xpl/abs_free.jsp?arNumber=1132833.
154 Industrial Physicist, Solar Power via the Moon, Reproduced from American
Institute of Physics, Rutgers.edu, April/May, 2002., Volume 8, Number 2, PS 12-
15, click here
155 O'Neil, Gerard K. The High Frontier: Human Colonies in Space. 3rd ed.
Wheaton, IL: Apogee Books, 2000.
156 McGill S Band Radar, http://www.radar.mcgill.ca/s_band.html.
157 Potter, Seth, Solar Power Satellites: An Idea Whose Time has Come, http://
www.freemars.org/history/sps.html.
158 Radio Electronics.com, The dipole antenna, http://www.radio-electronics.
com/info/antennas/dipole/dipole.php.
159 Benford, James, Gregory Benford, et al., Microwave Beam Driven Sail Flight
Experiments, click here
pdf.
160 Science's Compass Review: Engineering, Advanced Technology Paths to
Global Climate Stability: Energy for a Greenhouse Planet, http://www.people.fas.
harvard.edu/~bielicki/HEJCAttic/Papers/Hoffert.pdf.
161 Global Energy Network Institute (GENI): Library R. Buckminster Fuller,
What is the Planet's Critical Path?-Quotes, http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/
library/buckminster_fuller/criticalpath.shtml.
http://www.MichaelPByron.com
Michael P Byron is the author of The Path Through Infinity's Rainbow: Your Guide to Personal Survival and Spiritual Transformation in a World Gone Mad. This book is a manual for taking effective action to deal with the crises of our age including (more...)
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Share power with the world?
by Dave Kisor on Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:08:35 AM
Share Power
by Dr. Michael P Byron on Wednesday, Jul 29, 2009 at 9:56:21 AM