[Greenbuilding] Martha Stewart

[Corwyn]

On 2/10/2011 7:30 AM, Gennaro Brooks-Church wrote:

> Maybe mother earth is just a stepping stone for humans now. Once we
> exhaust it we will be technologically advanced enough to colonize
> other planets. If we keep on our current path I think that is the
> inevitable route. Whether we are able to expand and colonize is more
> the question. Whether we destroy earth is less of a question if we
> look at earth now vs. a thousand years ago.

1) Colonizing other planets CAN'T save Earth.  Even at current 
population levels, we would need to ship 250,000 people off earth EVERY 
DAY just to stay even.  And you need to do using less materials and 
energy than just keeping them on earth would cost.  Currently, the best 
practical (but not yet accomplished) method would cost around $15,000 
per pound.  That's 562 Billion dollars PER DAY.  And that is only to low 
earth orbit.

2) We can't do it AFTER we have exhausted the Earth.  We need to start 
now (or rather we need to have started back around 1900).

3) There is no place even remotely as hospitable.  If we scour the Earth 
completely free of all life (except us), it would still be the Prime 
Real Estate in the Universe.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn


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