[Greenbuilding] Martha Stewart

[Gennaro Brooks-Church]

Corwyn my opinion is that we are not at the point where we can
calculate numbers or make any conclusion about whether we can or can
not colonize other planets. The technology is not there. But if the
last century is any indication we could be at a very different
technological point in another 100 years (whether we are space
travelling or living in caves is another question).

Also, I never said anything about saving the people on earth. I simply
said the survival of the human race.

Gennaro Brooks-Church

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On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Corwyn <corwyn at midcoast.com> wrote:
> 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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