"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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That leaves black holes. I don't know **** about black holes.....except
that they are (well, we HOPE they are) too far away to do us a great deal
of good in the immediate future.

actually, there is a chance that some very small ones will be created in the
area around the French/Swiss border
late this year via particle collisions........but, don't feel bad; NOBODY
really understands them too well, which is why they are banging particles
together to study the whole mess.

Since the recent discovery of deep-water geothermal vents we have learned
that "THE" requisite element for life is liquid water (well, that and a
few niggling micro-nutrients).

Most of us in the biological sciences pretty much had the strong suspicion
this was the case for years, at least insofar as we on Earth define the term
"life. Also, thanks for the rambling info-fest, including useful
cocktail-party
trivia about the extent of grass species(most who took botany and stayed
awake may have been aware of that one, as well), but let's cut to the chase.
Wind, while some aspects have been figured out, is not going to produce the
levels of power needed, unless mankind carpets the planet with
wind-turbines.
As much as it might trouble some, nuclear, with adequate spending on
development of recyclable fuel and processes to recycle it, probably is the
most practical way to go.
See what France is already doing today, and spend some money to improve
beyond that. Should be do-able, and the generating capacity is huge. Sure,
my suggestion doesn't come with any further insights into quantum physics,
Greek mythology or chemical communication between flagellate microbes, but
it is an alternative to consider regarding energy.

p.s. That NIMBY thing is pretty much a human constant.

So is death.

Wolfgang


and taxes, don't forget taxes!!!

Tom