Petrol from thin air

[randy]

As I recall, there were two main problems w the space satellites

A) I think the scales of cells needed was staggering

B) Talk about the mother of all weapons/terrorist targets...

You have to remember, that the power satellites were, to many people, a Trojan horse to get funding for a robust space and lunar operations capability without the neo-Luddite/Proxmire crowd realizing just what they were actually funding.

ETA: A tactic I heartily supported by the way. Anything to start getting us off this rock and spread out as much as possible. And if we got functional and economically viable power on Earth in addition to the NEO/Lagrange/Lunar infrastructure, that's just gravy.

[MiddleAgedKen]

I always loved the "Corn = Fuel" circlejerk, when sugar producing crops such as beets and cane were available.

Cattails.

[Greg]

I always loved the "Corn = Fuel" circlejerk, when sugar producing crops such as beets and cane were available.

Cattails.

Kudzu.

[moose42]

I always loved the "Corn = Fuel" circlejerk, when sugar producing crops such as beets and cane were available.

Corn ethanol is all about corn-growers getting fat off government subsidies. Nothing more, nothing less.

[SoupOrMan]

As I recall, there were two main problems w the space satellites

A) I think the scales of cells needed was staggering

B) Talk about the mother of all weapons/terrorist targets...

I can't speak to A), but as for B)... terrorist targets? Terrorists have difficulty targeting satellites once you've baked the little twerps in "random training accidents" or "software glitches."

Or is doing unto others who actively wish you harm before they do unto you still a bad thing?