Comments on: Helium-3: Energy Godsend? http://donklephant.com/2009/07/23/helium-3-energy-godsend/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: L.B. http://donklephant.com/2009/07/23/helium-3-energy-godsend/comment-page-1/#comment-533520 L.B. Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:38:42 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=15821#comment-533520 In regards to Jimmy's response, whilst you are technically correct for the moment. I don't think this is going to be terribly sucessful as governments would become deeply unpopular and there all too greedy anyway to change there ways and whilst at the moment I agree that it's beyond our ability we will eventually have to take the leap off world for minerals, resources etc and not doing so is burying our heads in the sand to future problems. However the dedicated R&D the 1st poster mentioned is probably about the only way this will ever happen within in medium term time span. The next 30 to 40 years could become interesting in the world of energy though forcing us to change our ways one way or another. In regards to Jimmy’s response, whilst you are technically correct for the moment.
I don’t think this is going to be terribly sucessful as governments would become deeply unpopular and there all too greedy anyway to change there ways and whilst at the moment I agree that it’s beyond our ability we will eventually have to take the leap off world for minerals, resources etc and not doing so is burying our heads in the sand to future problems.
However the dedicated R&D the 1st poster mentioned is probably about the only way this will ever happen within in medium term time span.
The next 30 to 40 years could become interesting in the world of energy though forcing us to change our ways one way or another.

]]> By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2009/07/23/helium-3-energy-godsend/comment-page-1/#comment-522507 Jimmy the Dhimmi Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:45:57 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=15821#comment-522507 <blockquote>1.Will nations begin competing for rights to the moon’s natural resources if Helium-3 delivers?</blockquote> No. It would require so many resources and industrial output for such a long period of time in order to develop the technology and manufacure the lunar mining platforms, that the carbon emissions to achieve it would potentially cause too much global warming. The solution to global warming is for nations across the globe to <em>cut back</em> on their industrial output; <em>cut back</em> on their carbon emissions, and <em>not</em> to run countless fuel consuming machines 24/7 to do the research and manufacturing into huge lunar mining platforms and cargo vessels that have to be launched into space. The amount of CO2 produced from the space-shuttles that have to constantly be launched into orbit just to deliver food and water to the thousands of astronaut-miners is reason enough <em>alone</em> to scuttle this project.

1.Will nations begin competing for rights to the moon’s natural resources if Helium-3 delivers?

No. It would require so many resources and industrial output for such a long period of time in order to develop the technology and manufacure the lunar mining platforms, that the carbon emissions to achieve it would potentially cause too much global warming.

The solution to global warming is for nations across the globe to cut back on their industrial output; cut back on their carbon emissions, and not to run countless fuel consuming machines 24/7 to do the research and manufacturing into huge lunar mining platforms and cargo vessels that have to be launched into space.

The amount of CO2 produced from the space-shuttles that have to constantly be launched into orbit just to deliver food and water to the thousands of astronaut-miners is reason enough alone to scuttle this project.

]]> By: Mike A. http://donklephant.com/2009/07/23/helium-3-energy-godsend/comment-page-1/#comment-522216 Mike A. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:15:30 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=15821#comment-522216 At this point in our technological history, it's like saying "there's a lot of solar energy on the sun". The logistics to reach the source and deliver it in a safe, cost effective manner are beyond our current capabilities. Maybe with a 10 to 15 years of dedicated investment into the r&d we can ..... oh wait, we're not at war with the moon. At this point in our technological history, it’s like saying “there’s a lot of solar energy on the sun”. The logistics to reach the source and deliver it in a safe, cost effective manner are beyond our current capabilities. Maybe with a 10 to 15 years of dedicated investment into the r&d we can ….. oh wait, we’re not at war with the moon.

]]> By: Paul http://donklephant.com/2009/07/23/helium-3-energy-godsend/comment-page-1/#comment-522201 Paul Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:31:30 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=15821#comment-522201 So what should we do about it ?? So what should we do about it ??

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