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2009-12-10 Science & Technology

California approves Space Based Solar Power Beam

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Posted by 3dc 2009-12-10 12:17|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 No mention of where the funding comes from and the costs. Carbon taxes anyone?

Posted by tipover 2009-12-10 13:03|| 2009-12-10 13:03|| Front Page Top

#2 The company is paying for the research, constuction, launch, and operations. The PUC was just giving the green light to sell the electricity to PG&E. Don't laugh but they are based in Armenia and some of their projects look like like they were built in the 1920s, but I guess they work.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2009-12-10 14:07|| 2009-12-10 14:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Wasn't this in the movie Diamonds Are Forever?

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-12-10 14:18|| 2009-12-10 14:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Lawyers are licking their chops because of the increase in "skin cancer" from the microwaves. Litigation, anyone?

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2009-12-10 14:56|| 2009-12-10 14:56|| Front Page Top

#5 California had the chance to do this in the sixties but it was stopped by environmentalists who sued the corporation out of the funds to do it. The corp won, but no longer had the money.

I have no pity or compassion for the people of California, they deserve their fate and much worse.

Posted by Silentbrick">Silentbrick 2009-12-10 14:58|| 2009-12-10 14:58|| Front Page Top

#6 I have no pity or compassion for the people of California, they deserve their fate and much worse.

Yes, they certainly do. Unfortunately the Californians are metastasizing out of California and bringing their insanity to wherever they land.

It is becoming a BIG problem here in Texas. Some folks in these here parts are talking about setting a bounty on them. I'm of the opinion it would be easier to just quarantine the Sate of California.

Posted by Percy Cleth3546 2009-12-10 16:18|| 2009-12-10 16:18|| Front Page Top

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