Re: Renewable Resources

From: Jim Logajan (JamesL_at_lugoj.com)
Date: 03/07/05 

Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 03:51:43 -0000

mike <mike@invariant.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> It was claimed awhile ago that matter itself will be a problem since
> it is a finite resource.

In the immortal words of Douglas Adams: "Space is big - really big - you
just won't believe how vastly, hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. You may
think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts
to space."

So, yes, resources are finite. The universe is probably finite. But
compared to our puny requirements, resources are effectively, for all
intents and purposes and during our puny (even nanotech-extended)
lifespans, so close to infinite that the difference isn't worth a plug
nickel.

> Unless I have badly understood what I have read elsewhere, I was under
> the distinct belief that - so long as we have the energy - all
> chemical reactions are reversible.

Sounds about right.

> Given that our processes/devices we use will become more efficient,
> energy consumption will be reduced.
> And add that better ways of harvesting power (ie solar-cell) etc.
>
> We may have a finite amount of matter to play with.
> But so long as the sun shines, we have all we need.*
>
> Mike
>:-)
>
> *thats singular, we plural might not be true.

Sorry, I have a deed to the sun I wrote up lying about here somewhere... so
anyone found to be absorbing or otherwise using its energy probably owes me
money. ;-)

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