Carrying capacity of the Earth

[Zimme83]

Triboelectric generators.

[Vraciu]

Triboelectric generators.

Dilithium Crystals. 

Protoculture.

[Brooke]

Steam engines, with fuel being the pineal glands of pandas.

[AKKuya]

Water, the Ozone, and the electromagnetic field will be the trinity of Earth's maintaining life factors.  The first two can be destroyed by the carbon based lifeform known as "Upright Ape".  The last is susceptible to natural and astronomical phenomena beyond our control.

Lose one of those three and the ballgame is over.

Keep the human civilization in an environment friendly attitude as a whole, Earth should have no problem maintaining a growing population.

[Vraciu]

Destroying the ozone.   Another hoax.    Gotta’ do something about CFCs and then whatever comes after that...and after that.....and....   Never be without a “crisis” that must be “solved” by the Utopianist elite. 

The only way we can destroy the planet is to nuke it—and it will heal from that, too. 

[1stpar3]

Destroying the ozone.   Another hoax.    Gotta’ do something about CFCs and then whatever comes after that...and after that.....and....   Never be without a “crisis” that must be “solved” by the Utopianist elite. 

The only way we can destroy the planet is to nuke it—and it will heal from that, too.

Yeah what he said....Environmentalism killed the 80's and 90's....I miss BIG HAIR!   Wait,thats not exactly true...I MISS HAIR    Its NOT a bald head AT ALL...What it is,is a solar panel for brain power  What were we discussing again..it got cloudy all the sudden...DAMN CHEM TRAILS 

[bozon]

If the Saudis are looking at investing in other markets highlights oil will not be the cash cow it was.

The main flash point in the Middle East will be access to fresh water

The nasty Russians will be supplying Europe with its carbon based fuel, and the US will be forcing the greedy Germans to pay properly into NATO to defend themselves from the said nasty Russians.

Germany has signed a billion gas deal with Russia

You know what happens when Germany has its own powerful army..
Belgium be ware!

[Skuzzy]

I saw another science guy give a talk on it.   Debris free, 0% cloud cover, directed at the sun...  You'd maybe get 1% of the energy we need if you covered the whole planet.  Something ridiculous like that.

You can basically power a light bulb with these massive things, meanwhile you are frying birds, causing pilots to go blind (literally, these things out in Nevada are HORRIFIC to fly past), etc.

Would love to see a way to recycle nuclear waste though.  Man that would be something.

There is a solar power plant in the Mojave generating 354MW of electricity per day.  Must be one heckuva light bulb.

Forget fission reactors.  Fusion reactors will be the best alternative.

[Zimme83]

Largest solar power plant generates 850 MW/year.



To produce all the electricity (globally) with solar power alone you need an area about the size of Spain.

And as I said: triboelectric generators. They can produce energy from low frequency oscillations like wind or waves much more efficient so even a regular flag can produce electricity. Having powerplants in the oceans could be a solution. An area of 400 x 400 km can produce electricity for the entire world.
http://www.lauriewinkless.com/sea-snake-triboelectric-generator-could-harvest-ocean-wave-energy/

[TWCAxew]

Destroying the ozone.   Another hoax.    Gotta’ do something about CFCs and then whatever comes after that...and after that.....and....   Never be without a “crisis” that must be “solved” by the Utopianist elite. 

The only way we can destroy the planet is to nuke it—and it will heal from that, too.

Oh really? So I take it that you don't believe in rising sea levels aswell and are a hoax to? https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/29/world/asia/facing-rising-seas-bangladesh-confronts-the-consequences-of-climate-change.html

Or that you don't believe in the giant plastic islands we have created in our oceans. Or micro plastics that are everywhere in our foods.
https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/15/microplastics-found-in-more-than-90-of-bottled-water-study-says

Lets not forget the massive deforestation that is going on in Brazil. http://environmentalscience.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389414.001.0001/acrefore-9780199389414-e-102

And yes, all of the crisises are man made. So yes we keep cleaning up our own messes.

But hey we will be fine, it's all a hoax.

DutchVII

[Zimme83]

See Rule #14

[TWCAxew]

See Rule #14

[Zimme83]

Lets not walk to far down that road but yes - it does.

[DubiousKB]

me thinks the carrying capacity of this post has been reached.. 

[Vraciu]

There is a solar power plant in the Mojave generating 354MW of electricity per day.  Must be one heckuva light bulb.

Forget fission reactors.  Fusion reactors will be the best alternative.

I’d like to see the specs on that.  You're not delivering anywhere NEAR all of that to the end user for a variety of reasons and it is only even generating power of any kind (never mind peak) for a fraction of the year.

These things last ten years with a break even point of twenty.   It’s a scam.

If we think solar is the solution we are dreaming.    It may be helpful here and there but only as a minor augmentation not a replacement. 

I’m all for anything that works, so let’s keep developing the technology and see, but we are a long way from Star Trek...