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Leanan on September 30, 2006 - 3:06pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Do you suppose that if we had enough oil we could just build enough desal plants and fill it up again?

In a word...yes.

I'm not saying it would be desirable, mind.

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Kevembuangga on September 30, 2006 - 3:45pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
In a word...yes.

Do the math Leanan you might have some surprises.
In other words, though your statement "Given enough energy, we can solve just about any problem" holds in principle, there are HUGE AMOUNTS of "energy equivalent" consumption in many, many natural ressources we squander mindlessly.

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DIYer on September 30, 2006 - 7:12pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Given unlimited (non-carbon emitting) energy, we could just build decarbonation plants for the air. Bury all that CO2, or shoot it into space.
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Leanan on September 30, 2006 - 7:35pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Or leave this planet, and find others to exploit...
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