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[Max More]

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:25 AM, John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:

> [snip]
>
> By the way, technically energy from Thorium is not renewable but its
> potential is so huge it might as well be.
>


Technically, solar power is not renewable either. It's all a matter of time
frame. Solar will last a few billion years, Thorium... not so long, but
still long. "Renewable" is a slippery term that isn't terribly helpful.
Better to focus on "how much left, based on what technological assumptions,
at what cost?" etc.

--Max


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