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size=2></FONT><BR>Kevin Freels <SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> asked </FONT></SPAN>:
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<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> >> </FONT></SPAN>Sorry if I missed the obvious, but
are you referring to something similar to a canon? A long tunnel dug into the
ground stuffed with a projectile and a nuke behind it? <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>No
the whole objective of the space elevator was to create a transport so we
could beam energy back to earth.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
idea was that due to to the difficulties of going up into space right now, we
focus our resources on developing innovative energy</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>source here on Earth or perhaps below the Earths surface hence (Going
Down).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Solar is already being worked to death and coupled with nanotechnology
to improve cell efficiencies shows real promise.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Wind
Farms are increasing steadily but looks to be a bit player with no hopes of
dramatically increasing it's efficiency.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Tidal generation has promise but is limited in where it can be
done.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Hydroelectric is good but we'd need some megaengineering to dig
channels from the Great Lakes across the midwest and build hydroelectric
plants along the way. We may need to do that eventually anyway to
increase the water supply to states in the midwest but we will be fighting the
ecologists and states that border the Great Lakes all the
way.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=046575110-27032008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
idea was to just bury the nuke deep enough that upon detonation we
create artificial Geothermal energy sources here on
Earth.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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