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It would be pretty cool if we could build a turning ring around the equator and fix a very powerful thruster to it, then spin it so that the thruster always faces the sun. When it is activated, the planet will slowly move away from the sun, get cooler, and slow global warming so we are guaranteed survival until we invent a viable, sustainable clean energy source, amirite?

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And then we'll get lost in the icy coldness of space, the last of our kind struggling for survival, feeding on the remains of...

Erm, nevermind

@1719380

Yeah, or, we could turn the ring to face away from the sun to use as a brake.

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Fun fact: while global warming is a serious issue, we are actually 8-14 degrees cooler than we have ever been since the last ice age.

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I don't anymore. That's why I made the Dyson Sphere post immediately after. http://amirite.net/720972

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The rockets would have to be the size of countries, and would use so much fuel, it would quite possible defeat the purpose. Not only would it likely create more global warming than it prevents, we could even run out of fuel if we're talking about something of that scale.
It would also make the area it is in melt in heat.

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@Tek The rockets would have to be the size of countries, and would use so much fuel, it would quite possible defeat the...

Ion thruster. It would take a while, but it would use very little energy and release very little heat.

B10ckH34ds avatar B10ckH34d Yeah You Are -1Reply

Solar power is actually a great source of renewable energy.

@Chilitaz_ Solar power is actually a great source of renewable energy.

Yeah, The Singapore government talked about intalling solar cells on the roofs of all the buildings, but we couldn't afford the initial cost.

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What's expensive is the initial cost, which is regained through long term savings; once installed you'll never spend money on energy again except for maintenance maybe.
As for large land areas needed it doesn't have to be on fields, actually it's quite unefficient to tranfer energy collected by PV cells for long distances, so the smart thing is to install them per unit, for each building. My graduation project is on designing sustainable homes like that.
Yes, some countries don't have enough solar radiation but you can always use wind power. If only it could be transferred we'd export so much of it! Where I'm from we have alot more sun than we need.
I'm sorry I didn't read your post, the mobile browser doesn't allow clicking on links. I will later. :)

Are you sure you wanted to use global warming there? Maybe air pollution or something but not global warming.

Anonymous 0Reply

The average global temperature has only risen .05° in the last hundred years...I don't think it's that serious of an issue that we should do anything like that

@WinniethePooh The average global temperature has only risen .05° in the last hundred years...I don't think it's that serious of...

I thought it was 2.5 degrees. Which yeah, may not sound like a great deal but the earth manages to lose the heat gained during the day at night and summer gains during winter so that it averages out , it's not like a 2.5 C or a 0.5 C hotter day, it's the whole balance upset.

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