vague notion I hope other will flesh out

It would be useful to have a united space effort with a well-defined agenda, supported
by all groups. It would be also useful to have this program endorsed internationally.
Maybe a key point is to have governments acknowledge the fact that fossil energy will
run out, and that SSPS (Satellite Solar Power Stations) is the solution. The program
that you describe sounds reasonable. How do we get such a global agreement and
cooperation? Maybe we could lobby the UN to appoint a committee to investigate the
energy future and the future of space.

Michael Mautner

Michael N. Mautner
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Soil, Plant and Ecological Sciences Division
Lincoln University
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University of Canterbury
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