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To: kash johal who wrote (113711)	6/1/2000 4:23:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Respond to of 1574005

Kash, OT, Yes we can certainly make an inland saline sea. I expec we may find some solutions to limitless power in 200 years? Maybe solar cells that are 82% efficient...that would do it, completely bypass the Carnot limitations, cover the deserts with solar cells. Better desalination will allow cheaper water from salt water, but the huge benfit will be gene spliced plants that grow in salt water....that will open up the huge flooded areas to cultivation. While we are about it we should tweak the human gene to get rid of useless introns, extend all telomeres indefinitely and make us full height 6", and bell all cats. Bill

To: kash johal who wrote (113711)	6/1/2000 5:42:00 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574005

kash, OT But I also have lots of belief in human ingenuity. I can see a giant canal built and sea water pumped into desert areas. Couldn't agree more. If the danger became real, and energy cheap, Sahara, Australia, Saudi Arabia could all be transformed into tropical forests if we brought enough water, and these could suck a lot of carbon dioxide from the air. If we have an energy source other than carbon, the level of greenhouse gasses will start to decrease on it's own, even without massive intervention. Joe