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To: Bonnie Bear who wrote (3097)	4/13/1998 7:49:00 PM
From: John B. Smyth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9980

Have you ever given any thought as to how much energy it takes to produce a solar cell, and how much energy that cell will produce in its lifetime? I think the answer will surprise many. Regards, JBS

To: Bonnie Bear who wrote (3097)	4/14/1998 8:12:00 AM
From: Worswick	Respond to of 9980

Clearn water, miniaturization, battery/solar technology, saline resistant rice crops: think about the emergent megapolis in the 3rd world of 20 million plus people and what these developments will portend in the 21st century. I am reminded of the population increments in Western China (Szuechuan) during the 17th century when the sweet potato was introduced to cultivation. The population increased by 4x to 10x. What are your opinions of the pivotal problems/answers of the first years of mellenium? Let's start with technology? Further to your interesting ideas, "Worswick: the amount of energy being added to the world should increase global temperatures just enough to put these places under water soon. IMHO we have much bigger problems than clean batteries can solve..."