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Lunar Helium 3 Could Meet Earth's Energy Demands

starannihilator writes "Helium 3, rare on the earth but abundant on the moon, may prove to be a feasible energy source with NASA's Moon-Mars initiative. Despite the American Physical Society's Report that the initiative harms science, the moon may actually benefit humans because it contains 10 times more energy than all the fossil fuels on earth. Long hailed as a potential source of energy, and outlined in detail by the Artemis Project, helium 3 may solve earth's energy crisis without any radioactive byproducts. The only problem: the reactor technology for converting helium 3 to energy is still in its infancy. Read more about the Artemis Project's information about fusion power from the moon here." Reader muditgarg points out that India has just hosted a global conference on Moon exploration and utilization, and adds a link to this related story on KeralaNext.

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  1. Re:China: Keep this Technology Secret by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sure. USA dominance = good thing, China dominance = bad thing; despite by comparison history of China being more humane than USA? Nationalist fool.

  2. History? We live in 2004, not 1534. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Typical Chinese bigots set their watches to December 5, 1534 and then start comparing China to the rest of the world.

    We do not live back then. We live in November 27, 2004.

    In 2004, the Chinese are a brutal, nationalistic people. They torture and kill scores of Tibetans each year.

    When the East Timorese were butchered by the Indonesian thugs, the Chinese (including the bigots in Taiwan) did nothing. Only the Westerners, i.e. Australians, sent troops to East Timor and stopped the bloodshed without approval by the United Nations. The Chinese did take the time to condemn Australia and claimed that the Australians were violating national sovereignty.

    What is clear is that the Chinese act and think in a way that is extremely different from the way in which Westerners act and think, in 2004.

  3. Re:History? We live in 2004, not 1534. by lazy_playboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Score:0, Troll

    Oooo oo oo, just had to spend those mod points, didn't we? Why don't you go look for something positive?
    It's dickheads like you, that force us to browse at -1 nested.