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Limits On Growth of Energy Use and Economies
snoop.daub writes "Dr. Tom Murphy, professor of astrophysics at UCSD, has a new blog called 'Do The Math,' and the first few posts are doozies. In the first, he shows the impossibility of continued exponential growth in energy use. Even if a new, 'free' energy source is developed, thermodynamic limits on efficiency mean that the heat associated with converting this energy into useful work will increase the temperature of the earth to unbearable levels within 300 years. In the second, he extends the argument to economic growth. The timescales there are faster, only 50-100 years. Fascinating stuff. Time to stop breeding, folks, or to get our butts into space."
In the USA we are struggling with the issues of illegal immigrants. One of the bigger issues is that few of the illegals contribute to society. They are more of a drain on society then the multiple neo-con wars. EU has been smart enough to say enough is enough. But we are not doing it here. Yet, it should be obvious to all that earth and in particular societies can not allow such overwhelming populations in. If nothing else, look at what is happening through most of the 3rd world. We need to get people to stop breeding like rabbits.