> I've always wondered if we wouldn't be doing bad things by 
> tapping into ANY source of energy.
> 
> For example, if we capture too much wind energy, then not 
> enough is available to carry water in from the ocean and our 
> inland fresh water supplies dry up.
> 
> If we capture too much solar, same thing.  Or maybe something else.
> 
> What about fusion using lunar helium-3?  Now we're importing 
> and releasing energy into our "energy sphere" that was not 
> intended to be there.  Result- more warming.
> 
> Most of these would require HUGE scales of energy production 
> to make a dent, but we ARE headed that way.
> 
> The only REAL solution is to stop releasing so damn much 
> energy into the Earth's biosphere.  So we either need to 
> moderate our consumption or get off Earth.

The major difference is that fossil fuels inject carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere which then traps more of the suns enormous energy. Our own
directly added energy release is a pittance by comparison. 

Again, fossil fuels cause global warming by CHEMICAL pollution, NOT ENERGY
pollution.

Not to mention chemical poisoning ala smog, lead poisoning ala war, and so
on.

---
James.
 

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