I think that solar thermal plants (one with mirrors) would be much cheaper then solar panels, but it's still unfortunately a delusion because the transmission problems. It could be used for production of methanol, but to drag electricity all over US is kind of unrealistic.
Also in the fusion topic I mentioned that study and plan by Jacobson and Delucchi for every state, but again I'm afraid it only works on paper because it is becoming clear that WWS (water, wind, and solar) sources have some large problems to overcome: storage of intermittent energy; transmission over large distances; use of large land areas; ecological damage to land and wildlife; unsightly encroachment on the landscape and seascape; and legal, political, and environmental objections to these intrusions. Overcoming these obstacles may take longer than developing compact power centers, like nuclear fusion, which avoids these problems.
Also in the fusion topic I mentioned that study and plan by Jacobson and Delucchi for every state, but again I'm afraid it only works on paper because it is becoming clear that WWS (water, wind, and solar) sources have some large problems to overcome: storage of intermittent energy; transmission over large distances; use of large land areas; ecological damage to land and wildlife; unsightly encroachment on the landscape and seascape; and legal, political, and environmental objections to these intrusions. Overcoming these obstacles may take longer than developing compact power centers, like nuclear fusion, which avoids these problems.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
