http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/30/space.solar/index.html

We've discussed this before... strange article; it says "The country that
takes the lead on space solar power will be the energy-exporting country for
the entire planet for the next few hundred years" then it says somebody
needs to foot a billion dollars for it... I'm thinking that must be a typo.

At any rate, considering what we're spending in Iraq, etc. plus all the
costs of the current power setup and the environmental damage, you'd think
the money part of this would be a no-brainer, particulary for
a international cooperative of gov'ts.

I understand from other reading I've done that the 'beams' might be
environmentally dangerous, however; they're not sure yet about the effect on
the atmosphere and nearby organisms, where to put the collection structures,
etc.

Cya,
Robert