PLASMA FUSION

The Ultimate Energy Source
by James Jaeger


The ultimate source of energy is nuclear FUSION, also known as PLASMA FUSION. This is NOT to be confused with nuclear FISSION, the only type of nuclear energy so far deployed. FUSION, which could be fully developed and deployed within ten years were sufficient funds allocated -- would totally remedy the Earth's energy problem for at least the next 2,000 years. This is the one solution that the Oil AND entire Energy Establishment for that matter almost never talk about. Why? Because FUSION is the power of the sun. It is clean and there are virtually no waste products or CO2. The fusion process can extract from one (1) gallon of ordinary sea WATER, the equivalent amount of energy as two hundred and fifty (250) gallons of GASOLINE. Thus it is, by far, the cheapest and most powerful energy source known. After a long exponential curve of development, it looks like fusion technology is on the verge of obtaining IGNITION. Ignition means we get more energy out of the fusion process than was put in and the reaction sustains itself indefinitely. As soon as this happens, and it will happen soon (if it has not already happened unannounced), the source of fusion's fuel -- sea water -- will never run out. This is the ignition of a miniature star here on Earth!

Not only can FUSION provide HEAT to generate electricity in the classical (way with turbines), but ELECTRICITY can be derived directly from certain fusion processes. This would make the production of electricity from COAL, NATURAL GAS, NUCLEAR FISSION and HYDRO completely obsolete. As if all this isn't enough of a dream, there's more: METHANOL can be manufactured directly from certain FUSION reactions as well. Thus, FUSION can not only supply all of Earth's ELECTRICAL needs, but all of Earth's LIQUID-fuel needs. Thus a FUSION economy is universal: it is infinitely powerful, unbelievably cheap, clean, renewable and flexible in energy output, i.e., heat, electricity and liquid-fuel.

Not only that, fusion will open the door to rocket engines orders of magnitude more powerful than the simple chemical engines NASA uses today, thus detailed exploration of the Solar System, and eventually the stars, will become a reality sooner.

The only "problem" with fusion technology is, once deployed, it will probably render all other energy technologies -- with the sole exception of nanotech-based SOLAR -- obsolete. This is good for the U.S. and the Peoples of Earth -- as it will make the production of all products and services much cheaper and better -- but it may be initially difficult for the Energy Establishment that wants to over-amortize their infrastructure and exploit the markets for profit as much as possible. They may be doing this now, especially if Saudi Arabia's largest field has hit peak oil. See Earth's Energy Problem at http://www.mecfilms.com/universe/articles/energy.htm.(1) This may be why one doesn't hear much about the progress of FUSION technology in the mainstream media -- the oil companies, and other energy companies, spend considerable sums on TV spots. If one does hear about FUSION they often quip: "Oh Fusion, it's still fifty years away." Well I am here to tell you this may not be true. Fusion is so revolutionary, Al Gore and others, have twice cut the funding for it in order to suppress its advancement and placate the corporate energy lobby. For more information on this, and other points, read ENERGY VICTORY by Robert Zubrin as well as one of his earlier books, ENTERING SPACE. A working knowledge of these two books can give one a positive idea on how this dire situation can be turned around.

Today with oil prices hitting $134 per barrel, it should be obvious to all Americans what the OPEC/Saudi Arabia game is: raise the price of oil for as long as possible, then dramatically lower it as soon as investment in alternatives become a threat to the cartel's dominance. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia may have hit peak oil, as investment banker Matt Simmons suggests in his book, TWILIGHT IN THE DESERT. No one knows for sure what the world's oil supply is or whether abiotic oil is a reality. Probably no one will ever know the answer to this question, but the answer is not necessary.

Contact your congressmen and urge them to research FUSION technology. Send them this short primer. Urge them to pass the flex-fuel bill Robert Zubrin suggests in his book, ENERGY STRATEGY, as an emergency measure until FUSION can be fully deployed. It is important to note that a flex-fuel solution must allow cars to burn ANY combination of ethanol, methanol or gasoline. I repeat: ANY combination of ethanol, methanol or gasoline, NOT just gasoline and ethanol, as the media is disseminating. They don't understand the situation and if the flex-fuel solution doesn't allow methanol to be used in cars, we will not be able to take advantage of the considerable methanol that can be obtained from COAL, and later FUSION. Methanol produced from coal is a viable alternative to an over reliance on ethanol (from crops) and gasoline (from OPEC and Canada, etc).

We could be energy independent from Saudi Arabia, hence OPEC, in three years if flex-fuel cars, as above described (and more fully described in Zubrin's book) were mandated by Congress. If Congress is not willing to do these two simple things: A) Mandate flex-fuel cars, B) Drastically accelerate funding for FUSION -- it is further evidence they are serving the interests of the Oil Establishment and not the People(2).



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(1) Also, very important: watch a documentary entitled, FIAT EMPIRE, to see how the Fed's expansion of the money supply effects the price of oil. Congressman Ron Paul is in this film. http://www.FiatEmpire.com

(2) See http://www.mecfilms.com/universe/articles/overthrow.htm



Originated: 05 March 2008
Updated: 21 May 2008



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