Unclear on the Concept

Richard Branson has got to take the prize for greenwashing. He is trying to cast his quest to develop a rocket for vanity space travel as part of a solution for the end of oil. It sounds like he is suggesting "Solar Panels in Spaaaaaace!"

Don't forget that this is the guy who is offering $25 million for anyone who can develop a machine that will reverse the process of climate change. Last time I checked, it was called a tree! He should spend $25 million planting some instead.

The kind of thinking that is getting us into the problem won't get us out of the problem. And when it comes to that kind of thinking, Richard Branson is a genius!

TheStar.com | Technology | Space odyssey takes shape

"With the end of the oil era approaching, and climate change progressing faster than most models had been predicting, the utilization of space is essential," [Branson] said. "I also believe that someday we'll be able to use space as a source of energy for the planet, using the most sustainable source of energy available, our sun."

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