WC> The Sun appears to be doing well providing energy from fusion.

1) The sun has an exceptionally large supply of molecular hydrogen.
That found on earth is virtually all bound up in molecules like
water.  Getting the hydrogen out costs energy.

2) Will any hydrogen do ya, or do you need to separate out the
deuterium.  That costs more.

 WC> There are other renewable resources that could be used for power
 WC> generation, hemp for example, in some areas where three crops a year
 WC> may be harvested and burned for power generation.
 WC> Hemp's advantage over fossil fuels is next years crop uptakes CO2
 WC> produced by the previous years power generation through burning.
 WC> Also hemp grows in very poor soil under harsh conditions
 WC> where people may not care to reside residentially so
 WC> there's a huge amount of space could be devoted to it.
 WC> Still it's just the result of solar energy which is
 WC> produced by fusion. Why not use it?

I'm with you on that one.  When was the last time you saw a gunny sack?
Somehow I don't think it's on Ashcroft's list of things to change.

 WC> Little of the Sun's total energy output reaches Earth with most
 WC> lost to space but even if there's energy lost why not use
 WC> it?

I repeat, what are the Three Laws of Thermodynamics?  You've dropped
a few stitches.

... Calculus: The agony and dx/dc
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