Wednesday, 25 April 2007 - 3:42 PM EDT

I tend to think that our collective efforts as a country and a civilization are better directed towards avoiding such extreme destructiveness as a nuclear holocaust, or working to counteract global warming, rather than treating our planet as disposable.   In fact, I think this discovery of Gliese 581c may actually be detrimental to those of us on earth right now.  While the existence of a potentially human life-compatible planet (albeit 20.5 light years away) suggests progress for the scientific community and affirms the space exploration mission on the whole, the progress we have made so far in that field does not make it likely that any of us or our children or grandchildren or great-grandchildren will ever make it to Gliese to vacation when we're done with this planet.  However, our children and our grandchildren will see the melting of the polar ice caps, rising ocean levels, and the destruction of natural habitats and species right here on Earth, without the life preserver to throw over the galaxies to Gliese 581c.  This environmental dilapidation is progress we can gauge daily.  Perhaps NASA should redirect that $20 billion they spend a year toward technology and conservation efforts that will actually be applicable in the foreseeable future.  

 That said... I absolutely love reading your blog and look forward to your entries each week! 

Friday, 13 July 2007 - 5:35 PM EDT

I am wondering how will it be possible for all the people living in earth to move to another planet.