The Moon–Another Resource to be Exploited?

The Moon–Another Resource to be Exploited?

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I saw a report on the news that NASA’s launch and intentional crash of two scientific, data-gathering rockets has yielded a surprise. The moon has large amount of frozen water in some of those lovely craters. The first thing they start thinking is this: We could harvest that water. Because of the high concentration of hydrogen sulfide it could be an amazing source of fuel…specifically, rocket fuel.

Have we not raped and pillaged our own planet enough? We have to spread the viral conquer-and-deplete practice to objects in outer space now? I sat in disbelief that given the recent events of environmental disasters–Gulf Oil Spill, Toxic Waste flooding a town in Hungary, Chile mining disaster, Ecuador mining disaster, China mining disaster to name a few of recent months–we have not changed the way we, as a collective, think.

What will it take for us to learn that we can appreciate and be grateful for resources without exploiting them, without even taking action to harvest anything? What will it take?

One Reply to “The Moon–Another Resource to be Exploited?”

  1. At this moment, sadly, I can think of only two solutions (although, I will continue to hope for miracles):
    1. humanity becomes more intelligent..or
    2. humanity becomes extinct

    …surely a veil will lift…and I will see that there actually exist a vast plethora of options for maintaining a beautiful balance for the survival, prosperity and joyful relationship between humanity, other living, sentient beings, and the rest of the Universe! (a prayer!)

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