Guest Editorial

We in the Space Renaissance Initiative, a quickly growing international association, believe that technology, particularly space-based technology, is the key to the survival of human civilization and all life on Earth. We are horrified and crestfallen by the long and continuous series of crimes committed by the oil industry against the sea, the primary source of life on our mother planet. The April 2010 oil platform disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is just the latest, incredible, absurd, terrorist attempt against one of the most beautiful and rich sea environments of Earth.

Greenpeace, for the last 40 years, you have been the champion of environmentalism and the defender of nature. And, we would like to see you step up your efforts:

• We want to see the Rainbow Warrior protest the BP ships that currently troll the Gulf of Mexico, scouring it of its oil.
• We want to see Greenpeace at our side, pursuing public lobbying for the advent of Space Based Solar Power in order to finally emancipate ourselves from the slavery of oil--the very worst polluting source of energy, which is also responsible for hundreds of horrible crimes against the sea.

Greenpeace, come and join the Space Renaissance. It's the best chance of survival and civil progress for humanity...and the only chance to relieve this planet from the burden of our development.

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