So Maybe when we screw up Earth, we can go to Gliese 581c

It appears that we have found at least one planet close enough to Earth in size and temperature at least to possibly support liquid water, and if it can support liquid water, the possibility of life on that planet is much higher.

"European Southern Observatory in La Silla, Chile, have hit pay dirt: the most Earth-like planet ever detected beyond the solar system. The discovery immediately boosted the odds that humans are not alone in the universe. London bookies duly took note, lowering the odds on extraterrestrial life from 1,000-to-1 to 100-to-1."

We'll just have to wait to see how this planet is put together, but I'd bet the Bush administration is already busy trying to figure out how to drill for oil on it.

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