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Does all our energy on Earth come from the sun?

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Does all our energy on Earth come from the sun?

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Like fossil fuels come from organic matter that grew because of the sun. Is there any form of energy on that cannot be traced back to the sun in some way?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_lifting

any of several hypothetical processes by which a sufficiently advanced civilization could remove a substantial portion of a star’s matter which can then be re-purposed, while possibly optimizing the star’s energy output and lifespan at the same time

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