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Originally Posted by freebeard
I don't remember the part about shifting the light a few degrees. That doesn't mean I disbelieve you. 
I'd suggest a better option would be at Mars' L1 with the solar energy powering a Magnetron to throw a 'magnetosphere' up like a bug deflector. |
Give up on earth?
The deflection was proposed (somewhere) because it suffers less solar sail effect than absorption or reflection.
I propose absorbing it to harness the electricity, but accounting for the solar sail effect by creating a modified L1, or ion engine compensation (combination of both).
I wonder what would happen if the earth received 1% less sunlight. Can't be good for most plants I'd think. Lower crop yields?