Technology for Earth

Another in a not-so-regular series of posts highlighting nature's nature & 'ain't that odd'

Okay, now we have to be very careful of "The Man" using technology to "save the planet". First, the planet does not need saving. Mankind is simply a passing zit to the earth. Earth does not have a decease like cancer or aids - unless it is "The Man".

Earth is not sick and will continue to evolve calmly, explosively and continue to build upon its past 4.5 billion years of blissful existence.

"The Man" wants to reflect the sun, plant massive algae blooms, churn the ocean depths, control the weather and stop the earth from doing things "The Man" does not like. Next, since the magnetic poles are evolving, "The Man" will want to take some spaceships and put two large magnets to prevent this too!

Earth is not raging, violent nor working against anything. It is just being and will continue to be.

It is "The Man" and his expectation he can use technology solutions to "fix" the earth. It is "The Man" that will be the cancer of the earth. He will destroy us if we let arbitrary self serving approaches to climate control, in the false vein of saving the earth, start, continue and be the "save the earth" paint brush. Think for yourselves -- think for earth.

Good Night From Maine, USA

Really - Is the economy really better?

Another in a not-so-regular series of posts highlighting nature's nature & 'ain't that odd'
The stock market lifted itself above 11,000. Oh yeah. Now the spinning heads are saying "America is Back"

Well, that is for sure. The fed leaders are certainly teamed with the financial, corporate, auto and energy firms. All the effort, bailout and "regulations" are custom crafted for them, not for us - the downtown Main Street.

Organizations such as these are attaining near record profits and near record bonus payouts. Yes, nothing has change -- "America is Back". And, up to the same old tricks of maintaining power in the hands of very few.

Yes, "America is Back" -- now what are you, the average individual going to do about it? The same - do nothing??

Good Night from Maine, USA

Carbon Credits - What the Hell?

Another in a not-so-regular series of posts highlighting nature's nature & 'ain't that odd'
Now that is a good plan! Let's go to really pristine places with lots of dirt, lots of trees and other carbon sequestering resources. Let's give carbonating spewing companies a choice. Let them stay in their current location, using their current polluting system but pay for these carbon eating trees "over there"; so they do not have to spend money to modernize their facilities.

Now that is a good plan -- pollute the heck out of what might be a heavily polluted area, or at least an area with considerable population. Yes, that is a good plan but lacking the true cost of ownership. Cheaper for the company, but how do we determine the cost to health, home values and other quantitative items.

Go Figure. Good Night From Maine, USA

Right Idea, Questionable Approach

Another in a not-so-regular series of posts highlighting nature's nature & 'ain't that odd'
Well, we have some Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) setting aside huge tracts of land for the sake of conservation. But they may have forgot the very basic reason behind conservation - putting land aside does little without educating and modifying the behavior of humans. And, engaging all people in the balance of use.

In a recent case, NGOs and some large industrial folks cooperatively set aside very large tracts of land for carbon sequestering. Yet they ignored the local indigenous people, the ones who have the most to gain and lose through land acquisition. They were not included and they were kicked off the land they had protected and used for 100s and 1,000s of years. The NGO "posted" the land by eliminating local indigenous and historical livelihood uses.

The land became a resource for others - industrial and greedy poachers. The land become worse off yet the NGO and industrial supporters remained in their entrenched way. Which is to come in "from away" and know better what and how to do things and project their methods, processes and expectations on others. In these case they destroyed the land. And, this is neither the first nor the last time they have and will do this.

The local South American country government is now "against" the effort as are the local indigenous folks -- and with good reason.

When are we going to change and learn the land can only be stewarded by the locals who have the greatest stakeholder position and need to keep the land in its best natural state? When will the intellectuals, scientist, environmentalist, ecologist and the many other "ists" from away, sitting in their corporate, NGO, scientific and academic offices going to get it?

It is about the people stupid! Nature will take care of herself for sure -- she just may not be as supportive to this exceptional period conducive to the rapid growth of the human species. That will change.


Another good night from Maine, USA

Hydrogen Advocates - Be Cautious of the Wolf

Another in a not-so-regular series of posts highlighting nature's nature & 'ain't that odd'

For more than 50 years, have we been misled, lied to and manipulated by our government, by the US automotive manufactures and by our energy industry? Have they for years collaborated on oil resources through fighting in the middle east to "protect" 2/3rds of the worlds oil reserves? With support coming from our powerful oil and automotive leaders?

And, how long have big industry special interests maintained their industry position? They still are at it under the banner of green energy. Fossil fuel industry has been successfully stalling, preventing and killing the electric and hybrid car. They also have been developing hydrogen powered vehicles; yet hydrogen is four time more expensive in energy production costs. And, no one has ever solved the capacity issue of carrying enough hydrogen on a car to go very far. Are there "6 hydrogen miracles" that must occur before and if hydrogen could be "vialble"?

The point is we have been manipulated by very powerful government, automotive and fossil fuel companies for years. They are still doing it. It is time for us to really rally and take the shackles off our electric energy transportation opportunities. There are literally thousands of solutions already out there - batteries, capacity, distance, storage, generation, speed and design. Yet these big 3 continually fight it -- they have actually stopped electric many time in the past and now are leading the call that hydrogen is best!

Well, go figure. Of course they would. The government is beholden to oil and automotive. That is one reason they failed in the last decade and that is why our government bailed them out. Go figure, it is not a conspiracy, it is an outright well defined plan!


Well, Good Night From Maine, USA!

Say What It Is - Say What You Mean - Don't Be A Clean Turd!

Another in a not-so-regular series of posts highlighting nature's nature & 'ain't that odd'
This year's term was "Political Correctness." The winner wrote: "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. "

Fail - Fail Often, Fail Fast -- Persistence

Another in a not-so-regular series of posts highlighting nature's nature & 'ain't that odd'

Fail - Fail Often, Fail Fast

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” — Theodore Roosevelt

Success is going down many paths, backing up, redirecting and finding the right route.

The key is to do it while using the least amount of fuel as you can; and don't run out -- persistence.