Farming on the ocean could provide much food and biomass for societies needs.. subseaworldnews/2014/03/10/global-maritime-designs-offshore-fish-farm-for-ocean-farming-norway/ The most common limiting factor in plant growth is water.. The most common cause of a crop failure is lack of water.. Irrigated lands on average are more than twice as productive as rain fed lands.... We pump hundreds of millions of oil thousands of miles across continents... Why not water?.. I propose a national irrigation system.. A system that takes water from where and when it is abundant to be stored in reservoirs till needed.. Water taken from the mouth of rivers before they flow into the oceans will have minimal impact on biomes.. Irrigation water does not require the level of treatment as does potable water, this saving expense. During the spring thaw huge quantities of water run off the lands in the North East and flow out to the ocean.. Redirecting some of this water to drought prone areas could be a very effective preventative measure against crop loss due to drought.. All the technology is here today.. A responsible choice to invest in our own communities by putting excavators, pipeline workers and water treatment workers to the task would be a good move... thecropsite/news/16810/global-alliance-for-climate-smart-agriculture-launched-by-president-obama Agroforestry is more a more productive agricultural system that protects and repairs watersheds which protects our water from contamination... Planting trees in the city and suburban landscape can also make significant improvements in the water quality that runs off into our streams and ground water.. Keeping pollutants out of the area we source our drinking water from is good sense.. sciencedaily/releases/2014/03/140327111651.htm Soybeans replace petrol in the production of chemicals... Succinic acid, used in the manufacture of plastics, textiles, solvents and food additives has now been demonstrated that it can be cost effectively derived from soybeans instead of oil. Bioproducts and biofuels can replace all fossil oil applications today. A little commitment from government in the form of research grants and co-operative legislation is all that is needed... news.rice.edu/2012/12/19/soybeans-a-source-of-valuable-chemical///\ Jatropha is an excellent crop for the greening of our deserts.. This plant could provide valuable feedstock for biodiesel and provide all the benefits of greening an area all on unused land! thecropsite/news/16048/jatropha-is-base-for-sustainable-biodiesel-advance Camelina was selected by the DESC because it does not compete with food crops, has been proven to reduce carbon emissions by more than 80 percent, and has already been successfully tested in a commercial airline test flight. In addition, camelina has naturally high oil content, is drought tolerant and requires less fertiliser and herbicides. It is an excellent rotation crop with wheat, and it can also grow on marginal land. - See more at: thecropsite/news/4510/supplying-navy-with-camelina-jet-fuel#sthash.hzSfuIBB.dpuf Moving away from petrol and all the detriment associated with it opens up new markets with much safer green products.. Anything we can get from petrol we can get safer from a bio-feedstock.. biofueldaily/reports/Sugar_not_oil_999.html Biorefineries modeled on the petroleum refineries will make efficient use of feedstock material for a more sustainable future... biofueldaily/reports/Biorefining_The_new_green_wave_999.html Many years of research has produced hybrid Jatropha Trees that have incredible yields.. More than 300 gallons of oil, 20 MT of green biomass and 0.6 MT of protein... The Jatropha Tree can supply the feedstock for biodiesel, various bioproducts and animal feed.. They grow great on marginal soil and require less water.. The Trees can endure droughts of many months and still yield a good crop.. sgbinc/pages/news-events/resources.php Sugarcane is a very promising feedstock for biofuels and bioplastics and many other products. Brazil already runs nearly 50% of its vehicles on ethanol which is far cleaner burning then gasoline and carbon neutral. Dont believe the petrol industry hype.. Biofuels can replace petrol today. sugarcane.org/ Research and then training of the farmers in more intelligent sustainable agricultural practices is of upmost importance.. Here are some technologies being developed by NSF... I feel a national irrigation system that stores water in reservoirs is crucial to our future.. Taking fresh water from the mouths of rivers before they enter the oceans then transporting it by pipeline to the inland areas like the west coast.. Large deep reservoirs filled over the year to be used when needed.. nsf.gov/eng/special/hightechharvest/?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51 Biopower is proving to be a profitable venture! Click on See More for more interesting links! In many instances biopower is adding an additional revenue stream to what was a waste product. In many cases these biopower schemes are far more cost competitive than electricity from the grid.. Generation efficiencies of $0.06/ KWh are being realized! renewableenergyworld/rea/news/article/2012/10/bio-power-shows-competitive-edge Growing a shade tolerant crop underneath solar panels is an excellent way of making better use of land... Perhaps even some small to medium scale wind turbines to harness that energy that would otherwise go wasted.. To meet our goals and answer the challenges of a sustainable society means we are going to be using many different technologies differently as the situation requires.. The intermittent nature of some renewable energies means we must be prepared to accept the gift at any time. The systems we design must be resilient and flexible to respond to the ever changing variables. solardaily/reports/Research_Underway_For_Companion_Plants_To_PV_999.html Maybe at last we can see some progress made on using vertical axis wind turbines.. Dont forget these are great for roof tops... Wind is a more concentrated energy flow than solar... Some national standards set where every roof top to generate either power, food or both would be a step in the right direction.. wind power equipment can be elevated to support a crop underneath.. Photovoltaic panels can support a shade tolerant crop underneath them... Lets get going on this.. We dont need huge money spent on research to start implementing very effective measures like these and others listed below to mitigating pollution and global warming.. Effective and cooperative legislation is of prime importance... nbcnews/business/energy/huge-wind-farm-proposed-wyoming-would-store-energy-utah-caves-n210181 Biopower is proving to be a profitable venture! Click on See More for more interesting links! In many instances biopower is adding an additional revenue stream to what was a waste product. In many cases these biopower schemes are far more cost competitive than electricity from the grid.. Generation efficiencies of $0.06/ KWh are being realized! renewableenergyworld/rea/news/article/2012/10/bio-power-shows-competitive-edge The numbers are in and they stand up for themselves.. Record wind power generation in Europe lowering the cost of energy for its citizens and keeping revenue in local economies!.. Denmark generating over 33% of its power for the entire year from wind! Portugal, Spain and Ireland generating 18% or better of their energy for the entire year from wind! Germany the largest economy in Europe generated over 10% of its electricity for the year from wind! Why not here in North America? Uncooperative political leaders.. The fact that the Production Tax Credit (PTC) was let lapse demonstrates unreliable policy for fostering clean renewable energy projects. We need to fix this now, not later.... ecowatch/2014/01/16/wind-energy-records-europe/ Hydrogen gas is a complete storage solution that would allow wind and solar energy to power our lives seamlessly. renewableenergyworld/rea/news/article/2014/07/hydrogen-energy-storage-a-new-solution-to-the-renewable-energy-intermittency-problem Using clean renewable energy sources to generate hydrogen is the ideal situation.. Perhaps in the future even the vehicles themselves can be plugged into a power source and form their own hydrogen from water stored on the vehicle.. Some research into a small, cost effective unit to generate hydrogen would be useful.. A vehicle would require a small onboard unit.. This documentary tells the story of hydrogen through a series of intriguing interviews from those working on cutting-edge hydrogen technologies. The program explains to viewers every step of the process, including how hydrogen is created, how it is transported and dispensed, and how it is used in fuel cell vehicles and other end uses... https://youtube/watch?v=76ujMtLr5Z8 Generating hydrogen cheaply by using common metals as the electrodes and low voltage!.. The electrolysis of water could satisfy many of our energy storage and fresh water generation needs... This technology development of using common metals in water electrolysis equipment is something to move on.. Hydrogen, and HHO gas burns cleanly.. Or can be fed to a fuel cell to release the energy for transportation and other energy needs.. sciencedaily/releases/2014/08/140822084034.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_science+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+Science+News%29 The Fuel cell was developed by NASA in the 60s for the light weight, and reliable power qualities. NASA makes significant contributions to the study and development of various clean energy technologies.. A dollar of funding for NASA consistently returns 10 or more dollars to local economies in the form of technology development.. This site is displays the technologies developed by NASA that have been put to use in other areas besides spaceflight that have greatly increased the quality of our everyday lives! spinoff.nasa.gov/
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