Do you really care about climate change Mr President?

So Mr President you sounded sincere in your last speech about climate change, you say you care about the issue of climate destabilization?  The remedy is so simple, if we are going to be dealing with solutions and not just problems. The problem of fossil fuel agriculture is destroying or has already destroyed the carbon in the top soil of much of the world. There was ten to twenty feet of top soil over much of North America when the European invaders came across the ocean. 

A return to natural methods of farming like Masanobu Fukuoka or Permaculture based of the principles of founder Bill Mollison can remedy much of the carbon problem in the atmosphere.  Along with the people like Peter Donovan and the soil carbon challenge, or Joel Salatin who was talked about in the Michael pollen book Omnivores Dilemma we can start to remove much of the carbon from the air . The work of  John Liu in the ending of desertification is a very good example of what can be done with natural methods of  agriculture.

This is just a start. We also have to start moving to producing as much energy from non carbon sources. Wind, Solar and of course one of the best of these is Hydroelectric. Not giant dams like the past but hundreds or thousands  of small micro hydro systems in every county and hundreds of thousands in every state in North America. This will not only create energy independence, but millions of jobs. It will also end much of the need for an upgraded smart grid because so much power is created locally. This little ball of wax we call earth was the garden of Eden, and it can and will be again, with a little help from our friends.

Clean water, Employment, food and fodder and an end to Nuclear insanity. Part two.

We have seen some of the hottest summers and now coldest winters in the last few years. Maybe the correct term for what we have done to the climate is not global warming or climate change but climate destabilization. If we need so much energy that we are destroying the biosphere, we can at least do it in a way that does not make our planet unlivable.

We must start producing electricity and other types of power without ruining more of the planet. Wind, solar, bio fuel  and above all water power. Water is the most important resource we have and must be protected. The pacific ocean is now polluted with radiation from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

 We need to start with remedies and not just problems. Pull carbon out of the air and end the methods of farming that take as much as possible from the soil, while adding many types of biocides also contaminating our water and air.    One of the best places to start is to start protecting the soil s it can catch more water and store organic mater with it. Compost all your weeds and kitchen scraps to make your lawns and gardens grow. A long term plan for sustainability.

Return to rotational grazing and long rotations between crops to build up the soil with organic matter to store carbon in the ground and in trees. Tens of thousands of of ponds and water control systems to make plants grow and  make food for people and animals. Vast water project for cleaning water before it gets back to the oceans and to refill the water tables. Tens Thousands of ponds in every county and to produce Hydro power, and for agriculture. Something on the order of  President Eisenhower's Interstate project. Move water to where it is dry when there are floods in one area. Save as much as possible before it gets to the oceans, and move as much of it through constructed wet lands for purification if at all possible. This will create millions of jobs and help create a sustainable future for our economy.

A couple notes here . The green party convention for Arkansas is Feb 15th 2014 in Little Rock.
Like to stay healthy longer check out this list from  Ted Broer who was on coast to coast AM Last night.
Check out this list for best things not to eat
1) High fat meats such as bacon and hot dogs, which contain sodium nitrates
2) Aspartame, the artificial sweetener used in diet drinks and other products
3) Margarine, and products that contain trans fat (use organic butter instead)
4) Shellfish, generally contains too much contamination
5) Junk foods (like Twinkies), and products with high fructose corn syrup
6) Soy products, tend to increase estrogen levels
7) Fluoridated and chlorinated water, act as endocrine disruptors
8) High fat dairy products, and non-organic dairy (have bovine growth hormones)
9) Coffee, elevates harmful cortisol levels
10) Alcohol, habitual or daily use causes problems.
 

Clean water, Employment, food and fodder and an end to Nuclear insanity. Part one

I  was watching Amy Goodman on  Democracy Now last night from Japan. The man she was interviewing said the science around nuclear and cancer was inconclusive. In this case it was about thyroid cancer in children from the area around Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. This is insanity or just an outright lie. It has been long established that this kind of radiation is very dangerous and that it can and will cause cancer. The International community and governments must end this nuclear insanity now. This can not be left up to private contractors or homeless people hired of the street in  Japan. Please see the interview on Democracy Now. We must have the best Scientists and experts on this Disaster Now. And there must be an open and frank discussion and action to end this before it gets any worse.