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Old January 2, 2008, 09:28 PM
Sandi Bowman
 
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Default Businesses for a changing environment

Okay, hold on to your seats, folks. This is a ways out there but...hopefully, it'll get some creative thinking going on solutions. We've discussed the problems of our changing world ad nauseum and accomplished very little. Time to turn our attention to other ways to make life tolerable in terms of what it will likely become.

Instead of worrying about agriculture in areas that will, eventually, no longer be feasible as bread baskets, why not look into the areas that have traditionally been too cold to farm for long? They'll be warming up, the growing season will be expanding, and they'd be a logical 'next in line choice' for expanded agriculture.

Why not consider the realities of enclosed agriculture with water and nutrients fed directly to the root systems of the plants? With the technology we now have, and can be developed shortly, it wouldn't be long before it'd be economically feasible. In an era where water shortages will be a reality for many areas, keeping the 20-80% of the surface water that would otherwise evaporate and recycling it makes a lot of sense.

The idea of using agricultural lands to grow biofuels is a waste of valuable land resources and totally unnecessary considering that other ways of meeting the growing demand are currently available and even better ideas are in development.

The people who will survive and thrive in the years to come are those who cast off old prejudices and actively seek out innovative solutions to the real problems the world faces. Those who aren't afraid to ask seemingly stupid questions will trigger more thought, more ideas, more solutions, eventually.

Sandi Bowman

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Old January 3, 2008, 05:13 AM
Phil
 
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Default Re: Businesses for a changing environment... Claim your Green Cash!

Sandi,

Thanks for bringing up another Green topic...

The Problem is... There are just way Too many Green business ideas and Possibilities...

A few SowPubber's even disagree with the whole Green thing... (Search out some of the Green threads for info)

Take the Easy way of Finding Green ideas...

Those interested in Green business ideas...

A few Must Read resources... Focus on Marketing Smart Green specialty products to Green Lovers...

Tons of Green Cash just waiting to be Deposited into the Bank...

http://www.greenthinkers.org/
http://www.earth911.org/
http://www.greenbiz.com/
http://green.businesspatrol.com/
http://www.greenerbuildings.com/
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/
http://www.treehugger.com/
http://www.futureofbusiness.info/
http://www.planetfriendly.net/

Watch Video... John Doerr on Greentech from the TED talks
http://besustainable.com/weblog/

And Watch Video... Water as Fuel...
http://freeenergynews.com/

Phil
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Old January 3, 2008, 10:59 AM
Garth
 
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Default Green Is The New Black

Sandi

I sniped an old fashion saying to point out Green appeas to be the New It for 08 but it also means whatever you do you've should think about linking it to being hip.

I think that's one of the better ways let Green make green for you in 2008.

What things that you make Green that people wouldn't think about as being Greenable?

Just some thoughts off top of head have no reason these will work but just to crank the wheel of fortune a bit here goes....

Phone cords can they some how become biodegradable? Eatable? Dogs love to naw on them so instead of throwing them away when they need to be replaced you can just give to your dog as a treat.

Mini Landfills...

You know don't dispose of cellphone batteries at landfills well because no soccer mom wants to be caught dead driving the Beemer to an ugly filthy landfill so old batteries get dropped into the regular trash, out of sight out of mind.

Now it's hard to change people's behavior but maybe you can tweak it especially if it makes them cool.

Introducing the mini Bling Landfill. You know how Bling covers help to personalize your mundane looking cellphone why not pimp out your garbage that can be used to throw away your cellphone in the REGULAR trash.

First, whoever thought of pimping out your trash bags!

So you've got a marketing edge with the unusual.

Second it becomes cool to be Green.

Third, yes technically the batteries aren't going to the landfill but you are making such items more easily identifiable to landfill workers so in theory these items can be pulled out of trash in greater quantity because they can find better among the other trash.

Anyway just an exercise down a path that might work for you.
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Old January 3, 2008, 11:08 AM
stewart
 
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Default did you see the altera?

Phil, thanks for the excellent green links.

Did you see the electric car Altera, available next year for $30,000?

Here is the Popular Mechanics video:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...html?series=19
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Old January 3, 2008, 11:36 AM
Sandi Bowman
 
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Default Re: Businesses for a changing environment

OOPS! Guess I shouldn't have added to my original idea because it seems to have gotten buried under garbage, batteries, and other resources. Thanks to both Phil and Garth for the input, however. Great resources and ideas!

Try again. California is already debating who wins the water wars, people or agriculture, since the heat-up is already causing problems there. Now, instead of debating and maintaining agriculture on already depleted soils in a climate quickly becoming unworkable and being over-run by people, why not think longer-term and consider planning for other, formerly unsuitable due to cold etc, areas, conversions to agriculture? That's the gist of the idea in a nutshell. It's not only California that will be heating up and drying up...other areas are, too, and will continue to do so into the forseeable future.

In the process of re-distributing agriculture, we could also take lessons from ancient cultures that utilize hillsides, or we can totally innovate our own solutions so that no matter what nature decrees we will have water to drink and food for the masses. The way to do this is to take the available resources and utilize the changed status of those resources to their best advantage in keeping with the changes. Why perpetuate what will, before too long, become unworkable when better solutions are possible?

Sandi Bowman
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Old January 3, 2008, 09:46 PM
Phil
 
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Default Re: did you see the altera?

Altera is just one of the many interesting Models... $30,000 is what many consumers already pay for their Gas Guzzlers... Gas etc. Not included...

Just imagine the Future... As the whole Electric Car/Green industry Evolves...

There's an open door on Green Marketing opportunities... The years go Fast...

Remember the Early days of all those Affordable Franchises, Dealerships & Distributorships... Get in Early!

Lots of Cool models...

http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Electric_Cars

http://weburbanist.com/2008/01/01/to...ble-transport/

Here's a couple Cool Boating things I'm keeping an Eye on as an Investment and for my backyard...

http://www.coolbusinessideas.com/arc...w_boating.html
http://www.coolbusinessideas.com/arc...te_energy.html

Phil
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