What It's Just a Lexus....Part II

So this plan may sound unrealistic, expensive, and containing a high possibility for failure, but I think it's a good idea nevertheless. Upon review of my biology notes on cellular respiration and photosynthesis, coupled with a PBS documentary on Global Climate Change, I began to ponder an organic solution to this impending crisis which would be more than a stop-gap measure. What if we were able to devise cars, machines, and factories that ran off of the natural energy-converting systems found in photosynthesis, by that I mean, what if we were able to design cars that took in sunlight, water, and CO2 and then converted these products into usable mechanical energy? Far-fetched, sure. But, don't we owe it to ourselves to try something like this which would reduce the CO2 level in the atmosphere and at the same time allow for continued and further development? Nature has the answer, we just have to unlock it. Thus I propose that the United States' government begin immediate and large-scale funding of plans to make our current technology more organic; we can spend 1.4 trillion on a stupid war, yet we can barely spend a fraction of this on research to maintain our way of life. What? We are the country that built the Hoover Dam, put a man on the Moon, and designed the Space Shuttle; I think that we could, with the right funding, brilliant and international minds, and just a little bit of luck, save the planet. At least, I hope so.

More later,
taylor

I Mean It's Just a Lexus....

So this post was suppose to be an insightful and well-rounded discussion on the current (bad) state of our environment with an emphasis on climate change. However, it's getting late and I don't want this to just be another crazy rant that appears nonsensical because global environmental problems deserve a full and honorable post. So I'm just going to say this and blindly steal-and-tweak Daniel Webster's famous "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable" quote and say "Environment and Humanity, now and forever, one and inseparable". Thanks Mr. Webster!

taylor