Archive for August, 2008

Everyday Heroes

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

So much of the environmental movement is made up of little people doing little things to make the world a better place that sometimes we can’t see the forest for the trees, so to speak. The big-name guys like Greenpeace, the ELF, and the JMMMO get a ton of good press (despite the corporate-controlled media’s hatred of them) but the little guy who works hard to make a difference often goes unnoticed. That’s why I’ve decided to periodically recognize “Everyday Heroes,” people that deserve recognition.

The first in this series is a guy from Texas who runs a site called marmay.net. He has done an excellent job of documenting his progress installing a hydrogen fuel cell in his personal automobile. The difference is he’s doing a “homemade” system that doesn’t cost thousands of dollars. He is very thorough and seems very smart. He isn’t deterred by the fact that “mainstream science” says what he is doing is impossible, he’s showing “mainstream science” that he knows better.

Thank you, guy from Texas. The world is a better place because of you.

A Modest Proposal

Monday, August 4th, 2008

I have an idea that I think could help save our planet.

As we all know, most global warming is caused by rednecks driving giant gas-hogging SUVs. You and I can drive as many sensible vehicles as we want, but it will barely make a dent in the damage these guys cause. I live in Louisiana, so I know a thing or two about rednecks. I know the one thing rednecks like more than giant trucks. Answer: Going fast.

So how do we convince these Neanderthals to give up their Hummers and drive something reasonable and green? We let them go fast. We should make it a law that SUVs have a universal speed limit of 50MPH while hybrids, scooters, Segways, and other eco-friendly vehicles are allowed to go as fast as they want on the Interstate.

I don’t want any money for my idea (although I should patent it) I just want recognition as the guy that saved billons of lives by fixing global warming.