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a new food producing bread basket for the world

mymodestproposals — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:41:24 +0000

Creation of a new food producing “bread basket” for the world

Form an organization dedicated to efforts of turning the Sahara and other dry areas of Africa into a bread basket.

Perhaps, use, as a model, Israel’s success at exploiting a new source of fresh water. In their case, building desalinization plants. But a much more cost efficient and ELEGANT solution would be (are you sitting down ?):

Building, for about $3 Billion dollars, a plastic 15 foot- wide pipeline, to be laid down on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, connecting the mouth of the Amazon river in South America, with Africa. This would instantly yield a huge amount of clean usable water, turning . . . in few short years, if managed in a sane manner . . . a large part of Africa into a bread basket along the likes of California.

Wow, what an “out of the box” type of PRACTICAL solution for what humanity is facing.

One can put in place an additional new tax (another 10% ?) that will be imposed on a small (another 10% ?) percent of gasoline price drops (at the pump), and target this money to alternate food production efforts and food research.

This is estimated to take $3 billion dollars, and save millions from starvation.

(for details . . . contact Hal Peters, Computer Quality Architect, Mr_Hal_Peters@yahoo.com)

Brilliant Funding Proposal for new energy source – Helium 3 (Tritium)

mymodestproposals — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:32:04 +0000

Brilliant Funding Proposal for new energy source – Helium 3 (Tritium)

A small new extra tax (10% ?) must be imposed on a small (10% ?) percent of gas price drops (at the pump), and these moneys must be targeted to alternate energy efforts.

For example, having the US and European countries cooperate with (and help fund) China’s efforts to go to the moon; Collaboratively exploit the Helium 3 (Tritium) found there, in a world wide “Manhattan type” effort. After all, it was German technology and scientists that immeasurably helped the US get to the moon, so why not have a cooperative effort to go back there?

This approach, once the harvesting, refinement, and CLEAN energy generation technology is fully created and put in place . . . has the potential to be a CLEAN energy source for unthinkable amounts of energy. On a scale large enough to supply all the world’s future needs!!!!!

(for details . . . contact Hal Peters, Computer Quality Architect, Mr_Hal_Peters@yahoo.com)

Solving the unprecedented world-wide rise in food and gasoline prices

mymodestproposals — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:16:50 +0000

Open Letter . . . .

A few Modest Proposals for solving the unprecedented world-wide rise in oil and gasoline prices, our dependence on oil, as well as the astronomic world-wide rise in food prices

(from Hal Peters, Computer Quality Architect, Mr_Hal_Peters@yahoo.com)

Proposal One

Facts:

Over 50% of the price of gasoline that consumers pay at the pump is caused by speculators and hucksters betting that they will make money by investing in crude Oil Futures Trading

The US energy policy, at the moment, seems to be having our president, George Bush, going over to Saudi Arabia and begging that they produce more oil (and getting rejected, twice)

There is no “free market”, and there is no open trading on human body parts. It would be un-thinkable.

The Solution:

In a timely and expedited manner as possible, pressure politicians to work with the UN (or World Bank) to pass a resolution to outlaw Oil Futures Markets around the world. In one quick bold act, put in steep fines and penalties for Exchange Markets that continue to be involved in providing a “vehicle” for crude oil and ancillary commodities trading. All exchanges must immediately take crude oil futures off their boards and halt such trading by their members!

In a timely and expedited manner, the UN (or World Bank) must also pass a resolution to outlaw the speculation in Oil Futures by private investors and financial institutions. Put in steep fines and penalties for companies and private speculators if they continue to use their computer systems for commodities trading of crude oil. Since there will no longer be exchanges and markets for “crude oil”, they must remove these (and related transaction types) out of their portfolios.

Interpole and other world-wide law enforcement bodies will strictly enforce these new emergency measures, and will work with local police / regulatory bodies in their enforcement

The Result

Speculators will become gun shy, perhaps even by these types of discussions, and the price of a barrel of crude oil will go IMMEDIATELY down to about $70

The drive and impetus to divert corn from the human food supply will stop, and the price of rice, meat, and other foods will start immediately also dive.

Transportation costs will decrease, easing the pressure on all countries’ economies.

Tens of millions of people, world-wide . . . will now be able to afford the food and heating fuels needed, in order to not starve or freeze to death

(for details . . . contact Hal Peters, Computer Quality Architect, Mr_Hal_Peters@yahoo.com

Out-of-the Box thinking . . . .

mymodestproposals — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:02:08 +0000

Out-of-the Box thinking . . . .