I don't know about you but sometimes I wonder why I open a newspaper. Every day there is a story about how we won't be able to feed ourselves, or our homes will be worthless, that is if they are not washed away by floods! No wonder depression and anxiety in the western world is at an all time high!
Anyway, my good friend Claire Raikes www.businessblogangel.com and I had a chat about all this global warming stuff tonight. We both believe that there is some out of the box thinking that needs to be done. Fortunately there are those who are doing it...
This week the Daily Telegraph ran another doom and gloom story on how we are going to feed ourselves. I don't know why I read it as these things usually depress me, but I am glad that I did. At the end of the article there was a ray of hope provided by Dr. Richard Murphy and his research team from Plant Sciences in Imperial College London. They are busy working away at the idea of producing fuel from waste and woody crops that are grown on marginal land, Africa being an idea location, and I quote " this fuel could be as cheap as chips". Hurrah for Dr. Murphy and his team!
For me the important thing about this story is that despite what the newspapers and media keep telling us there are undoubtedly many clever people like Dr. Murphy who are beavering away and who WILL come up with at least one answer and I believe that the best way to help them is to keep our belief in them strong and stop listening to those who tell us that we are all doomed!
I am very interested to hear from anyone else who is on the path of new, planet enhancing sources of energy that would be available cheaply to all.
PS If there is anyone out there who writes for newspapers please could we have some cheerful stuff on a regular basis?
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