Environment

10 Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet

by nukemdomis | June 24, 2008 at 01:16 am

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Here's a very exciting story about a few bold ideas to save our planet that scientists have created. What's important about these ideas is the fact that they're all well thought plans by scientists from around the world and they all have estimated implementation dates.

Each audacious idea is summarized in four parts...'The Vision, 'The Plan', 'Potential Problems', and 'The ETA'. Have a look at this wonderful article from the Popular Science website and spread the word since this pertains to every single one of us on this great planet.

10 Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet
To rescue the Earth, we need bold engineering ideas that go beyond simple recycling
Heavenly Power: Japan is building satellites that will convert solar energy into microwaves and beam them back to Earth. Photo by Paul Wootton
Making a dent in the climate crisis is going to take more than solar panels and recycled toilet paper. Scientists are finding ever more creative ways (pig pee! DIY tornadoes! mini nuclear reactors!) to clean up the Earth

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This link will take you to the Popular Science Podcast page, specifically the audio podcast page for the article, "10 Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet". You can listen to the podcast or download the .mp3 file to your computer to listen to later.

Popular Science audio podcast - 10 Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet

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SOLARLIFE

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at 01:32 on June 24th, 2008

nukemdomis, I like this story. It's good stuff.

great collection of ideas to market, i like your comment "ideas that go behind simple recycling" that means go create, remake a clean planet before destroying moon and mars.

nukemdomis

at 01:43 on June 24th, 2008

Comment by retsbewb at the original story page,

Anyone who seriously believes Earth could be destroyed by humans has a lot to learn. Humans may make things unpleasant for humans and other species of plants and animals, but that is a long way from "destroying" the planet.

An ice age will do more to destroy all the critters, including humans, that we try to protect from evolutionary changes. Species dying out is a normal evolutionary process.

Thanks SOLARLIFE, I totally agree.

Barry Artiste

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at 05:51 on June 24th, 2008

nukemdomis, I like this story. It's good stuff.

azzayindia

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at 06:18 on June 24th, 2008

nukemdomis, I like this story. It's good stuff.

every new idea by humans create more problems for the planet.

why cant we just live?

nukemdomis

at 10:15 on June 24th, 2008

Thanks Barry and Azzay,

This is so important because now is the time to act.

Maireid Sullivan

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at 17:24 on June 24th, 2008

nukemdomis, I like this story. It's good stuff.

You'll enjoy the 15 minute lecture (followed by 15min. Q&A) by Chris Venter on www.ted.com

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/227

nukemdomis

at 22:18 on June 24th, 2008

Right on thanks Maireid, I absolutely love watching the TED talks. My favorite so far is when S.B. of Google talks to scientists and engineers about what he thinks is most important.