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Terra 3: 3K CE

This was submitted to The New Millennium Contest, hosted by CRPhotomanipulation .

It's the year three thousand, Common Era [3K CE], on Earth [Terra 3,Third planet, in the Terran solar system].

The environment on Earth has been rehabilitated after the fires, flooding, and political crises of the 21st Century.

Reforestation and petrol eating organisms have largely healed the atmosphere, revitalized the planet’s lungs, regrown the forests; and, enzymes have safely processed plastic and radioactive contamination, left over from previous generations.

The health of the oceans and watersheds have been restored. The flaura and fauna have recovered. And, some new species have evolved to fill niches left vacant, by extinctions from climate change.

After a series of boom and bust cycles, the human population has stabilized; and, humanity has started exploring and terraforming planetoids, throughout the galaxy.

As the saying goes, “Climate is the law giver everywhere,” Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur (1880).

Thanks to CRPhotomanipulation for hosting this interesting theme, and to all the stock artists.

Thanks to insomnia [and misreading the deadline date] it was possible to get this done in time (before Junes 22nd).

-Cat…

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Another Day In The Astounding Year 3,000-

The comm link on her wrist communicator chimed that there was an incoming message from the air traffic control tower. “Sas, here,” she answered, tapping her comm.

“Ren, here,” she acknowledged from her cockpit. “And, Li,” she added from her comm. The tower relayed their signals over Sas’ comm link, projecting their holograms, from her wrist comm.

“Auto Tower, cleared us for final approach,” Ren said. “Echo that,” Li added.

“OK,” Sas acknowledged. “See you soon. Sas out.”

[For convenience’s sake, the dialogue will be transposed into Standard English from “Nu Glish”, an amalgam of the world’s languages and text messaging shorthand, which contracts most phrases and spellings into monosyllables.]

“Right then,” Sas said, tapping out her comm. “That’s Ren and Li. They’ll be landing soon.

“So, one last question for school. ‘What was the primary cause of the ‘Eco Revolution’ of the mid-21st Century?” She announced. Everyone looked a little puzzled. “Any suggestions? Before Chi and Claire take you out to the hangar for piloting practice?” She asked.

Everyone cheered. “Anything?” Sas reiterated.

“The Year of Fire and Water?” Kes suggested.

Sas nodded, “Right, the destruction of forests in ocean rim countries and flooding in coastal cities, caused wide scale economic reforms,” she agreed.

“What about the Eco Refugees?” Val said. “And, The Olympic Flu was worse in some places than The Spanish Flu, the previous century.”

Sas hummed and hawed, “Yes, maybe, shifts in demographics can have a huge effect on socio-political dynamics.”

“Cas said the UN would never have reached an agreement on environmental policies, if it weren’t for YCD, reducing male populations,” Kas said. [Y-Chromosome Deterioration, Y-Chromosomes being more susceptible to pollution.]

Sas laughed, “Yes, well, we can discuss that further, in our next session.”

“I think it was the USA's First Lady Drumpf’s gaff, at the rally, when she was recorded saying that if people wanted clean air and food, or security, they could pay for it themselves,” Jet piped in.

“That was certainly a factor,” Sas agreed. “Her quip about The Paris Accords, ‘Let them pay for their own clean air!’, somebody caught on their phone and posted, certainly went viral overnight.”

“But, was it any worse than Queen Marie Antoinette saying, ‘Let them eat cake,’ in the 18th Century?” Kas asked.

“We know that she actually said it,” Jet argued.

“And, a lot more people saw it,” Kim agreed. “It was everywhere, like you said, overnight millions of views on the net, within minutes of her saying it. It went viral, complete media saturation.”

“That’s true. Be prepared to argue that and your other points at our next session. Class adjourned,” Sas announced. And, everyone cheered.

“Don’t forget to tend the garden, when you get back! Remember, you have your module on the 'Three Sisters' and companion planting!” She called out, reminding them.

“Yes, M’am!” The class shouted back, over their shoulders, as they and their animals ran to the airfield.

Sas looked to Chi, shaking her head. “Kids today,” she smiled.

Chi shrugged, “Were we any different?”

“Human nature,” Kes laughed. “There’s nothing like it. My Gammer and Aunt always said so.”

And, they followed the girls and alpacas off to the airfield.

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Stock Resources:

Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, Micro Hydro, Hydrogen Cells:

VAWT- Vertical Axis Wind Turbines: VAWT s, Vertical Access Wind Turbines, Vertical Wind Turbines , and Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (Small wind turbines can be safer for wildlife, than large wind farms, while still providing sufficient power for a site's needs.)

( www.sedtapp.psu.edu/design/des…)

Solar Panels, PV Collectors: Polycrystaline Photovoltaic 2 and Polycrystaline Photovoltaic , by Californianinja

Solar Panels, Awnings: Baby Turtle Stock , by Carlyndra ,

Micro Hydro Turbines: Electricity Turbines 5224277 in StockProject , by StockProject1

Power Storage, Hydrogen Cells (remarkably portable and safe, looking like large thermos containers): Thermos , by NellyGraceNG

Solar Panel and Turbine Poles: Wind Turbine 4463414 in StockProject , by StockProject1 and Wind Turbine , by Nakeithia

Solar Boiler (on other side of the cabin roof): Solar Water Heating (SWH)

People:

Sas (talking on comm link): .stock xy. , by bloodymarie-stock

(Holograms over comm link): Steampunk Stock 03 , by Malleni-Stock

And, Ginny 001 , by zeldyn-stock

(Bottom Left): Daydreaming-Stock , by SmoothFox-Stock

(Left of Power Plant Tower): Khi-Lon Esharda 3 , by PirateLotus-Stock

Browncoat - Stock Reference 41 , by faestock

(Beside wolf pup): Autumn Faerie 6 , by Stickfishies-Stock

(Beside Mecha Walker): Sitting girl stock , by EK-StockPhotos

(Next to stone steps, in prairie grass): Sitting girl stock , by EK-StockPhotos

Buildings:

L'Hemisferic , by EveLivesey

Misc Background Stock 034 , by Malleni-Stock

Power Plant Tower: Castle Pond , by Cynnalia-Stock

Satellite and Radar, Geodesic "Radomes" Domes (inside curtain wall): stock1790 and stock1784 , by stockicide
and Spaceship Earth full view front , by WDWParksGal-Stock

Solar Powered (Red and Amber) LED lights with Reflectors and Motion Sensors (to reduce light pollution), Prize Pack 7 , by Mom-EsPeace (for A Stitch In Time , for A Play on Words , hosted by WakefieldDesigns ).

Mecha, Forest Walker:

War Walker 1 jpg , by Random-Acts-Stock

Starships:

Military Stock 056 , by FairieGoodMother

Military Stock 053 , by FairieGoodMother

Animals, Birds, and Creatures:

New White Wolves 11 , by Lakela

Bottom Right: Crow stock 2 , by InKi-Stock

Mid-field, in front of main building: Alpaca (6) , by TinaLouiseUk

Along flagstone path: Rabbit Stock 08 , by Malleni-Stock

Rabbit Stock 04 ,by Malleni-Stock

Rabbit-Stock 1 , by MissSad-Stock

Near Mecha Walkers: Deer Fawn 007 - Stock , by EasternBrumbyStock

Butterfly stock . by TheMysticWolf

Left, under trees: Deer Stock 1 , by Colourize-Stock

(In fields, near micro hydro turbines): Bird Stock 055 , by Malleni-Stock

(Under trees, Left): Bird 21 , by Dracoart-Stock

Baby Turtle Stock (and Solar Panels), by Carlyndra

Edinburgh Gardens Animals 14 ,by PirateLotus-Stock

Bird 232 - flying eagle , by Momotte2stocks

Crow-raven , by InKi-Stock

Redtail Hawk Stock 2 , by Crystalsm

Butterfly Wing Stock 3 , by SilentGod88

Bee on Dahlia Decaying , by JocelyneR

Butterfly stock , by TheMysticWolf

Butterfly on Dianthus , by JocelyneR

Butterfly , by EveLivesey

Fields, Flowers and Backgrounds:

Forest Stock 165 , by Malleni-Stock

Forest Stock 098 , by Malleni-Stock

Cottage Garden , by Jaspersmum

LS field , by lounalovegood-stock

Landscape Stock 122 , by Colourize-Stock

PoppyField-Stock 5 , by MissSad-Stock

Ivy by YBsilon-Stock , by YBsilon-Stock

Ivy I by YBsilon-Stock , by YBsilon-Stock

Tendrils by YBsilon-Stock , by YBsilon-Stock

Hay Unsorted by YBsilon-Stock , by YBsilon-Stock

Flower Stock 35 , by Malleni-Stock

Spring Stock 63 , by Malleni-Stock

Dandelion field , by CAStock

Dandelion Fields , by Wakefield-Stocks

Waterfall Stock 20 , by Malleni-Stock

LS sunflower , by lounalovegood-stock

Field , by feainne-stock

Purple Beauty , by Wakefield-Stocks

Purple and Brick , by Wakefield-Stocks

Field 62 , by swillowness

The Garden Arch , by Cynnalia-Stock

Sky, Planetoids, Moon, and Other Stock Resources:

Sky , by TinaLouiseUk

Sky Stock 05 , by msfowle

Planet Stock , by Wesley-Souza

MQO class planet. , by MacRebisz

Big Lens And Optical Flare Collection , by daWIIZ

Lens Flare Pack , by daWIIZ

Moon , by TinaLouiseUk

Background , by FaniIoanna

Cloudy Sky STOCK PACK , by adoreluna

Backpack: Handprinted Linocut Patches - One week offer , by Nymla (See patch also on Etsy Shop , RedBubbleStore ,○ Facebook , ○ Pinterest , and ○ Website )

Painted Elements and Editing:

Sketchbook Pro, autodesk-sketchbook

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Memo:

The characters and scenarios are original.

Please respect copyright.

This is set in the “astounding year three thousand” like “Rocket Robin Hood Rescues Marion From the Castle ”. Although, not directly related, they do share some elements.

Hopefully it won't be too long before people, businesses and governments remember that you can't eat, drink, or breath money, and stop stealing the ground out from under themselves and their children.

The irony is that if companies and countries were required to take responsibility for the environmental impact and health repercussions of their businesses practices; and, the environmental laws, which are often already on the books, were actually enforced, the world would be a healthier place to live, literally overnight.

It could happen.

-Cat…

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1] Vertical axis wind turbine (VAWTs) are a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft is set transverse to the wind. This allows the generator and gearbox to be located close to the ground, facilitating service and repair. VAWTs do not need to be pointed into the wind.[1]

[2] Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP).

[3] Solar water heating (SWH) is the conversion of sunlight into renewable energy for water heating using a solar thermal collector.

[4] Y chromosome is one of the two sex chromosomes in humans (the other is the X chromosome). The sex chromosomes form one of the 23 pairs of humanchromosomes in each cell.

[5] YCD- “Y-Chromosome Deterioration” hypothesizes that Y chromosomes are more vulnerable and may be reduced or eliminated in some mammalian populations.

“The Y chromosome is subject to higher rates of variation… Ys degrade inexorably… There is evidence that the Y in other mammals has undergone… degradation and already disappeared in some…” Is the Y chromosome disappearing? , On August 31, 2011 at the 18th International Chromosome Conference in Manchester, Jenny Graves debated the demise of the mammalian Y chromosome.

[6] Endocrine disruptor are chemicals that may interfere with the body's endocrine system and produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in both humans and wildlife.

Endocrine Disruptors - NIEHS - National Institutes of Health

“Found in many household and industrial products, endocrine disruptors are substances that "interfere with natural hormones that are responsible for… homeostasis (normal cell metabolism)."[4] [7]

[7] A Fuel cell stores electricity through a chemical reaction of positively charged hydrogen ions with oxygen…

[8] Light pollution is excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive artificial light. A global dark-sky movement has emerged, with concerned people campaigning to reduce the amount of light pollution. The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is one non-profit NGO.

A full cutoff fixture, when correctly installed, reduces the chance for light to escape above the plane of the horizontal.

Decreased skyglow of amber and red lights preserves the luminous efficacy of white lights, while resulting in less energy consumption and less light pollution.

[9] Light-emitting diode s [LEDs] are a two-lead semiconductor, which emits light when activated.

LEDs have many advantages over incandescent lights, including lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, improved physical robustness, smaller size, and faster switching.

[10] Common Era Common Era or Current Era, abbreviated CE, is used as an alternative to "Anno Domini" ("in the year of the Lord"), abbreviated AD. The system uses BCE as an abbreviation for "before the Common (or Current) Era" and CE as an abbreviation for "Common Era".
[11] Marie Antoinette was Queen of France (1774–91).
[12] Let them eat cake is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche". However, there is no evidence that Queen Marie-Antoinette ever said it.
[13] Spanish flu or The 1918 flu pandemic (January 1918 – December 1920) was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic , the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus .[1] It infected 500 million people across the world.[2]

[14] Three Sisters (agriculture) are the three main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America: winter squash, maize (corn), and climbing beans.
[15] Companion planting is the planting of different crops together for pest control, pollination, since it provides habitat for beneficial creatures, maximizes use of space, and increases crop productivity .[1] Companion planting is a form of polyculture .
[16] Organic horticulture , [or Organic Farming - davidsuzuki.org‎ ]is the growing of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants, following the principles of organic agriculture in soil building and conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation.
The term “organic” was no longer used after the 21st Century, since chemically dependent and industrial agriculture was replaced by more sustainable, natural, and mixed agricultural methods, such as:
Forest gardening , used since prehistoric times , a low maintenance sustainable food production and agroforestry system based on woodland ecosystems;
And, Biodynamic farming based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner ;
And, no-till or other bio intensive methods.
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[---End of Transmission---]

Description

Terra 3: 3K CE

This was submitted to The New Millennium Contest, hosted by CRPhotomanipulation .

It's the year three thousand, Common Era [3K CE], on Earth [Terra 3,Third planet, in the Terran solar system].

The environment on Earth has been rehabilitated after the fires, flooding, and political crises of the 21st Century.

Reforestation and petrol eating organisms have largely healed the atmosphere, revitalized the planet’s lungs, regrown the forests; and, enzymes have safely processed plastic and radioactive contamination, left over from previous generations.

The health of the oceans and watersheds have been restored. The flaura and fauna have recovered. And, some new species have evolved to fill niches left vacant, by extinctions from climate change.

After a series of boom and bust cycles, the human population has stabilized; and, humanity has started exploring and terraforming planetoids, throughout the galaxy.

As the saying goes, “Climate is the law giver everywhere,” Lew Wallace, Ben-Hur (1880).

Thanks to CRPhotomanipulation for hosting this interesting theme, and to all the stock artists.

Thanks to insomnia [and misreading the deadline date] it was possible to get this done in time (before Junes 22nd).

-Cat…

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Another Day In The Astounding Year 3,000-

The comm link on her wrist communicator chimed that there was an incoming message from the air traffic control tower. “Sas, here,” she answered, tapping her comm.

“Ren, here,” she acknowledged from her cockpit. “And, Li,” she added from her comm. The tower relayed their signals over Sas’ comm link, projecting their holograms, from her wrist comm.

“Auto Tower, cleared us for final approach,” Ren said. “Echo that,” Li added.

“OK,” Sas acknowledged. “See you soon. Sas out.”

[For convenience’s sake, the dialogue will be transposed into Standard English from “Nu Glish”, an amalgam of the world’s languages and text messaging shorthand, which contracts most phrases and spellings into monosyllables.]

“Right then,” Sas said, tapping out her comm. “That’s Ren and Li. They’ll be landing soon.

“So, one last question for school. ‘What was the primary cause of the ‘Eco Revolution’ of the mid-21st Century?” She announced. Everyone looked a little puzzled. “Any suggestions? Before Chi and Claire take you out to the hangar for piloting practice?” She asked.

Everyone cheered. “Anything?” Sas reiterated.

“The Year of Fire and Water?” Kes suggested.

Sas nodded, “Right, the destruction of forests in ocean rim countries and flooding in coastal cities, caused wide scale economic reforms,” she agreed.

“What about the Eco Refugees?” Val said. “And, The Olympic Flu was worse in some places than The Spanish Flu, the previous century.”

Sas hummed and hawed, “Yes, maybe, shifts in demographics can have a huge effect on socio-political dynamics.”

“Cas said the UN would never have reached an agreement on environmental policies, if it weren’t for YCD, reducing male populations,” Kas said. [Y-Chromosome Deterioration, Y-Chromosomes being more susceptible to pollution.]

Sas laughed, “Yes, well, we can discuss that further, in our next session.”

“I think it was the USA's First Lady Drumpf’s gaff, at the rally, when she was recorded saying that if people wanted clean air and food, or security, they could pay for it themselves,” Jet piped in.

“That was certainly a factor,” Sas agreed. “Her quip about The Paris Accords, ‘Let them pay for their own clean air!’, somebody caught on their phone and posted, certainly went viral overnight.”

“But, was it any worse than Queen Marie Antoinette saying, ‘Let them eat cake,’ in the 18th Century?” Kas asked.

“We know that she actually said it,” Jet argued.

“And, a lot more people saw it,” Kim agreed. “It was everywhere, like you said, overnight millions of views on the net, within minutes of her saying it. It went viral, complete media saturation.”

“That’s true. Be prepared to argue that and your other points at our next session. Class adjourned,” Sas announced. And, everyone cheered.

“Don’t forget to tend the garden, when you get back! Remember, you have your module on the 'Three Sisters' and companion planting!” She called out, reminding them.

“Yes, M’am!” The class shouted back, over their shoulders, as they and their animals ran to the airfield.

Sas looked to Chi, shaking her head. “Kids today,” she smiled.

Chi shrugged, “Were we any different?”

“Human nature,” Kes laughed. “There’s nothing like it. My Gammer and Aunt always said so.”

And, they followed the girls and alpacas off to the airfield.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Stock Resources:

Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, Micro Hydro, Hydrogen Cells:

VAWT- Vertical Axis Wind Turbines: VAWT s, Vertical Access Wind Turbines, Vertical Wind Turbines , and Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (Small wind turbines can be safer for wildlife, than large wind farms, while still providing sufficient power for a site's needs.)

( www.sedtapp.psu.edu/design/des…)

Solar Panels, PV Collectors: Polycrystaline Photovoltaic 2 and Polycrystaline Photovoltaic , by Californianinja

Solar Panels, Awnings: Baby Turtle Stock , by Carlyndra ,

Micro Hydro Turbines: Electricity Turbines 5224277 in StockProject , by StockProject1

Power Storage, Hydrogen Cells (remarkably portable and safe, looking like large thermos containers): Thermos , by NellyGraceNG

Solar Panel and Turbine Poles: Wind Turbine 4463414 in StockProject , by StockProject1 and Wind Turbine , by Nakeithia

Solar Boiler (on other side of the cabin roof): Solar Water Heating (SWH)

People:

Sas (talking on comm link): .stock xy. , by bloodymarie-stock

(Holograms over comm link): Steampunk Stock 03 , by Malleni-Stock

And, Ginny 001 , by zeldyn-stock

(Bottom Left): Daydreaming-Stock , by SmoothFox-Stock

(Left of Power Plant Tower): Khi-Lon Esharda 3 , by PirateLotus-Stock

Browncoat - Stock Reference 41 , by faestock

(Beside wolf pup): Autumn Faerie 6 , by Stickfishies-Stock

(Beside Mecha Walker): Sitting girl stock , by EK-StockPhotos

(Next to stone steps, in prairie grass): Sitting girl stock , by EK-StockPhotos

Buildings:

L'Hemisferic , by EveLivesey

Misc Background Stock 034 , by Malleni-Stock

Power Plant Tower: Castle Pond , by Cynnalia-Stock

Satellite and Radar, Geodesic "Radomes" Domes (inside curtain wall): stock1790 and stock1784 , by stockicide
and Spaceship Earth full view front , by WDWParksGal-Stock

Solar Powered (Red and Amber) LED lights with Reflectors and Motion Sensors (to reduce light pollution), Prize Pack 7 , by Mom-EsPeace (for A Stitch In Time , for A Play on Words , hosted by WakefieldDesigns ).

Mecha, Forest Walker:

War Walker 1 jpg , by Random-Acts-Stock

Starships:

Military Stock 056 , by FairieGoodMother

Military Stock 053 , by FairieGoodMother

Animals, Birds, and Creatures:

New White Wolves 11 , by Lakela

Bottom Right: Crow stock 2 , by InKi-Stock

Mid-field, in front of main building: Alpaca (6) , by TinaLouiseUk

Along flagstone path: Rabbit Stock 08 , by Malleni-Stock

Rabbit Stock 04 ,by Malleni-Stock

Rabbit-Stock 1 , by MissSad-Stock

Near Mecha Walkers: Deer Fawn 007 - Stock , by EasternBrumbyStock

Butterfly stock . by TheMysticWolf

Left, under trees: Deer Stock 1 , by Colourize-Stock

(In fields, near micro hydro turbines): Bird Stock 055 , by Malleni-Stock

(Under trees, Left): Bird 21 , by Dracoart-Stock

Baby Turtle Stock (and Solar Panels), by Carlyndra

Edinburgh Gardens Animals 14 ,by PirateLotus-Stock

Bird 232 - flying eagle , by Momotte2stocks

Crow-raven , by InKi-Stock

Redtail Hawk Stock 2 , by Crystalsm

Butterfly Wing Stock 3 , by SilentGod88

Bee on Dahlia Decaying , by JocelyneR

Butterfly stock , by TheMysticWolf

Butterfly on Dianthus , by JocelyneR

Butterfly , by EveLivesey

Fields, Flowers and Backgrounds:

Forest Stock 165 , by Malleni-Stock

Forest Stock 098 , by Malleni-Stock

Cottage Garden , by Jaspersmum

LS field , by lounalovegood-stock

Landscape Stock 122 , by Colourize-Stock

PoppyField-Stock 5 , by MissSad-Stock

Ivy by YBsilon-Stock , by YBsilon-Stock

Ivy I by YBsilon-Stock , by YBsilon-Stock

Tendrils by YBsilon-Stock , by YBsilon-Stock

Hay Unsorted by YBsilon-Stock , by YBsilon-Stock

Flower Stock 35 , by Malleni-Stock

Spring Stock 63 , by Malleni-Stock

Dandelion field , by CAStock

Dandelion Fields , by Wakefield-Stocks

Waterfall Stock 20 , by Malleni-Stock

LS sunflower , by lounalovegood-stock

Field , by feainne-stock

Purple Beauty , by Wakefield-Stocks

Purple and Brick , by Wakefield-Stocks

Field 62 , by swillowness

The Garden Arch , by Cynnalia-Stock

Sky, Planetoids, Moon, and Other Stock Resources:

Sky , by TinaLouiseUk

Sky Stock 05 , by msfowle

Planet Stock , by Wesley-Souza

MQO class planet. , by MacRebisz

Big Lens And Optical Flare Collection , by daWIIZ

Lens Flare Pack , by daWIIZ

Moon , by TinaLouiseUk

Background , by FaniIoanna

Cloudy Sky STOCK PACK , by adoreluna

Backpack: Handprinted Linocut Patches - One week offer , by Nymla (See patch also on Etsy Shop , RedBubbleStore ,○ Facebook , ○ Pinterest , and ○ Website )

Painted Elements and Editing:

Sketchbook Pro, autodesk-sketchbook

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Memo:

The characters and scenarios are original.

Please respect copyright.

This is set in the “astounding year three thousand” like “Rocket Robin Hood Rescues Marion From the Castle ”. Although, not directly related, they do share some elements.

Hopefully it won't be too long before people, businesses and governments remember that you can't eat, drink, or breath money, and stop stealing the ground out from under themselves and their children.

The irony is that if companies and countries were required to take responsibility for the environmental impact and health repercussions of their businesses practices; and, the environmental laws, which are often already on the books, were actually enforced, the world would be a healthier place to live, literally overnight.

It could happen.

-Cat…

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Notes:

[1] Vertical axis wind turbine (VAWTs) are a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft is set transverse to the wind. This allows the generator and gearbox to be located close to the ground, facilitating service and repair. VAWTs do not need to be pointed into the wind.[1]

[2] Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP).

[3] Solar water heating (SWH) is the conversion of sunlight into renewable energy for water heating using a solar thermal collector.

[4] Y chromosome is one of the two sex chromosomes in humans (the other is the X chromosome). The sex chromosomes form one of the 23 pairs of humanchromosomes in each cell.

[5] YCD- “Y-Chromosome Deterioration” hypothesizes that Y chromosomes are more vulnerable and may be reduced or eliminated in some mammalian populations.

“The Y chromosome is subject to higher rates of variation… Ys degrade inexorably… There is evidence that the Y in other mammals has undergone… degradation and already disappeared in some…” Is the Y chromosome disappearing? , On August 31, 2011 at the 18th International Chromosome Conference in Manchester, Jenny Graves debated the demise of the mammalian Y chromosome.

[6] Endocrine disruptor are chemicals that may interfere with the body's endocrine system and produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in both humans and wildlife.

Endocrine Disruptors - NIEHS - National Institutes of Health

“Found in many household and industrial products, endocrine disruptors are substances that "interfere with natural hormones that are responsible for… homeostasis (normal cell metabolism)."[4] [7]

[7] A Fuel cell stores electricity through a chemical reaction of positively charged hydrogen ions with oxygen…

[8] Light pollution is excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive artificial light. A global dark-sky movement has emerged, with concerned people campaigning to reduce the amount of light pollution. The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is one non-profit NGO.

A full cutoff fixture, when correctly installed, reduces the chance for light to escape above the plane of the horizontal.

Decreased skyglow of amber and red lights preserves the luminous efficacy of white lights, while resulting in less energy consumption and less light pollution.

[9] Light-emitting diode s [LEDs] are a two-lead semiconductor, which emits light when activated.

LEDs have many advantages over incandescent lights, including lower energy consumption, longer lifetime, improved physical robustness, smaller size, and faster switching.

[10] Common Era Common Era or Current Era, abbreviated CE, is used as an alternative to "Anno Domini" ("in the year of the Lord"), abbreviated AD. The system uses BCE as an abbreviation for "before the Common (or Current) Era" and CE as an abbreviation for "Common Era".
[11] Marie Antoinette was Queen of France (1774–91).
[12] Let them eat cake is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche". However, there is no evidence that Queen Marie-Antoinette ever said it.
[13] Spanish flu or The 1918 flu pandemic (January 1918 – December 1920) was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic , the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus .[1] It infected 500 million people across the world.[2]

[14] Three Sisters (agriculture) are the three main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America: winter squash, maize (corn), and climbing beans.
[15] Companion planting is the planting of different crops together for pest control, pollination, since it provides habitat for beneficial creatures, maximizes use of space, and increases crop productivity .[1] Companion planting is a form of polyculture .
[16] Organic horticulture , [or Organic Farming - davidsuzuki.org‎ ]is the growing of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants, following the principles of organic agriculture in soil building and conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation.
The term “organic” was no longer used after the 21st Century, since chemically dependent and industrial agriculture was replaced by more sustainable, natural, and mixed agricultural methods, such as:
Forest gardening , used since prehistoric times , a low maintenance sustainable food production and agroforestry system based on woodland ecosystems;
And, Biodynamic farming based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner ;
And, no-till or other bio intensive methods.
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[---End of Transmission---]