Month: March 2019

Methane to the Rescue

These days there is a lot of conflict about global warming and the practical solutions that avail mankind. I have blogged before about the use of the most abundant resource on the planet, and possibly the universe, Hydrogen, as a possible aid to solve some of the energy challenges facing humankind.

There is another abundant resource that is a direct byproduct of humankind’s exploitation of the harvesting of animals as a food source. Although widely criticized by those on the extreme left, there is still a need to consume the protein source not just for the protein, but the vitamins and minerals that often are hard to find in plant based nutrition.

One day, it is inevitable that fossil fuels will become a scarce commodity. Before that happens, however, there are many other practical alternatives that may need our attention for consideration. Not necessarily as immediate replacement, but to stem the tide, as to not use up the fossil fuels so quickly. As a consideration, instead of abandoning the idea of meat protein, because of the methane emissions, how about capturing the methane gas as a viable fuel source for various uses?

There are methane plants in operation right now that uses refuse and other sources of humankind’s waste products for raw materials to produce the fuel source. Since there is a strong argument from those on the left that immigrants do jobs Americans doesn’t want to do, maybe we need to have huge collection facilities for our waste. Immigrants would then, instead of qualifying for public assistance programs, first serve for a period of time, to collect the waste from cows and any other sources for use in methane plants creating another energy resource for all of us.

 This would slow the inevitable expiration of fossil fuels, have the people pay their way into our society as unskilled labor, and of course help solve some of our energy concerns in the process.

A Biden run for 2020

I guess Joe Biden doesn’t mind being someone else’s puppet. Just as he did for the eight years of the Obama presidency. We as Americans certainly know by now that any ideas that may come from Biden’s mouth are certain to be  orchestrated by someone else.

First of all, if he has the intelligence required to lead this country, he certainly hides it well. God forbid, if somehow he was elected president, he would be the ultimate definition of a puppet dictator for the left. This geezer has no business leading anything other than the days foursome on the golf course at some retirement community.

The Wrong ‘Green’ Deal

There is nothing green about any deal that requires the federal government to manage it. Or should I say mismanage it. There is a solution to a lot of the energy concerns, but the problem is that lobbyists and the Democratic ideal keep getting in the way.

The past decade or so, there has been this huge push for electric or hybrid vehicles. The problem there is that too many industries are getting rich off the idea. First there are the electric companies who fatten their wallets when these vehicles need charging. Second there is the precious metal industry to manufacture the intricate parts for the batteries and chips required to manage the operational process of the vehicle. Then of course, there is the whole electric motor industry that is producing the power plants to move the vehicle. And lastly, but most likely not least is the expensive union workforce that assembles the behemoths.

Despite what the so called environmentalists may claim the electric vehicle concept neither saves energy or helps eliminate any harmful contaminants from the climate. In fact some of the gasses that are produced from the manufacture and operation failure of these batteries in these vehicles are far worse than fossil fuel emissions. No folks, once again, you can’t trust congressmen and women to give the heads up on solutions to problems, climate or otherwise.

 The solution to some of the world’s climate concerns are sitting right in front of us. The problem is that not enough people can get rich off the idea. Believe it or not the solution is in water. Yes, the most abundant thing on earth can be the ultimate solution to both energy independence and climate concerns. How can this be? Well it’s very simple, and most all of us have done a simple experiment at home on the stovetop. Water consists at the molecular level of two atoms of hydrogen, bound by an atom of oxygen. When heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit, the atoms separate. Hydrogen is a very combustible gas that when ignited, leaves nothing but water in its wake. Big government will continue trying to convince Americans that it’s too dangerous to use in vehicles, simply because not enough people or industries can profit from its use. Yet big government has managed to convince the same Americans that nuclear power is safe. Simply because of how lucrative the nuclear power industry is.

 Hydrogen is widely used right now, safely, commercially. Plasma cutters use superheated hydrogen gas for precise metal cutting. B.M.W. and other manufacturers have developed a prototype automobile that converts the common gasoline engine to use hydrogen, with the only emission being water. As hydrogen burns, it requires oxygen like all other fuels, as it does so some of the atoms recombine to make water. So maybe now one can see why there is no mention of this technology. If there is, it’s put in a negative light for its only downside, which happens to be its upside also, along with all other fuels.

 It’s time to wisen up folks. Green energy has always been sitting right in front of us, and free, too.

Bridgestone Burning

Attention all Tennessee hunting license holders! Once again, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is burning hundreds of acres of prime Wild Turkey and other ground dwelling game bird nesting and forage habitat in the Bridgestone Centennial Wilderness Area. I have exhaustedly attempted to find any justification for the burning by contacting the head of the T.W.R.A. in Nashville, TN. on several different occasions with my concerns. Not only do they burn the area every year, but often repeat the same areas year after year.

 As most hunters and wildlife enthusiasts know, but seems to elude the T.W.R.A. is that Wild Turkey, Quail, and Grouse, nest on the ground, and seek their nesting spots weeks before they actually mate and start laying and setting on the nest. With Wild Turkey season opening in just three weeks, no reasonable hunter would plan to hunt in these burned out thickets.

I am enraged that part of my $160 I pay as a Sportsman License holder is paying the T.W.R.A. to actually make hunting less available on public hunting lands. The agent overseeing the area, has actually responded when asked by a hunter; why do they keep burning? He stated that he likes the aesthetics of “open ground”.  I was under the impression that T.W.R.A. agents were supposed to protect wildlife and wild habitat, not their own interests. At least, that is, that’s the line of hogwash that you see and hear when they advertise or try to solicit money from the public.

When I inquired of the T.W.R.A. headquarters about the statistical and observational decline in game in the W.M.A., the agent gave me a bunch of bull crap that Native Americans used to burn the land to find game. Since I am an educated person, and not some ignorant Appalachian hillbilly, I felt it necessary to explain the facts to him that the Native American tribes that used those practices were of the northern plains, such as The Blackfoot, Comanche, and Cheyenne, to more easily hunt Buffalo in the tall grasslands, not the indigenous tribes of the woodlands in this region, like The Cherokee, Paiute, and Shawnee, they never would have taken the risk setting fire to their own woodland villages and drive the game  they relied on from the forests. What’s even more absurd is that a lot of The Bridgestone Centennial Wilderness Area was a ranch that was owned and cleared by none other than country music legend Jim Reeves, and has nothing to do with Native American Indians.

In my opinion, The T.W.R.A. is an underworked overpaid bunch of blundering buffoons, and there are probably far more examples of these blunders than successes, if one takes the time to uncover them. Here are just a couple of the more blatant ones in addition to their annual burning:

  1. The T.W.R.A. put Alewives, a type of minnow into the waterways. Unfortunately these fish contain an enzyme that inhibits the spawning ability of Walleye, a prized edible game fish revered by fisherman everywhere. Of course now more money and resources have to be used by The T.W.R.A. to capture spawning Walleye, artificially spawn them, and raise them to be later reintroduced to maintain adequate populations.
  2. The Agency introduced Muskellunge, a northern large predatory fish into some of the waterways at the request of lobbyists that relocated here from northern states and formed a “Muskie” club. These fish have all but consumed the once plentiful Rock Bass, White Bass, Yellow Perch, and Crappie from the Upper Caney Fork and Collins rivers, great for the “Muskie” club, for the rest of the fishermen, not so much. They also introduced River Otters in the same waterways, another fish eating glutton.

Yes, what The Tennessee Resources Agency needs most is some responsible oversight, perhaps at the federal level.