Bob’s Bleat

Jatropha offers a huge ability to utilise poor quality land; it also is a highly productive resource and offers a far higher ability to produce oil than other agro alternatives which tend to use premium land and deplete our ability to produce food crops. Jatropha also allows a huge ability for impoverished nations to earn a living.

Algae can be produced from many sources and they can be used very effectively to clean foul water discharges. At least one major sewage operation in New Zealand, for example, uses algae to increase discharge standards while reaping a potentially lucrative energy resource – exciting stuff! A win win situation.

Mankind often trumpets his achievements but sadly he can also be a very slow learner. Nature offers a huge ability to offer solutions in things like energy, medicine, sustainability, quality of life, etc. Often mankind thinks he can “do it smarter” – but on fundamentals he seldom does!

The Amazon rainforest is like a living laboratory with a huge ability to provide answers to a lot of mankind’s problems. Heart relaxants from venom, leeches for blood disorders, even maggots, etc all have their place. The indigenous tribes have a far greater ability to see the potential – and we have the audacity to call these tribes primitive! We also smash the forests for short-sighted gain.

It’s time mankind learned some basics – at times he creates bigger problems than he solves!