Comments by "freedom dove" (@freedomdove) on "TED" channel.

  1. Excellent presentation. The idea is already being used by sustainable farmers and ranchers. While it's true that rotational grazing is nothing new, it's good that the topic is given due "air time" for exposure to the general public--hopefully it catches on. Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms does this with his land and it's very productive. You can find videos of his farm here on the tube. It's not conversion of desert land, but the rotations they use keep the land healthy.
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  2. If you reread my comment, you'll notice that I recognize overpopulation is an issue in a lot of the smaller countries. In the bigger ones, the problem is that we're all crowded into cities, and vast farmlands have taken over with their GM-crops. If we were to use a more sustainable approach to living such as rotational grazing and permaculture and biodynamic organic growing methods, it wouldn't seem so much like overpopulation is an issue here. Most mono-crops are for CAFOs. Get rid of both.
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  3. Cont'd.. At any rate, I think you misunderstood when I said "not something unattainable by normal people". I didn't mean normal people making inventions. I meant inventions made with the commoner in mind. Something that *we* can easily attain, like water or urine. They can invent engines that run on water. Why wouldn't they be able to? Have you seen some of today's technology? It's unreal that we still use oil in our vehicles. Anyways, my comment was an "aside"; no reason to stay off-topic.
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  4. Overpopulation isn't actually the problem right now. Maybe in the future it will be, but not right now. The real problem is unbalanced distribution of resources and an uneven distribution of people across the land. Then we have the wastefulness of many people. That's definitely an issue. The biggest problem, however, is the continual suppression of anything that doesn't make the elite a ton of money. Like cars that run on water. Or houses that run on "free" electricity...
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  5. Methane emissions would be the same or better if we used this instead of crowding the animals into CAFOs. The same amount of methane, or less, would still be here. The difference is the health of the animals is better with grazing, and therefore our health is better (for those who consume animal products). That's only the obvious benefit. Healthier environments mean healthier people, whether you eat meat or not.
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  6. Um, unlike some people, I have a REAL life outside of youtube... I respond to idiots and trolls on MY time schedule--not theirs. :)
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  7. There's no reason why "they" can't design and sell cars that run on water. If they can make it to the moon and back, then why are we still using wasteful and polluting fossil fuels to run our vehicles? Ridiculous. You can't tell me that they can't invent something clean and cheap. They don't WANT to invent anything cheap for commoners, and that's why we still use oil. Progress is slow only b/c they want it that way.
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  8. You *didn't* just bring up nuclear as a solution, did you? LOL. Wow. Unbelievable that people would still promote nuclear after having witnessed the devastating effects of using it. Perhaps you're just one of the millions who have no clue as to how much damage has been done to our health and our ecosystem (and is still being done and will be for decades) because of Fukushima alone. Not surprising, since main-stream media isn't covering those things. The reality is that nuclear is disastrous.
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  9. LOL. Obviously, you're not paying attention to what's going on in the world around you, and you have no clue what Beeologics is or that Monsanto bought them to experiment on creating GE-bees. You're apparently also clueless about the fact that glyphosate (monsanto's baby) is being implicated as one of the major causes of CCD. Logic and common sense dictates they are trying to cover their asses.
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  10. I thought you were speaking of original forests. My apologies.
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  11. I would suggest buying organic seeds of the type that bees like. I would avoid buying "bee-friendly" plants from big box stores like Lowe's or Home Depot, as they are known to treat their seeds with chemicals that are very harmful to bees. It's best to buy organic seed and start the plants yourself; wildflower mixes are usually fine, though you should make sure not to buy a kind that includes anything invasive in your region. Do a search and you'll find bee-friendly plants and ground covers.
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  12. Nice try at covering your ass. Better luck next time. ;)
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  13. From what I understand, oil is needed only to prime the motor on Pantone's invention.
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  14. You call me a conspiracy theorist because I said Tesla's name? LOL!! Okay......
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  15. This type of land management is good for more than the environment. It also solves the problems with factory farms in the US--which breed disease in animals and (ultimately) in humans. Getting those animals out of buildings and away from grains (which they're not meant to eat) will create a much healthier "end product" for humans, and the animals won't have to suffer as they do in CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations). This really is the only way to fix some of our biggest problems.
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  16. I really have no idea where you're going with that. Why do you think you can't feed the world on sustainable agricultural and ranching practices? Our numbers are being controlled for us plus we are willingly/naturally moving away from having 10 kids per couple. The utilization of resources (and their composition) is indeed an issue. Hemp and bamboo should be used instead of trees, recycling should be mandatory everywhere, etc. We definitely need to grow up and be responsible for this place.
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  17. You must work for Monsanto. ? If you don't, they'd sure like to have you come on board at their new Beeologics division. They're always looking for someone to join in the "problem, reaction, solution" process they have going on. Create a problem, cause a reaction, and conveniently provide a solution to the problem you created. Win-win for them, eh?
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  18. Well, you let us know when you have a good solution to the energy crisis.
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  19. Some will, yes, but some will start making changes in their life that will work towards a resolution. I figure it will take more than the plight of the honeybees to motivate people to change, though, so I urge them to wake up and become aware of ALL of our problems in this world. That should provoke change in people just because there's *so* much wrong with this place. Even small changes add up. Multiply that by a couple billion people and you'll see results.
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  20. Do a search for "water power" or "water for fuel". Dennis Klein is just one inventor. Paul Pantone is another. A small amount of oil is used to mix with the water or prime the engine, but water is the main fuel. Urine can also be used as fuel. Look up "pee power". Semi-trucks can be rigged to use wind power. "Free" electricity is usually referring to Tesla's work (or Hutchinson's), or magnetic motors which run for free after initial set-up costs. Whole houses can be ran by these principles.
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  21. The point is that culling our race isn't the answer. Managing resources better and providing real education is a better solution, IMO. I suppose you work for Monsatan? Lol.
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  22. Cheesecake? Lol. No, it's not assumed that you meant "some people". You implied that every person commenting would go and spray chemicals in their home, whether you tried to imply that or not. "These bastard commenters" implies ALL of us according to the way we use the English language, so if you meant a certain person or only some of them then you should have said as much. ;)
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  23. Right. Well, do you have anything better?
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  24. Yes, but he's that way because he's a paid troll, so he has an excuse. Lol. Safe to say that everyone reading his comments can ignore him because of his obvious bias. He trolls all the GMO videos.
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  25. Just because TED pulled Graham Hancock's presentation, doesn't mean that there's nothing worthwhile on TED.
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  26. You might research whatever drought-tolerant plants are in your region to start. Are there any native ground covers or grass that can handle drought? If you can tackle the soil erosion with plants that reach deep in the earth for water, that would surely help (you'll need to water them at first). If you have the money and resources, setting up drip irrigation from your house's water supply might be an answer. Much less wasteful than overhead watering. Use lots of mulch to protect the soil.
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  27. Perhaps those areas should be left to go back to forests and the grazing left for open areas? Within the areas of forest, smaller bushes and plants could be established to form something like a permaculture forest which is useful not only to us but to the land. I guess it depends on whose land it is and how much time and effort could be put into it at the beginning, among many other factors.
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  28. You're right. Nuclear is a bad term, no matter what other words you put with it. I'm not a rocket scientist. You go talking about nuclear, and people think you mean "nuclear". Anyways, I was asking you to let us know when YOU have a better idea. Not someone else's idea. And not something unattainable by normal people. At least those who are trying to make fuel out of water and piss are trying to do something productive for the everyday-person. More than I can say for the oil cartel.
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  29. Real-life results are what matters, and there are farmers and ranchers in the US who are using rotational grazing with VERY good results. Any other land-management system would make it nearly impossible for them to operate a sustainable ranch. They may not be turning desert into grassland, but they use the rotational grazing system to keep the land healthy so it doesn't become worn out and unusable.
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  30. Me too. I certainly find Graham's presentations interesting, but I wouldn't avoid a good Ted Talk because his video was moved/removed/whatever. Some of the most inspiring presentations are on Ted, whether I like that fact or not. Lol.
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  31. Why are simple solutions so hard for people to grasp? Why is it hard to believe that sustainable inventions have been made and suppressed? I'm sorry if you think the only solution is less people. I don't agree. I think spreading people out of the cities where they live like cockroaches would help. I think changing the way we use resources will help. Going back to simple ways of agriculture would help. I don't think culling the masses is the answer. But that's just my opinion, eh.
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  32. Where are they currently since their former homes are now fields of GMOs? I think they would live more harmoniously with other animals than they would with tractors and pesticides.
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  33. You have to be kidding. Or trying to cover your ass b/c you made a dumb statement and are too proud to delete it. The way you wrote that statement DOES imply everyone commenting on how they feel sorry for bees would go crazy if one flew into their house. Work on your English skills and get back to us, okay? Or how about not making such ASSumptions in the first place?
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  34. Companies who do business must follow consumer demand, usually. They would go out of business if they didn't. The more people demand sustainable products, the more companies will have to figure out how to deliver--or risk losing business. If nobody ever demands it from them, they have no reason to go that route. It's up to us to be a catalyst for change.
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  35. That's right. Just look at what we're doing here. They corral people into cities and animals into CAFOs, then use all that vast abandoned land to grow GM-crops to feed the animals who don't process them correctly. The animals get sickly then we eat the animals. And then people wonder why so many of us are unhealthy now? The total opposite way of doing things is exactly what we need to become healthy again. It's not the *only* thing, but it is a *major* part that needs fixed.
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  36. How nice of you to assume that you know how every person commenting here will react to a bee...
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  37. I'm not saying that overpopulation isn't a problem in concentrated areas like very small countries with large populations. It surely is an issue there. There's nowhere for people to spread out within their borders. I really don't know the answer to that besides education about birth control and providing useful resources and info about the best ways to produce food with little monetary input. Charities should be geared towards this rather than "saving the world with GMOs", which isn't working.
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  38. Bees (unknowingly) do the work for free--that's why. Look how much money it would take to pay for all the labor required for hand-pollination. Creating bee-friendly orchards and fields would be MUCH cheaper.
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