Brummet's Conscious Blog

  --  Quote of the Day -- “The winds of grace blow all the time.  All we need to do is set our sails." ~ Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa -- Positive News --  Aquatic invasive species can be spread from one body of water to another via boats, equipment, fishing gear and other water apparatus.  People can stop the spread of these invasive life forms by making sure that they take the time to clean the equipment and drain water from the bilge, buckets, ballast and wells.  Take the time to dry the exterior by hand as much as possible when you are hitching the machinery to trailers or to your vehicle prior to transporting.    To ensure there is no transportation, it is suggested that people allow the machines and equipment to air dry for 30 days before entering a different body of water. This step isn't necessary if you are going to the same body of water regularly. --  Conscious Discussions...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ Of the bio-fuels (we currently know of), I siezed on algae as being a reliable feed stock, it has the properties that has the ability to meet our requirements. …it can use brackish water, salt water… The productivity of the algae is such that it promises to yield more than other alternatives. ...Incubation is the first hurdle – the second one is growing to harvest without culture crashes. …The third one is harvesting the algae out of the water. The fourth is extracting the oil once you’ve harvested it. Algae can help us with our emission issues… capturing CO2 from the air using a design with sodium carbonate dissolved in water... and using a solar heater during the day, the CO2 is forced out in and piped to the algae. ”  ~ Ron Brown  Check out the full interview that aired back on Dec 21/'10, where this quote came from, via this hyper-linked title: Oil from Algae   or via the archive section either on our site: Brummet.ca   or on th...