By: pvhramani

pvhramani — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:47:05 +0000

This writer got “directed” to this blog site from his own blog: http://pvhramani.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/clean-tech-through-total-recycling/ … There seems to be a “bandwagon” and “also-ran” behavior in this so-called “Clean Tech” subject too … and somehow it is felt we are all moving like the “blind being lead by the blind”. To this writer, Clean tech” or “Green Tech” are not Solar/ Wind/ Biofuel or the like … but the genesis is to begin at the lowest village level in the poorest countries, where we have about 3.5 billion people who do not earn even US $1 a day. The UN and World bank tell us they earn about $2 or more. But this writer would differ in that the yardstick is not an “average” but ACTUAL monthly earnings of individuals. Further, this writer would like to point out that unless we reverse “shifting Populations”, which would need that every one of these 3.5 billion gets livelihood jobs with ample monthly emoluments to support oneself “decently”, Greening” is impossible. Global warming and this poverty driven by shifting populations are the main subjects that need to be addressed through Technology and Political will, if we were to GREEN the world. This writer estimates that GREEN Business of POVERTY and Global Warming Mitigation is worth over $4 trillion, paralleling (and independent of) the regular economics/ business. Some aspect of this is presented at: http://www.agro-biogenics.com
Also here: http://www.adrive.com/public/c27158b285448843cdbaec7e2c14712173e4a32667fc9ba1d007d766ecdf0381.html

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By: pvhramani