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"Water, Water All Around But Not a Drop to Drink." NO LONGER TRUE! Dramatic Engineering Improvements of Solar Powered Desalinization Plants have made turning Seawater into Drinking Water in VAST Quantities a Reality.

Useful for Watering Plants, Livestock, Taking Showers, Filling Swimming Pools, Lawns and Making Ice Cubes for your "Scotch on the Rocks" Beverage.  
solar power diagram for desalinization factory - convert seawater into pure H2O, NaCl and Electricity - gvan42.blogspot.com


Desalinization is The WAVE of the Future. For Example: We could build a GIANT freshwater plant in Camp Pendelton, USMC between San Diego and Los Angeles. Then Grow Square Miles of HEMP that absorbs Carbon Dioxide from the Air. Hemp is VERY EFFICIENT for Removing Greenhouse Gasses as it Grows Really Fast in Comparison to Trees. The hemp could then be sold to make FIBERBOARD useful in building Houses... or Medicine... or Rope... or Canvas... or Clothes... or Soap... or Paper... HEMP FOR VICTORY! It is possible to make HEMP PAPER Cartons for packaging FOOD at the Grocery Store. Currently we use plastic cartons to store single meal portions of Cheese, Fruit, Nuts, Yogurt and Crackers... Causing Vast Plastic Disposal Problems. It all just ends up in the Landfill...or on the street... or in the Ocean... ALL OF THAT could be replaced with HEMP. I recommend that "We the People" start behaving smart. Making single use plastic containers ONLY BENEFITS OIL COMPANIES. No one else. Plastic is made from OIL. Dupont invented it and is making a "Killing" on their idea... Of Course, their Idea is Killing the planet... BUT, WhatEVER... As Long as the Rich get Richer there is NO NEED to worry about Behaving MORALLY. The 1% is Making a Profit on OIL and PLASTIC and according to an insider report leaked to the press, They Don't Care About You. Really! Global Warming is NO Problem because all anyone has to Do is TURN UP THE AIR CONDITIONER... and The World Is Cool... and Smells Wonderful if you use an Air Freshener... and if the PEASANTS are Choking on Polluted Air, drinking Polluted Water and Dying from HEAT... Well, to Quote Marie Antoinette: "Madame, the Peasants Have no Bread To Eat... Well, Let them Eat Cake!" - and then they got out the Guillotine... I really loved that Movie "The Scarlet Pimpernel" - Quote: "They Seek Him Here, They Seek Him There, Those Frenches Seek Him Everywhere... Be He in Heaven or Be He in (harumpf) That Damn Elusive Pimpernel!" - It was all about Smuggling Aristocrats Out of France to Safety... The Peasants Were Revolting... AND IT'S ABOUT TIME!


There has been a LOT of Groundbreaking Engineering into building Desalinization Plants that use Solar Power to Pump the Seawater out of the Ocean...

Solar Oven by Humboldt State University's CCAT
https://ccat.humboldt.edu/




We ought to tell our Senators and Representatives that Solar Powered Desalinization is a Good Idea and a Practical Way to Solve The Problem of Not Enough Fresh Water for Drinking, Showering, Watering Crops, Filling Swimming Pools, Lawns and Making Ice Cubes for a Scotch on the Rocks... 

Maybe they just don't know... 

Use this Link to Contact your US Senators...
https://www.senate.gov/senators/How_to_correspond_senators.htm
and use This one for Representatives in the House...
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

HSU CCAT Bart Orlando Solar Ovens - Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA
HSU CCAT Bart Orlando Solar Ovens


The big breakthru in Solar Desalinization is to use MEMBRANE purification and Pump the Water using Electricity generated by Solar Cells. Everyone is familiar with Membrane water purification because there is a Machine out on the Sidewalk in front of the Grocery Store that sells Gallons of Freshwater. Bring your own 5 Gallon Container and Fill it UP! We have obvious technology to Build Desalinization Plants All over the World to Water Crops. By definition, the Ocean is at a Lower Elevation than the Land... and so there is a big need for pumping saltwater uphill to the Farm. 

NETAFIM Corporation is designing Water systems for Israel so they can grow more food using Less Water. Including Prickly Pear Cactus... Who Knew that there was a market for Prickly Pears... I tried to eat one when I was Camping Out near La Jolla and Gave up because it was just to difficult to pull out the Spikes... However, they have a Machine that does that Job. 

We Must Evolve from Energy Hunter-Gatherers to Become Energy Farmers. - Quote from SchatzLab at Humboldt State University, Arcata, California

THEY INVENTED THE HYDROGEN FUEL CELL -
a Handy Way to Store Electricity Generated
by Solar for Use at Night.


http://www.schatzlab.org/

Hydrogen Fuel Cell - Schatz Lab HSU

Bicycle Power Generator converts human fat into electricity. Simply Use an Exercise Bicycle to Drive an Automobile Alternator with a Belt... Store Electricity in a Car Battery...

Bicycle power generator. Convert human fat into electricity

Electric Power Generator for bicycle electricity 12 VAC standard automobile battery charging system. 

Electric Power Generator for bicycle electricity 12 VAC standard automobile battery charging system. photo by Gregory Vanderlaan/ Tour Northern California. Solar Oven CCAT Bart Orlando Samba Parade Humboldt State University Arcata California

What if we installed electric power generators on every exercise bicycle nationwide... We could replace coal burning power plants and help reverse global warming/climate change. These bicycles let a person spin an automobile alternator using pedal power. Built by CCAT at Humboldt State University


12 volt bicycle generator built by Bart Orlando od the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology Humboldt State University Arcata CA
What if EVERY health club had these? What if rowing machines, treadmills, weight lifting and stair steppers had Generators? We Have the technology... Designed by Humboldt State University Campus Center for Appropriate Technology. 


https://www.facebook.com/campuscenterforappropriatetechnology/photos_stream

http://kjcoop.com/~bart/galleries/pedalpower/index.htm

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On a Different Subject...
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Photographs of the Rainbow Gathering 7/1/2014: Heber City, Utah in Uinta National Forest... High Elevation... 9,000 Feet Near Park City Utah...



Dancing Women in the Forest - Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Dancing Women of the Forest...

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Backpacking IN

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Main Circle: 
I feel positive with the meeting between
 the Mormon Youth of Salt Lake City 
and the Rainbow Gathering... 

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

Fire Tending Meditation: a way to focus attention.

[MORE PICTURES BELOW THE STORY]

When at the Rainbow Gathering in Utah 2014 I was given the opportunity to focus my attention. Here is what happened...

While staying at the Welcome Home Kitchen, the Fire Tender wanted to go to another kitchen and trade a cooler filled with coffee for pizza. He asked if someone would watch the fire while he was gone. SOMEONE had to be there... I volunteered. I Said "I'll be here. I'll be the responsable adult. I can do that, I have done that."

he said "Great" and Left with the cooler filled with coffee.

So I took over and made sure we didn't burn down the forest. I also collected wood, placed it carefully on the fire arranging the logs so that they would burn without causing a lot of smoke AND I invited arriving people to help themselves to a cup of coffe or clean drinking water... and to take a break and relax around the fire.

This is a classic way to focus attention as the placement of logs on the fire is very similar to Zen Gardening with sand...

So, during this time... I asked for a Really Big Idea... I had attended Rainbow Gatherings before and I wanted each visit to be different. It's pointless and boring to keep on repeating experiences... so, this time I wanted to get a really big Idea...

and here it is: A SolarFire powered Desalinization Machine. Use a driftwood fire to power a steam engine. Use the force from the steam engine to drive a water pump. Pump seawater thru a pipe in the fire and into a long black pipe with a reflector that focuses sunlight on the pipe. When the water boils, it expands in volume... at the end of the pipe, steam will be billowing out with a great deal of force. Use that force to drive an electricity generating turbine. Collect the steam and let it turn back into a liquid... The result is Pure H20, NaCl and Electricity... all valuable and sellable.

Clean safe drinking water is a big problem. We could use the collected steam for drinking, bathing, livestock, gardens... AND making Ice for a really great Scotch on the Rocks.

To make this pracital, the location of the machine would need to be near a big pile of driftwood. On Agate Beach in California, I have seen a pile of driftwood that covers the entire beach for about a half a mile... In other locations, use watever resource is available. For Example: In Saudi Arabia it would make more sense to burn oil or gas...

So, during my meditation I Got my really big idea...

Later, the fire tender returned and his mission to get pizza was successful.

Much later I was sitting by the fire and another Rainbow Gatherer approached... He said mockingly: "Have you been sitting in that same spot for two days?" Which was true, I did spend a couple of days at the Welcome Home Tent.

I replied: "No, I also worked as the fire tender... That gave me an opportunity to Focus My Attention... [said slowly] Focus... My... Attention... "

The fire tender was listening and he nodded with understanding... Later we ended up hanging out together and he was a fine fellow... He was also very interested in being in the Cleanup Crew... I assume he got paid a lot in valuable stuff left behind.

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Long ago I was playing the drums with some Buddhists at an anti-war protest march... I asked them why we were playing such an odd rhythm... They said that it requires that you Focus Your Attention... It's true... That experience was quite different than bang out a 4/4 on the big bass drum... I also did that at the same protest, our goal was to get George Bush the Father to remember that we didn't LIKE his war... and there were people playing the drums 24 hours a day in Lafayette Park to remind him... His only choices were to listen or flee...


Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
6UP 

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
The Cook from the Welcome Home Kitchen

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Map creator "Sibling" helps plan the Gathering

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Man named "Tree Hugger" and "Sibling" designing the Map

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
"Sibling" with the Rangers plan 
for a Safe Gathering

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Art in the woods

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Bakery... Biscuits

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Bus Parking Lot

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Family enjoying the Drumming

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Distant view of Bus Parking Lot
Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Trail to Main Circle

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Tents, everywhere Tents...

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
The Map... a copy was given to all 
newly arriving Rainbows...

Parade on July 4th 2014
Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

Tents in a Field of 
Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

 Flower Painting
Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
bottle of water, log for sitting

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Bus Village

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

Often, there is a divide between 
performer and audience... 
It's better when the audience is the performer. 

For Example I played harmonica in a Rainbow Gathering band in the big shady spot on main meadow... and lead a group sing along... 
"You are my Sunshine".

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Signs, no doubt they say something important 
but I didn't read them...

Reposted from: http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/

                         Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

Where the Gathering will be in 2014
Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Two Paths... Bus Route Below
Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah


The 2014 rainbow family of living light world peace and healing gathering will take place July 1-7, 2014, in Utah.

Coordinates: N 40.42588 W 111.16520 

Ignore all rumors of cancellation or organization! Live Lightly with the Land and People!

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

links to other webpages:
http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/sites/annual-site.html
The website above has the best information, year after year...

https://www.facebook.com/theerainbowhawk
Rainbow Hawk was very useful for information about the Yucatan 2012 Gathering. Thanks!


Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

The World Tapping Circle
Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
http://www.sonyasophia.us/event/tapping-at-burning-man-2014/

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Greg Vanderlaan at Heber City Utah in 2014

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Parking Lot at the Rainbow Gathering

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Mike J

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah
Dog Graduates!
Party at Mike's Apt.

Rainbow Gathering 2014 Utah


Journey to the Rainbow Gathering in Utah - and Back home after taking a couple of Campers to the Emergency Room at The Heber City Hospital.

Mike Volunteered me to be an Ambulance Driver...

gvan42  Bear at the California Welcome Center in Redding
 Bear at the California Welcome Center in Redding

gvan42  Bear at the California Welcome Center in Redding
Bear at the California Welcome Center in Redding

Covered Wagon Information Sign in Nevada
Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah gvan42
Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah

gvan42 Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah

gvan42 Dan's Grocery Store in Salt Lake City
Dan's Grocery Store in Salt Lake City
gvan42 a Lake on the way to the Rainbow Gathering
a Lake on the way to the Rainbow Gathering

gvan42 The Parking Lot at the Rainbow Gathering in Utah
The Parking Lot at the Rainbow Gathering in Utah
I spent a day relaxing and chatting with the campers
in order to become acclimated to the 9,000 foot elevation

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And then we spent Seven Days at The Rainbow Gathering
I took No Photographs. Accidentally, Mike took my Batteries
and my Camera was Dead... So I left it in the Van...
Ang I Lived My Life instead of Documenting My Life.
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at the Rainbow Gathering I lead "The Band" in a Group Sing-Along Song... "You Are My Sunshine". I was playing the harmonica randomly and as so often happens... all of a sudden I was playing a song... There was a child that was attracting attention to herself by giving away flowers to the group and I guess that was the inspiration... about 20 people were sitting in the big shady spot in the main meadow and there were many guitars, drums, violin and a saxophone... we sang many songs... and now THAT song is mine... with a pleasant memory. What is funny is that I was unable to get "The Band" to play "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie even though I tried to get them to play along three times... on three different days...  

There was a momentary quiet at the Main Circle and I was playing a Big Bass Drum... Boom, Boom, Chick... Boom, Boom, Chick... and everyone ignored me... They could have played "We Will Rock You" by Queen but... Nothing... Go Figure...
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gvan42 Greg Vanderlaan After the Rainbow Gathering at the Heber City Hospital.
Greg Vanderlaan After the Rainbow Gathering at the Heber City Hospital.
I delivered a Couple of Campers that were experiencing Dehydration and Exhaustion.

gvan42 My Van at the Heber City Hospital
My Van at the Heber City Hospital

gvan42 Heber City Emergency Room
Heber City Emergency Room 

gvan42 Helicopter Landing Pad Heber City Hospital
Helicopter Landing Pad

gvan42 The Camper who requested a ride to the Heber City Hospital
The Camper who requested a ride to the Heber City Hospital

gvan42   The Boyfriend of The Camper who requested a Ride to the Emergency Room
The Boyfriend of The Camper who requested a Ride to the Emergency Room

gvan42 Salt Lake City Airport
Salt Lake City Airport - After we finished with the Hospital
our Young Friends Called an Uncle That Bought Them Tickets to Fly Home.

gvan42 Leaving the Salt Lake City Airport
Leaving the Salt Lake City Airport

gvan42 Cloudy Skies at a Motel 6 In Nevada
Cloudy Skies at a Motel 6 In Nevada

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