FUNDING FOR THE BLUE REVOLUTION?

From Worldometer,  COVID-19 new deaths:

           DAY USA   WORLD   Brazil      India   South Africa

June      9     1093    4732        1185      246         82

July       5       251    3572          535       421       173

             7       993    5504        1312       479       192

           12       380    4118          659       500       108

           15     1001    5760        1261       614       107

           19       412    4606          715       675         85

           22     1205    7128        1293     1120        572

           26       450    4307         556       715        114
Aug      1    1462     6429       1191       765        193
            3       467     4430         514       514        213

            5     1362     6292       1394       849        345

          10       534     4813         593     1013        198
          12     1504     6556       1242       835        130
          16       522     4525         582       961        162
          18     1358     6312        1365    1089        280

          24       510     4356          679      854        100

          25     1290     5856        1215    1066        149

          30       369     4182         398       960          47
Sept     3     1094     5886          830     1083       174
            4     1033     5814          855     1066       115
            5       707     4822          646     1044       101
            6       432     4129          456     1008       110
            7       496     4477          516     1107         82

Summary:  The good trend is that Africa seems to be weathering the pandemic storm.

The pause announced by Oxford (the University in the UK) / AstraZaneca (British-Swedish company) in the development of their vaccine, has something to do with inflammation of the coating over nerves, and, if true, is serious.  They might  have been the leading partnership, but #2 and #3 remain mostly American--Moderna Therapeutics (working with the National Institutes of Health) and Pfizer (American company) / BioNTech (German company which developed the technique)--with both using the same mRNA platform.  The Russian process is similar to Oxford's, but that might be because there have been hacking rumors.

Bob Woodward released some recordings on his discussions with The Donald (there were 18 separate interviews, many of them initiated by Trump without his staff knowing--THIS IS WHY THEY HAVE BEEN SO QUIET TODAY), which nailed down the fact that the President knew how serious this coronavirus was in late January, after all, there was a reason he invoked the China travel ban on January 31, but continued to downplay the possible fallout, mostly to not panic Americans (more accurately, not to affect the stock market, for the economy was key to his re-election).  RAGE will be released in a week:  from Amazon, Kindle $14.99, Audiobook free if you sign up for a trial, Audio CD $39.99 and hardcover $18.01.  This bombshell will saddle Trump with the murder of at least 100,000 Americans, if not a lot more.

You know what this book will do?  For one, anxious Republicans running for re-election will now lean toward compromising on that long delayed next stimulus plan bogged down in the Senate:

• House approved a $3.4 trillion Heroes Plan in May, yes May.
• Then they agreed to cut their request to $2.2 trillion.
• The Senate is supposedly planning to vote on a $0.7 trillion measure this week.
• The White House is rumored to maybe accept a $1.5 trillion compromise.
• Next week when RAGE is released, it wouldn't be surprising for the Senate to cave.

Today, I would like to publicly initiate an effort I've been developing for 30 years, for I got an e-mail from a member of the Blue Revolution Hawaii board, who said, there might be a possible link to a person who can provide funds for our cause.  Can you draft me a possible letter of introduction?  I said, I needed to know who that person was because any communication had to be tailored to that individual.  I sent something generic anyway:

Dear 

A pioneering group in Hawaii called Blue Revolution Hawaii has spent the past decade developing the foundation for a new concept to save Planet Earth and Humanity, while providing free enterprise profit and enhancement of the marine environment.  The monumental accomplishments of society have been for war (Manhattan Project) and world dominance (Apollo Project).  In the meantime, global warming has become a serious threat. 

In the ocean around us is the solution to remediating the Greenhouse Effect and preventing the formation of hurricanes. All geoengineering concepts currently seem focused on goading Mother Nature at astronomical cost. 

Around the world, at a depth of 1000 meters, the deep water temperature is around 4 C.  If brought to the surface, combined with the warmer temperature, electricity can be generated.  Further, this fluid is pathogen-free and rich in nutrients in the exact ratio needed to regenerate growth at the surface. 

Next generation fisheries and marine biomass plantations can be supported with this "free" fertilizer.  The macro/micro algae growth  can be converted into biofuels and other bio-products.  The total system for clean energy production provides baseload electricity and a sel-sustainable opportunity for a cornucopia of commodities, including freshwater.

This is the BLUE REVOLUTION awaiting imaginative leadership for someone seeking a legacy.  There are three phases:

1. A grant of half a million dollars to the University of Hawaii to host a summit for interested billionaires and their staff in Hawaii to produce a strategic plan for the Blue Revolution.
2. $150 million to build a floating experimental facility by 2030 in the Hawaiian EEZ, where the deep ocean and surface waters will be used to generate electricity and produce freshwater through ocean thermal energy development (OTEC).  

1. This effluent will then be maintained in the photic zone where the marine growth cycle can be initiated to start next generation fisheries and marine biomass plantations.  
2. On the platform, technology transfer activities will develop novel ways to produce hydrogen, biofuels, biopharmaceuticals and a range of potential products.  
3. Techniques will be tested to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.  
4. At this early stage, hurricanes actually pose a problem, but if enough of these ultimate plant ships are placed in sites where they form, ocean storms can be ameliorated.

3. $150 billion to establish the first floating city and industrial park complement to host a million people.

1. Port headquarters in Honolulu Harbor at the Aloha Tower.  
2. The 2050 World Expo will be hosted on this marine city, 200 hundred years after the first held in London.  
3. The floating structure will be towed near the equator, where early future metropolises will be located.  Hurricanes do not get close to the equator.  
4. With control of hurricanes, many of these ocean cities can be located at more desirable sites.
5. In time, there could well be a 1000 floating countries, each with its own governance and lifestyle.  Hope the United Nations can mature to handle this crowd.

The following references provide details:

• A powerpoint presentation by Patrick Takahashi, who wrote the original OTEC bill when he worked for Senator Spark Matsunaga.
• Chapter 4 of SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Planet Earth.
• From the Huffington Post:

• Blue Revolution
• The Ultimate Ocean Ranch

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As you might know, several years ago I endowed my penthouse to the University of Hawaii to start the Blue Revolution program on the Manoa Campus.  It has been awaiting cost-matching so we can begin to operate.

The key to the Blue Revolution is this imaginative billionaire, or, hopefully an armada of them.  Here is a blog site on this subject.  Mind you, they're having a tough time these days, for the world is suffering from this coronavirus pandemic.  From Forbes:

• There are now only 2,096 billionaires, 226 fewer than last year.
• Plus, 51% or poorer than in 2019.
• Their combined value is now "only" $8 trillion, an annual drop of $700 billion.

Many of the adventurous rich dream of conquering outer space.  I've had this dilemma because I think, at this stage of development for society, we need to focus on what we need on this globe first.  Then, last night, a sudden inspiration that has catalyzed much of my life:  why don't we do both?  Sure, there is enough money to get started on that mission to Mars, but, in parallel, also focus on what can be done here on Planet Earth for all of Humanity.

There is that global warming inconvenience, of course.  But what if there is a higher order challenge that incorporates reducing the Greenhouse Effect?

The ocean is that vast unknown and potential site for the cornucopia of benefits:  sustainable products and energy, next generation fisheries, reversing global warming, preventing hurricanes, establishing marine cities and the like.  The would be the Blue Revolution.

So at this initiation stage, Blue Revolution Hawaii seeks $75,000 to host that first billionaire's summit to justify $500,000 to begin serious planning for the Pacific International Ocean Station (PIOS), which is currently estimated to cost $150 million when commissioned in 2030.

About billionaires, it was earlier this year noted that Bill Gates was building a $644 million yacht.  Let me show you how much this is:  $644,000,000.  That is more than 4 times the cost of PIOS.

So I checked.  The best information I was able to find was from a 9 February 2020 Mashable release indicating that Bill Gates did NOT buy this ship.  It's still a concept.

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