February 3rd, 2010
Hydrogen Convergence of Obama’s Plans for NASA
We at the ebTDesign Forum enthusiastically support President Barack Obama’s plans for NASA as long at they include funding for hydrogen convergence at airports. If the funding will only support the development of “spaceports” then it will be just another step toward a very slippery slope that disenfranchises small town Americans. We see airport improvement as an additional challenge NASA must address in order to fully realize commercial space flight.
National policy is most effective when it takes into account regional differences. Any plan that only benefits coastal states ignores the economic reality of lack luster job growth which confronts the nation as a whole. Unless, we can hold the center of the country and not abandon it to outside interests, then the working and middle class will never recover.
As we discussed in yesterday’s blog segment, airports enable lifestyle choices that greatly benefit hometown communities. They allow small town sea turtles to return to the communities they grew up in without giving up the face time required for establishing and growing business relationships. These are the same relationships that can be invaluable to the overall health and welfare of rural regions.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke of President Obama’s desire to enhance the focus on commercial partnerships. We at the ebTDesign Forum would also like to remind Administrator Bolden of NASA’s other middle name which is Aeronautics. Any NASA plan that does not include at least some programs like hydrogen convergence which benefit aviation and airport systems does not live up to the historic spirit of this storied organization.
Zachary Alexander
Concepts: airports, hydrogen, NASA, Obama, sea turtlesJanuary 20th, 2010
Hydrogen Convergence via Small Town Sea Turtles
As long time readers know, we at the ebTDesign Forum are big fans of the sea turtle concept employed by the Chinese. Young Chinese nationals go overseas for education and then return home to raise families. We at the ebTDesign Forum propose using this same strategy to reinvigorate rural communities.
The United States has outstanding research universities and other educational opportunities in our large cities. So there is a natural internal migration that takes place with many young adults. The problem has always been how to entice these young people to return home to raise families.
At the ebTDesign Forum, we suggest the answer is hydrogen convergence. Assuming reduced dependence on foreign oil will free up monies for deployment of high-speed Internet access, small town sea turtles could continue their careers and contribute to America’s success in the post-Globalization marketplace.
Like the frontier of the late 1800’s, rural communities need the skills and energy that young families can bring with them when they return. These young adults will benefit in the long run from the slower pace of life and more time to spend with their families. They will also thrive on the economic spillover from hydrogen convergence and once again be allowed to live American Ideals.
Zachary Alexander
Concepts: American Ideals, hydrogen, post-Globalization, sea turtles