CORONADO

Okay. So we spent the afternoon trying to figure things out and what we discovered is there’s more figuring out to do. And since we don’t know everything, it would be really nice if others would chime in. Everybody knows things other people don’t know. If you’ve got some idea how to make this world last until we can spread out across the universe and maybe eventually answer Aura’s Why question, let’s hear it. No matter how weird it may be. Like, although Aura mentioned meat made of plants is healthier for us and the animals, somebody else noticed that just adding a dash of seaweed to cattle feed  makes them burp and fart less. And that’s also a beaut because the methane in burps and farts is worse for the air than the carbon dioxide in auto exhaust.

Ideas are one thing. Making them pay off is something else.

If you’ve got the time and energy, make ‘em happen. Even if you didn’t come up with one yourself, maybe somebody else's needs help: maybe workers, maybe money. Pitch in.

If you don’t need the work but already have some dough, chances are the good idea outfit could use some investors to beef up their operation. Dedicated individuals and tiny companies can be the best investment, but ones that already have enough backing to go public can and should pay off too. Whether you’ve got money to burn or just need the work, check out the companies owned by a few environmentally focused ETFs. This is a short list because most companies products can be used for good or ill, same as Aura’s example of extending the hand as a fist or a greeting. Same as even just commodities like iron can be made into guns or bridges. Same as guns can be used for murder or defense of a child. Same as a bridge can be used to rescue somebody, or attack them. Our list is an attempt to avoid the either/or conundrum and focus on stuff that’s more likely than not to help our world. And I’m throwing in a list of a few companies we’ve zeroed in on that appeal to us. We welcome your suggestions, too. But if you’re just looking for a way to throw money at solving the world’s malaise, or even make some money by doing so, just bet on the ETFs.

Besides coming up with ideas and then making them happen, there’s also the matter of us living in a world of other people. Whether it’s a democracy or a dictatorship, it looks the way the bulk of the population wants it to look. So getting our fellow citizens to see the light ends up being the biggest challenge of all. The thing to do is to support whoever does see the light. And if nobody except you sees it, declare your availability to spearhead the march to a brighter future and get moving.

AURA

I’d say somebody like California’s Governor Newsom with his order to ban the sale of gas powered cars by 2035 is such a guy. Though 2035 feels too far away for me, maybe the doubters will come around by then. I’d say he sees the light and is doing what makes sense.

CORONADO

Then there are the dictatorships that can force people to do things and, like Sine said: That can be good if the ideas are clear headed and good, but bad if they’re not.

SINE

Right. Like Xi Jinping’s ruling on solar for power is a good one.

AURA

You think he’s strong enough to outlaw that shark fin soup you told me about? If they ate the whole fish instead of just the fins it might be a harder sell. But you can’t even taste the fins.

CORONADO

So all kinds of ideas, and various ways of implementing them. - Aura’s an artist and Sine’s a web guy. They’re thinking of making a video game that’s hopefully enough fun for kids to invent more good ideas.

SINE

The tools you’ve got in this game are the water, the land and air and everything they’ve made. Or, make that, everything they're made from  (lyrics). Or...

AURA

How about space itself, let alone everything in it. I'd like to know where space came from.  (lyrics)

SINE

From . . . From what? What's from?

CORONADO

You've got a lulu there, man.  (lyrics)

AURA

Who would have thought just feeding cows some seaweed would improve air quality, whether windy  (lyrics) or not  (lyrics).

CORONADO

I think their game will be a blast if they ever get it done. Fortunately other people have cooked up some games that at least get players to think about our surroundings. Here’s a link to some of them. The one thing we’ve cooked up so far that has even a prayer of helping things along is our free feye fo rum  (lyrics) where you can tell us and everybody else what ideas you’ve hatched or heard of: It’s a way to share and maybe even dialogue with each other. Give it a go. There’s no time like the present. At least do it before the blue planet itself blows us all off in one big fart.

AURA

Coronado’s dream was to do our gig live at the Canyon. That’s what inspired Sine and me to tag along. Thankfully Sine knew something about the web, and that’s how we’ve managed to get our story out there despite the pandemic. Coronado still dreams of doing it live and getting an electrified audience to meetup, rub shoulders and make sparks fly. But I think he may have something going  (lyrics) with somebody who put some idea  (lyrics) they had on the Forum. (It's not there now, though. Coronado asked Sine to erase it.)

SINE

Yeah. And I know what he's going through. I just hope he has the same kind of luck I've had  (lyrics).