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From: "Kirby Fry" <peace@totalaccess.net>
To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Industry and permaculture


> Hi Rita,
>
> How about collecting all of the rain water off of the roofs of the massive
> warehouses and assembly plants used by industry.  Leases could be sold to
> entrepreneurs who would collect, treat and bottle the water on site.
Maybe
> We can get California to put it into legislation.
>
> Richard Heiniken, here in Texas is one of the first in the state to bottle
> and sell rain water.
>
> Also, as has been mentioned, using animal manure in commercial methane gas
> digesters and steam powered generators.  Same goes for land fills.
>
> One of the most interesting landscapes I see from the US Highway 290 is
the
> grounds surrounding an industrial park.  They've already done massive
> berming and ponding.  With just a little more coaxing they could possibly
> install a perennial food system and / or some sort of waste water
> purification system such as in Beaumont, TX and Arcada, CA.
>
> Toxic sludges could be processed in specially designed wetlands where
> cattails other water plants would polish soils and waters before they were
> moved on.  The plants often have to be harvested and incinerated and the
ash
> disposed of as hazardous material.  I believe the Tenessee Vally Authority
> was using wetlands to process mining tailings.
>
> Pc principles also apply for working conditions, distribution of wealth
> among the employees and the surrounding communities, and overall social
> accountability.
>
> Plenty more to discuss...
>
> Kirby Fry
>
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