Apparently former Prime Minister Joe Clark is a self-proclaimed “treehugger”!

He’s heavily involved, these days, in a controversial project in Ghana that’s working to reclaim dead trees from Lake Volta including ebony, teak, mahogany and other beautiful, tropical hardwood where they’ve been preserved by the lack of oxygen in the water. The trees are estimated at being worth $1500 and $2500 each!

So where does the controversy come in? According to the Globe & Mail, the project might be negatively affecting fishing in that area.

Fishermen in the area are worried that the fish will go away if the trees are cut down and taken away. Some fishermen use the trees in their water to hold their traps. But some fishermen say the trees damage their boats.

So, who benefits? That’s the real question. What do you think?

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That’s right! After some deeper digging, I managed to find a photo of Jesse James’ “Hydro-hell” hydrogen vehicle.

According to HydrogenCarsNow.com, Jesse plans to beat the current 186 mph record (held by BMW) by going a whopping 250 mph… in a car that he made himself! Well, repurposed. Still… crazy! I don’t think I’d trust anything I’d built enough to try and go as fast as humanly possible in it, but hey – I’m just a blogger, not a crazy-homemade-hydrogen-powered-car-with-cool-racing-stripes mechanic, right?

James has taken a Dees-Milodon Engineering-Davis B Streamliner that is over 40 years old and once raced at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a top speed of 237 mph and repurposed the vehicle with hydrogen.

“The 10,000 psi gaseous H2 tanks come from Quantum Technologies and the engine is a modified Chevy 572 internal combustion engine with twin turbos. If Jesse James lives up to his outlaw name, good things will happen with this hydrogen racecar.”

I know I’ll be watching — I wish that more press were pushing this (though I hear the show isn’t very popular) cause I think that if he does actually beat this record, it could be great press for hydrogen cars! What do you think?

Now, I don’t watch a lot of television. I have a television — a relatively nice one, certainly — but I much prefer renting box sets of fantastic shows, documentaries, and movies to watching commercials, bad news broadcast channels, and ‘reality’ television. That being said, this actually caught my eye in the news today:

“Over the course of this season, Jesse James has set himself on fire, outrun the police, ridden across the Arctic Circle on a motorcycle and driven through a minefield, among other challenges. In the process, he’s broken three ribs and an elbow, chipped his pelvis and even had a concussion or two. So what will this guy do for a season finale? How about capture the land speed record for an eco-friendly, but highly volatile, hydrogen-burning vehicle? “Jesse James Is A Dead Man” season finale “Quest for 200 MPH” will premiere on Sunday, August 9 (10:00 – 11:00 PM, ET/PT) only on Spike.”

Apparently this television show — Jesse James Is A Dead Man — is a reality(ish) show (though the internet is not entirely sure that it’s a good tv show) where Jesse James does ridiculous things for show ratings. Hey, I’m not complaining. I’ve watched some terrible reality shows before just to see if the high-maintenance pretty blonde girl will, in fact, eat the squishy animal unmentionables more the million dollars. Who am I to make fun of those who’ll watch a show to see a dude leap over a firey pit of burning barrels on a motorcycle. Cool, man.

So, for the season finale, Jesse James will be attempting to beat the land speed record in an eco-friendly car, huh? Now, my thoughts on this are that hey — if he beats the land record, it might look pretty sweet for the car (go eco-friendly car!) but well, if he blows up… not so good for the car, huh?

How high are the risks with a hydrogen-burning car? This show has got me curious. I’ll do some research and get back to you, sound good? I’m going to bet the risks are pretty low. We all know how television likes to make things life or death. People much prefer death-defying stunts over pretty-run-of-the-mill-risk-defying stunts.

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Alright, so I’ve established that Fridays be ‘Organic Recipe Friday’s and Saturdays should ‘Saturday Recap’s — but what about Thursdays?

What would you like to see? How-tos? Videos? Picture of the day? Jokes? Comics?

Let me know! I’m more than willing to consider some creative ideas!