1. Cr eat i on of a Bi oeconomy

2. Contents
3 Message f r om t he Aut hor
4 I nt r o
5 Dol l ar s & Sense
6 Mad?
10 I ndust r i al Evol ut i on

3. From the Authors
Amanda Clayton -Stevens

4. Bef or e you cont i nue, you must agr ee and accept one basi c pr i nci pl e or
t he sol ut i on wi l l never make sense t o you. Money. You must have t he abi l i t y
t o separ at e f act f r om f i ct i on, and passi on f r om i nt el l ect . We wr i t e t hi s
book f r om an economi c aspect and our t heor y i s devoi d of t he backr oom
deal i ngs of New Wor l d Or der s and t he l i ke. We do not choose t o suppor t nor
deny t hei r exi st ence. Maybe t hi s i s because when f aced wi t h t he enor mi t y of
such a pl ot ; we have no evi dence t o suppor t ei t her t heor y.
Introduction

5. When mi l i t ar y st r at egy i s appl i ed t o busi ness
pr act i ce, t he t r ut h becomes i ncr easi ngl y cl ear as you
wi l l see her e. Al l t hat has happened and cont i nues t o
happen i s t he deat h t hr oes of i ndust r i es del ayi ng t he
i nevi t abl e downf al l by any and al l asset s t hey
possess. Pr ot ect i on of mar ket shar e and met hods on
whi ch t o f eed i t r esul t s i n t he pr of i t s t o ext end
sol vency.
I n l aymen?s t er ms, busi nesses woul d not exi st t oday
l ef t t o t hei r own means t o sel l a pr oduct f or a
hi gher pr i ce t han whi ch t hey acqui r e i t .
They need hel p i n t er ms of f avor abl e l egi sl at i on, no
cor por at e t axes, and subsi di es wi t h t he backi ng of a
power f ul mi l i t ar y t o mai nt ai n t hei r power .
Money f l ows i n ever y di r ect i on.
However , one mai n f act or exi st s. I t st ar t s wi t h each
of us gl obal l y. Ever y t i me we make a pur chase, we
al one sust ai n unsust ai nabl e cycl es r esul t i ng i n our
own mass sui ci de.
You have numer ous met hods i n whi ch t o choose your
demi se but you ar e equal l y l i mi t ed t o t he r esour ce i n
whi ch t hey or i gi nat e. Pol l ut i on, hunger , dr aught ,
moder n i l l ness, war , and even t he f ood you eat has
been i nf ect ed wi t h t he poi son.
Dollars & Sense

6. Mad?You have been exposed to images of extreme weather, hunger,
animals covered with oil, and human suffering. However, the
solutions you are given are limited to your signature on a petition and
the dollars you donate.

7. e ar e at War wi t h
t he r esour ces ki l l i ng
us and t hi s pl anet .
What began as a
sour ce of ener gy f or
l i ght and heat f or
t housands of year s needed t o
di ver si f y. Oi l and coal f aced
i nsol vency as el ect r i ci t y gai ned
popul ar i t y.
Begi nni ng i n t he 1930?s,
Consumer pr oduct s cont ai ni ng
f ossi l f uel s t ouched ever y aspect
of our l i ves. Pl ast i c pr oduct s,
st eel , wat er bot t l es, appl i ances,
el ect r oni cs al l ar e pr oduced as a
bypr oduct s of f ossi l f uel s. Fr om
t he medi cat i ons you t ake and f ood
you eat t o your I Phone; i t ?s al l
der i ved f r om f ossi l f uel
MATERI ALS.
Now, f ossi l f uel s ar e al l
ar ound you. They ar e ki l l i ng your
f ami l y and t hi s pl anet .
You ar e t hi nki ng about t hese
r esour ces i n t er ms of power ar en' t
you? The huge angr y gr ay cl ouds of
pol l ut i on begi n pumpi ng i n your
mi nd' s eye.
You' r e r i ght . However , t he
pr obl em i s much bi gger t han t hat .
Di d you st op t o l ook at t he
Smar t phone you ar e vi ewi ng t hi s
on? Or t he l unch wr apper s, cups,
dr i nk bot t l es and bags you have
been t hr owi ng away al l day? Di d
you envi si on t he aspi r i n you t ook
at l unch?
Ther e ar e uses f or t hese
pol l ut i ng r esour ces f ar beyond t he
car you dr i ve or home ener gy use.
As t he Nat i onal Academy of
Engi neer i ng once st at ed, ?The
pr oduct s f r om pet r ochemi cal s have
pl ayed as gr eat a r ol e i n shapi ng
t he moder n wor l d as gasol i ne and
f uel oi l s have i n power i ng i t . ?
( sour ce: exxonmobi l chemi cal . com)
Pet r ochemi cal s ar e a 2. 3
TRI LLI ON dol l ar i ndust r y. Gal l ons
of oi l ar e di ver t ed f r om gas
st at i ons t o your home at a hi gher
pr of i t mar gi n.
I n many r espect s consumer
pr oduct s ar e mor e danger ous t o our
envi r onment t han t he use of f ossi l
f uel s f or power gener at i on.
Consumer pr oduct s made f r om
f ossi l f uel s have r ecur r i ng
envi r onment al i mpact s:
- Gr eenhouse gases ar e r el eased
dur i ng t he r ef i ni ng pr ocess,
- t oxi c secondar y chemi cal s ar e
combi ned dur i ng pr oduct i on of
t he mat er i al s,
- t hose mat er i al s ar e pr ocessed
agai n t o make t he pr oduct ,
- t he pr oduct i s used,
- di sposed of i n l andf i l l s.
Recent l y t he use of
pet r ochemi cal s i n consumer
pr oduct s and f ood has been l i nked
t o ment al and physi cal di sease.
W
"We ar e losing
the war for our
people and
planet to fossil
fuels. "
-Amanda Clayton Stevens

8. Look beyond the energy, Fossil Fuels are in EVERYTHING
"Only 200 chemicals
of the 80,000 used in
pr oducts ar e
r egulated by the FDA.
-Amanda Clayton-Stevens
Feel f r ee t o t ake a l ook ar ound. As you sur vey t he
damage caused by our moder n soci et y and pur sui t of
pr of i t , pl ease ask your sel f one quest i on. What bot her s
you mor e? The possi bi l i t y you wer en?t consi der ed i n t he
gr and desi gn of our l i near economy? Or maybe you wer e
consi der ed and di smi ssed anyway?
I t i s a ver y r el evant quest i on. I t const i t ut es evi l
peopl e and cor por at i ons t ar get i ng you per sonal l y. I t
put s a f ace on t he bandi t and i t makes t he comi ng
bat t l es i n t hi s war ver y per sonal i f you wer e consi der ed
and gi ven a deat h sent ence. I t i nvokes emot i on and your
passi on. I t al so pr edest i ned you t o be per suaded by
anot her ar gument or t o f i ght back j ust f or t he sake of
doi ng so. I t may sol i ci t t he need f or r eact i on out of
desper at i on. To j ump on t he f i r st opt i on t hat comes your
way, and di smi ssi ng i t j ust as qui ckl y i f i t appear s t o
be t he cur e, but l et s us down monument al l y.
When l ooki ng at our cur r ent pr obl ems i t i s t he cause
of t hi s mess and t he cur e. Somewher e i n our pur sui t of
gai n, we abol i shed mor al i t y. We cont i nued t o buy and

9. Appl y Pr essur e - I t Wi l l Bl ow Up i n Your Face
We ar e i n an enor mous economi c pr essur e cooker , wi t h i nf l at i on
on t he r i se and sal ar i es on t he f al l .
The push f or envi r onment al r egul at i ons woul d wor k i n t heor y. I f
you wer e mot i vat i ng a mar ket t o shi f t t o avai l abl e al t er nat i ves. I f
you do not of f er mar ket accept ed al t er nat i ves t o a f ossi l f uel
der i ved pl ast i c bot t l e, you have onl y achi eved a hi gher pr i ced
pl ast i c bot t l e. The cost s need t o be absor bed by t he pr oducer or
consumer . I f t he pr of i t i sn?t t her e; t he pr oducer wi l l i ncr ease t he
pr i ce. The consumer has nowher e t o t ur n because al l t he pl ast i c
bot t l e manuf act ur er s use t he same mat er i al s.
Gover nment keeps our soci et y i n a per pet ual st at e of sel f
dest r uct i on. Pol i t i ci ans accept pr of i t s gener at ed f r om depl et i ng
r esour ces t o pr ot ect i ndust r i es. Depl et i ng r esour ces t hat come wi t h
addi t i onal cost s i n nat i onal heal t hcar e, envi r onment al di sast er s,
and pr ot ect i on of t he r esour ces t hat keep pr of i t s and pol l ut i on
gr owi ng i n t andem.
I ndust r i es t hat pr ovi de pr oduct s ki l l i ng us sl owl y.
"We wi l l NEVER wi n
t he war on f ossi l
f uel s unl ess we
expand our f ocus
beyond r enewabl e
ener gy t o t he
mat er i al s we use. "
-Amanda Clayton-Stevens

10. Industrial EvolutionThe shift from a fossil fuel economy to a bio
based economy .

11. r guabl y, t he needed change f r om a l i near
economy t o a ci r cul ar economy wi l l be
gr adual and based on one si ngl e f act ;
pr of i t abl e commer ce. Pr of i t s f uel
gover nment el ect i ons, l obby f or vot es,
and pr ovi de t he needed f undi ng f or new
t echnol ogi es. Unt i l t he r enewabl e busi ness model i s
pr oven vi a publ i c accept ance, consumer spendi ng, and
pr of i t abl e equi t y, we wi l l cont i nue on t hi s col l i si on
cour se wi t h an ext i nct i on event .
Ther e i s a sol ut i on. I ndust r i al EVOLUTI ON.
Taki ng t he " gr een" quest i on out of t he consumer
pur chase by pr ovi di ng a l ower cost pr oduct made of
bi omat er i al s i s our key obj ect i ve. Usi ng bamboo &
hemp t o pr oduce mat er i al s f or consumer pur chase put s
t he sol ut i on i n ' our ' hands. Li t er al l y. The
i mpl i cat i ons of a sudden shi f t i n consumer buyi ng
pat t er ns wi l l speak l ouder t han a " Mi l l i on Man Mar ch"
on Washi ngt on, D. C.
By addr essi ng t he mat er i al s we use t o bui l d, we
can st ar t smal l and cr eat e a scal abl e i ndust r y t hat
wi l l show an enor mous i mpact on our economi es, we can
r ever se cl i mat e change, r epl eni sh soi l s, l ocal i ze
manuf act ur i ng cr eat i ng j obs, and move out of t hi s
mass pr oduct i on model t o i nspi r e i ndi vi dual i t y.
How? Cost of t he mat er i al s t o bui l d bi o pr oduct s
vs. f ossi l f uel s cost l ess i n ever y aspect . I t i s
cheaper t o bui l d wi t h mat er i al s gr own t han i t i s wi t h
mat er i al s mi ned or dr i l l ed.
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12. "Protest isonly part of the solution.
Your dollarswill bring change faster
than picket signs.
Here isyour power for change.
Here isyour alternative."
-Amanda Clayton Stevens
The cost of mat er i al s t o bui l d bi o pr oduct s
vs. f ossi l f uel s i n ever y way. I t i s cheaper t o
bui l d wi t h mat er i al s gr own t han i t i s wi t h
mat er i al s mi ned or dr i l l ed. The hi gher cost s of
bui l di ng and manuf act ur i ng wi t h f ossi l f uel s ar e:
- Geogr aphi c pr oxi mi t y t o sour ces. A Bi o Economy
i s gr own anywher e, Oi l , coal and ot her f ossi l
f uel s ar e i n i sol at ed ar eas.
- Cost of pr ot ect i on of r esour ces. War
- Cost of use of r esour ces. Pol l ut i on,
i nt oxi cat i on, heal t hcar e, cancer , di sease,
envi r onment al di sast er s, unempl oyment .
- Cost of pr oduct i on of r esour ces. Over ext ended
suppl y chai ns, pol l ut i on, i nt oxi cat i on,
heal t hcar e, cancer , di sease, envi r onment al
di sast er s, and pover t y.
- Cost of mar ket i ng. Peopl e ar e not mot i vat ed t o
spr ead t he wor d about t he new pl ast i c
pet r ochemi cal f or f r ee vi a soci al medi a. Fossi l
f uel s needs t o pay f or adver t i si ng.

13. "Economic,
political, social,
technical and
envir onmental
issues will usher in
the new economy "
-Amanda Clayton-Stevens
Ther e i s a per f ect st or m
appr oachi ng f or change. Al l
el ement s l ead t o t he need f or new
r esour ces, t o end pover t y, war and
hunger .
Renewabl e ener gy i s a smal l
par t of t he sol ut i on. WE ar e
empower ed when f ocusi ng on
pr oduct s. Speci f i cal l y, t he
chemi cal s and mat er i al s used t o
pr oduce t hem. The pot ent i al
oppor t uni t i es ar e huge.
Ni net y- si x per cent of al l U. S.
manuf act ur ed goods use some sor t
of chemi cal pr oduct , and
busi nesses dependant on t he
chemi cal i ndust r y account f or
near l y
$3. 6 t r i l l i on i n US GDP.
WE cont r ol what pr oduct s we
buy. We cont r ol t he demand f or
f ossi l f uel s, and now t her e ar e
vi abl e al t er nat i ves t o al l ow us t o
change commer ce.

14. Welcome to the Evolution.
of f ossi l f uel s i s wi t hi n your r each.
The evol ut i on cont i nues
A Bioeconomy