theteofscuba: there has got to be a better way to reward inventors
theteofscuba: than patents
inhahe: good point
inhahe: there should be a program
inhahe: a government program, or possibly a sponsorship

theteofscuba: the gov program? what would this gov program do exactly?
inhahe: a government program or possibly sponsorship to award people who invent something that does something more efficiently

inhahe: it's a play on nobel/mental lobe

--make sure it focuses on green solutions, because efficiency can also become efficiency at raping the earth