Click on the link below to view Thomas Freidman’s New York Times op-ed if you dare:
My big problem with Freidman is his big problem with oil, natural gas and coal
energy. He goes on and on about how we need renewable energy sources and more
investment in new technology for other forms of energy. He says we need to
invest in it because it will help us depend less on oil imports from the Arabs
but at the same time he doesn’t want us to drill or explore for our own oil,
natural gas or coal in this country. I’m all for new investment in the
renewable energy but I’m also a realist and understand basic economics.
From the research I’ve seen the best laid estimates for how much all these wonderful new energy technologies produce today is 7% of our total energy needs. The cost related to achieve that 7% are astronomically higher than you can imagine. This number includes, wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and bio-fuels. We must drill for more of our own oil and natural gas here in the States, off shore and in Alaska. More clean coal must be used to help our energy needs as well. Oil and natural gas are still the cheapest forms of energy to produce until the technology and the economics of the renewabl's catch up.
Even in the best case scenario 20 to 30 years from now we’ll still be a nation powered by oil, gas and coal. People who know nothing about drilling and mining have no idea how highly regulated both have become over the last 20 years and how it does little or no damage to the environment when they do.
As for the global warming question:
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is not pollution and Global Warming has nothing to do with pollution. The average person has been misled and is confused about what the current Global Warming debate is about, greenhouse gases. None of which has anything to do with air pollution. People are confusing Smog, Carbon Monoxide (CO) and the pollutants in car exhaust with the life supporting, essential trace gas in our atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide (CO2). Pollution is already regulated under the Clean Air Act and regulating Carbon Dioxide (CO2) will do absolutely nothing to make the air you breath "cleaner". Regulating Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions through either 'Carbon Taxes', 'Cap and Trade' (Which Freidman supports) or the EPA will cause energy prices (electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, and heating oil) to skyrocket.
The facts are in and the facts are that the data the scientists have used to base their global warming argument on are false, prefabricated and misleading. The only thing I do agree with in his piece is that it’s time for the scientists to give us factual supported data and if they don’t have it they must go back to the drawing board to make a more honest assessment about climate change. For now it’s all bunk and Al Gore hot air.
31,000 Scientist said the same 2 years ago when they signed a Petition saying Global Warming was a fraud but nobody was paying attention.
Click below to read about the Petition:
Scientists Sign Petition Denying Global Warming
Oh by the way... maybe if Freidman holds his breath long enough he won't release any CO2 into the atmosphere. Planet Earth is Saved, Whew!
From the research I’ve seen the best laid estimates for how much all these wonderful new energy technologies produce today is 7% of our total energy needs. The cost related to achieve that 7% are astronomically higher than you can imagine. This number includes, wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and bio-fuels. We must drill for more of our own oil and natural gas here in the States, off shore and in Alaska. More clean coal must be used to help our energy needs as well. Oil and natural gas are still the cheapest forms of energy to produce until the technology and the economics of the renewabl's catch up.
Even in the best case scenario 20 to 30 years from now we’ll still be a nation powered by oil, gas and coal. People who know nothing about drilling and mining have no idea how highly regulated both have become over the last 20 years and how it does little or no damage to the environment when they do.
As for the global warming question:
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is not pollution and Global Warming has nothing to do with pollution. The average person has been misled and is confused about what the current Global Warming debate is about, greenhouse gases. None of which has anything to do with air pollution. People are confusing Smog, Carbon Monoxide (CO) and the pollutants in car exhaust with the life supporting, essential trace gas in our atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide (CO2). Pollution is already regulated under the Clean Air Act and regulating Carbon Dioxide (CO2) will do absolutely nothing to make the air you breath "cleaner". Regulating Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions through either 'Carbon Taxes', 'Cap and Trade' (Which Freidman supports) or the EPA will cause energy prices (electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, and heating oil) to skyrocket.
The facts are in and the facts are that the data the scientists have used to base their global warming argument on are false, prefabricated and misleading. The only thing I do agree with in his piece is that it’s time for the scientists to give us factual supported data and if they don’t have it they must go back to the drawing board to make a more honest assessment about climate change. For now it’s all bunk and Al Gore hot air.
31,000 Scientist said the same 2 years ago when they signed a Petition saying Global Warming was a fraud but nobody was paying attention.
Click below to read about the Petition:
Scientists Sign Petition Denying Global Warming
Oh by the way... maybe if Freidman holds his breath long enough he won't release any CO2 into the atmosphere. Planet Earth is Saved, Whew!
