More
Americans must become better educated and have stronger opinions on man-made climate
change, energy and the economics of both because it could be the 3 issues that
bring the US to its knees if we don’t bring honest debate, common sense and
facts back into the discussion.
We should
push for renewable energy, it will advance but even then, it still has to make
economic sense. The taxpayers should not be on the hook for billions and trillions
of dollars’ in subsidies if the technology is completely unaffordable, non-reliable
nor practical to use. We should be all for private investment in
renewables but not for giving massive subsidies to prop up the research
surrounding it.
It's a
fact that the renewables, no matter what the scenario, isn’t a one size fits
all solution. It’s a complete fantasy to believe they alone can replace fossil
fuel. The one that makes the most sense is nuclear if people could get over
their fears about it. Fantastic research is being done today to make nuclear energy
safe but you don’t hear about it because to many environmentalists reject it
outright.
Given that
then we have to explore for oil, natural gas and coal to keep our lights, heat,
air conditioning, agriculture and manufacturing industries going. They’re all finite
resources of course and hopefully someday the science, the economics and the
wide spread use of renewables will be more readily available and reliable. But
we can’t commit economy suicide based on a theory today, and it is a theory
that man has and will continue to destroy Mother Gaia, if we use fossil fuels.
It’s not a factual argument.
We’ve made
great strides on environmental protection but the scales have swung too far the
other way with the spending and regulatory side. In the beginning the EPA did
help create reasonable protections for air and water quality. The gasoline powered
cars today burn very clean fuel and emit half the amount of carbon monoxide as
they once did and we can thank the EPA for leading the way on that one issue. The
air quality in major cities has vastly improved as a result.
Air Quality vs Pollution
The problem
is to many people believe man-made climate change and bad air quality are one
in the same. They are two completely different subjects and are not connected.
carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are 2 different gases, you’d be amazed how
many don’t know the difference.
One thing is
a factual certainty carbon dioxide (CO2) is NOT a pollutant and the global
warming debate has nothing to do with pollution. The average person has been
misled and is confused about what the current global warming debate is about which
is 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). Real air pollution is already regulated under the 1970's
Clean Air Act and regulating carbon dioxide (CO2) will do absolutely nothing to
make the air we all breath "cleaner".
They are
also misled to believe that (CO2) is polluting the oceans through acidification
but there is nothing unnatural or unprecedented about current measurements of
ocean water pH and a future rise in CO2 will likely yield growth benefits to
corals and other sea life.
CO2 is in
our every breath, in the carbonated sodas and waters that we drink and in the
dry ice that helps us keep our food cold and safe. We breathe in 400 parts per
million and then exhale 40,000 parts per million with no ill effects.
We breathe
the 40,000 ppm into victims needing CPR and it does not cause them to
die!
The
monitoring systems in U.S. submarines do not provide an alert until CO2 levels
reach 8,000 ppm which is higher that natural CO2 levels have been on Earth in
the last 540 million years.
CO2 is a
great airborne fertilizer which, as its concentrations rise, causes additional
plant growth and causes plants to need less water. Without CO2, there would be
no life (food) on Earth. The 120 ppm of CO2 added to the atmosphere since the
start of the industrial revolution has caused an average increase in worldwide
plant growth of over 12 percent and of 18 percent for trees.
There is not
a single instance of CO2 being a pollutant. Ask any chemistry
professor. The only thing being polluted is young minds and useful idiots.
Endless Government Subsides
As of 2015
Elon Musk had received government checks totaling $5 billion dollars, it’s
chump change compared to the unicorn budget that the lunatic Gore wants to
wallow in but he still hasn’t delivered a reasonably priced car for working
families.
Al Gore
recently said $15 trillion dollars in investment are needed to keep the earth
from spinning into global apocalypse. Of course, $9 trillion of that amount
would fund companies he has financial interests in.
The Math Matters
My question
is where does that money come from, the US government by way of the taxpayers?
Do we borrow more money from China? Is doubling our national debt a wise
investment considering the science is far from conclusive that man is dramatically
effecting climate? Should we be investing billions more on solar and wind when
it’s a mathematical and scientific fact they can’t possibly meet are energy
needs in the best of scenarios?
The future
of the our freedom and its continued existence depend on a sound energy policy,
‘reasonable environmental regulation’ and practicing far better economics at
every level of government. Common sense must win the day, not extremism based
on an unproven theory.
There is an
ideological war going on about social and economic issues but we should all be
on the side of freedom and common sense. We just can’t afford to be narrow
minded or our country could easily slip into an epic economic collapse. And
instead of living in a free and thriving capitalist society we’ll revert to a
third world country and economy with the social order swirling into complete
chaos.
I doubt believers will read many of the links I've posted if any because there’s a massive amount
of data here and it contradicts their opinions. It’s much easier to deny opposing data and not consider any argument
that questions the conventional wisdom.
This is the
problem we face, hard-core extremists live in an echo chamber and have tried to
shut down any debate or research that doesn’t agree with their vision of
utopia. I hope more reasonable people are willing to accept that there are
other views and they are good arguments to be made to not march in lock step.
Reasonable discussion
about energy, economics and the climate change theory has to return to the forefront
or I’m fearful a civil war is a real possibility in the future. Set aside
the social differences because these 3 issues may will be the
tipping point to our destruction.
Below are some links to support my opinion.
This video has been
out since 2012 but not many made-man climate change believers have watched it.
I’ve included this link because the research dollars play a huge role in
determining the kind of research being done by scientists and universities on
climate change. They have a vested interested in perpetuating the man-made
climate change theory for that reason alone, this can’t be denied.
Renewable solar and
electric car subsidies cost taxpayers billions.
The wind energy myth.
This documentary is
dated but still holds true today.
By many estimates
America has at least 300 to 600 years of oil and natural gas reserves. The national security
issue regarding energy is addressed here. This article and the information
there in makes us far more secure than depending on solar or wind.
