iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--16-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Solved, Revealing Stellar Missing Link

The Blue Ring Nebula , which perplexed scientists for over a decade , appears to be the youngest known example of two stars merged into one .
In 2004 , scientists with NASA ’ s space-based Galaxy Evolution Explorer ( GALEX ) spotted an object unlike any they ’ d seen before in our Milky Way galaxy : a large , faint blob of gas with a star at its center .
In the GALEX images , the blob appeared blue – though it doesn ’ t actually emit light visible to the human eye – and subsequent observations revealed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So the team nicknamed it the Blue Ring Nebula .
Over the next 16 years , they studied it with multiple Earth- and space-based telescopes , but the more they learned , the more mysterious it seemed .
A new study published online on Nov. 18 in the journal Nature may have cracked the case .
By applying cutting-edge theoretical models to the slew of data that has been collected on this object , the authors posit the nebula – a cloud of gas in space – is likely composed of debris from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a single star .
While merged star systems are thought to be fairly common , they are nearly impossible to study immediately after they form because they ’ re obscured by debris the collision kicks up .
Once the debris has cleared – at least hundreds of thousands of years later – they ’ re challenging to identify because they resemble non-merged stars .
The Blue Ring Nebula appears to be the missing link : Astronomers are seeing the star system only a few thousand years after the merger , when evidence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appears to be the first known example of a merged star system at this stage .
Operated between 2003 and 2013 and managed by NASA ’ s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California , GALEX was designed to help study the history of star formation throughout most of the universe by taking a census of young star populations in other galaxies .
To do this , the mission observed both near-UV light ( wavelengths slightly shorter than visible light ) and far-UV .
Most objects seen by GALEX radiated both near-UV ( represented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far-UV ( represented as blue ) , but the Blue Ring Nebula stood out because it emitted only far-UV light .
The object ’ s size was similar to that of a supernova remnant , which forms when a massive star runs out of fuel and explodes , or a planetary nebula , the puffed-up remains of a star the size of our Sun .
But the Blue Ring Nebula had a living star at its center .
What ’ s more , supernova remnants and planetary nebulas radiate in multiple light wavelengths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research showed that the Blue Ring Nebula did not .
In 2006 , the GALEX team looked at the nebula with the 200-inch ( 5.1-meter ) Hale telescope at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County , California , and then with the even more powerful 10-meter ( 33-foot ) telescopes at the W.M .
Keck Observatory in Hawaii .
They found evidence of a shockwave in the nebula , suggesting the gas composing the Blue Ring Nebula had indeed been expelled by some kind of violent event around the central star .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pulling a large amount of material onto its surface .
But where was the material coming from ?
“ For quite a long time we thought that maybe there was a planet several times the mass of Jupiter being torn apart by the star , and that was throwing all that gas out of the system , ” said Mark Seibert , an astrophysicist with the Carnegie Institution for Science and a member of the GALEX team at Caltech , which manages JPL .
But the team wanted more data .
In 2012 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NASA ’ s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ( WISE ) , a space telescope that studied the sky in infrared light , the GALEX team identified a disk of dust orbiting closely around the star .
( WISE was reactivated in 2013 as the asteroid-hunting NEOWISE mission . )
Archival data from three other infrared observatories , including NASA ’ s Spitzer Space Telescope , also spotted the disk .
The finding didn ’ t rule out the possibility that a planet was also orbiting the star , but eventually the team would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expelled into space came from something larger than even a giant planet .
Then in 2017 , the Habitable Zone Planet Finder on the Hobby-Eberly Telescope in Texas confirmed there was no compact object orbiting the star .
More than a decade after discovering the Blue Ring Nebula , the team had gathered data on the system from four space telescopes , four ground-based telescopes , historical observations of the star going back to 1895 ( in order to look for changes in its brightness over time ) , and with the help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Variable Star Observers ( AAVSO ) .
But an explanation for what had created the nebula still eluded them .
By the time Keri Hoadley began working with the GALEX science team in 2017 , “ the group had kind of hit a wall ” with the Blue Ring Nebula , she said .
But Hoadley , an astrophysicist at Caltech , was fascinated by the object and its bizarre features , so she accepted the challenge of trying to solve the mystery .
It seemed likely that the solution would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but from cutting-edge theories that could make sense of the existing data .
So Chris Martin , principal investigator for GALEX at Caltech , reached out to Brian Metzger of Columbia University for help .
As a theoretical astrophysicist , Metzger makes mathematical and computational models of cosmic phenomena , which can be used to predict how those phenomena will look and behave .
He specializes in cosmic mergers – collisions between a variety of objects , whether they be planets and stars or two black holes .
With Metzger on board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ progressed quickly .
“ It wasn ’ t just that Brian could explain the data we were seeing ; he was essentially predicting what we had observed before he saw it , ” said Hoadley .
“ He ’ d say , ‘ If this is a stellar merger , then you should see X , ’ and it was like , ‘ Yes !
We see that !
’ ” The team concluded that the nebula was the product of a relatively fresh stellar merger that likely occurred between a star similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about one-tenth that size ( or about 100 times the mass of Jupiter ) .
Nearing the end of its life , the Sun-like star began to swell , creeping closer to its companion .
Eventually , the smaller star fell into a downward spiral toward its larger companion .
Along the way , the larger star tore the smaller star apart , wrapping itself in a ring of debris before swallowing the smaller star entirely .
This was the violent event that led to the formation of the Blue Ring Nebula .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ debris into space that was sliced in two by the gas disk .
This created two cone-shaped debris clouds , their bases moving away from the star in opposite directions and getting wider as they travel outward .
The base of one cone is coming almost directly toward Earth and the other almost directly away .
They are too faint to see alone , but the area where the cones overlap ( as seen from Earth ) forms the central blue ring GALEX observed .
Millennia passed .
The expanding debris cloud cooled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydrogen molecules that collided with the interstellar medium , the sparse collection of atoms and energetic particles that fill the space between stars .
The collisions excited the hydrogen molecules , causing them to radiate in a specific wavelength of far-UV light .
Over time , the glow became just bright enough for GALEX to see .
Stellar mergers may occur as often as once every 10 years in our Milky Way galaxy , meaning it ’ s possible that a sizeable population of the stars we see in the sky were once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two-star systems that might merge some day , and we think we ’ ve identified stars that merged maybe millions of years ago .
But we have almost no data on what happens in between , ” said Metzger .
“ We think there are probably plenty of young remnants of stellar mergers in our galaxy , and the Blue Ring Nebula might show us what they look like so we can identify more of them.
” Though this is likely the conclusion of a 16-year-old mystery , it may also be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study of stellar mergers .
“ It ’ s amazing that GALEX was able to find this really faint object that we weren ’ t looking for but that turns out to be something really interesting to astronomers , ” said Seibert .
“ It just reiterates that when you look at the universe in a new wavelength or in a new way , you find things you never imagined you would.
” JPL , a division of Caltech , managed the GALEX mission for NASA ’ s Science Mission Directorate .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt , Maryland , under the Explorers Program .
JPL also managed the Spitzer and WISE missions , and manages the NEOWISE mission .
For more information about the GALEX mission visit :

From NASA
Nov. 18, 2020
The Blue Ring Nebula consists of two expanding cones of gas ejected into space by a stellar merger. As the gas cools, it forms hydrogen molecules that collide with particles in interstellar space, causing them to radiate far-ultraviolet light. Invisible to the human eye, it is shown here as blue.Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution for Science)/K. Hoadley (Caltech)/GALEX Team
The Blue Ring Nebula, which perplexed scientists for over a decade, appears to be the youngest known example of two stars merged into one.
In 2004, scientists with NASA’s space-based Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) spotted an object unlike any they’d seen before in our Milky Way galaxy: a large, faint blob of gas with a star at its center. In the GALEX images, the blob appeared blue – though it doesn’t actually emit light visible to the human eye – and subsequent observations revealed a thick ring structure within it. So the team nicknamed it the Blue Ring Nebula. Over the next 16 years, they studied it with multiple Earth- and space-based telescopes, but the more they learned, the more mysterious it seemed.
A new study published online on Nov. 18 in the journal Nature may have cracked the case. By applying cutting-edge theoretical models to the slew of data that has been collected on this object, the authors posit the nebula – a cloud of gas in space – is likely composed of debris from two stars that collided and merged into a single star.
The Blue Ring Nebula consists of two hollow, cone-shaped clouds of debris moving in opposite directions away from the central star. The base of one cone is traveling almost directly toward Earth. As a result, astronomers looking at the nebula see two circles that partially overlap.Credits: Mark Seibert
While merged star systems are thought to be fairly common, they are nearly impossible to study immediately after they form because they’re obscured by debris the collision kicks up. Once the debris has cleared – at least hundreds of thousands of years later – they’re challenging to identify because they resemble non-merged stars. The Blue Ring Nebula appears to be the missing link: Astronomers are seeing the star system only a few thousand years after the merger, when evidence of the union is still plentiful. It appears to be the first known example of a merged star system at this stage.
Operated between 2003 and 2013 and managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, GALEX was designed to help study the history of star formation throughout most of the universe by taking a census of young star populations in other galaxies. To do this, the mission observed both near-UV light (wavelengths slightly shorter than visible light) and far-UV. Most objects seen by GALEX radiated both near-UV (represented as yellow in GALEX images) and far-UV (represented as blue), but the Blue Ring Nebula stood out because it emitted only far-UV light.
The object’s size was similar to that of a supernova remnant, which forms when a massive star runs out of fuel and explodes, or a planetary nebula, the puffed-up remains of a star the size of our Sun. But the Blue Ring Nebula had a living star at its center. What’s more, supernova remnants and planetary nebulas radiate in multiple light wavelengths outside the UV range, while further research showed that the Blue Ring Nebula did not.
Phantom Planet
In 2006, the GALEX team looked at the nebula with the 200-inch (5.1-meter) Hale telescope at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, and then with the even more powerful 10-meter (33-foot) telescopes at the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii. They found evidence of a shockwave in the nebula, suggesting the gas composing the Blue Ring Nebula had indeed been expelled by some kind of violent event around the central star. Keck data also suggested the star was pulling a large amount of material onto its surface. But where was the material coming from?
“For quite a long time we thought that maybe there was a planet several times the mass of Jupiter being torn apart by the star, and that was throwing all that gas out of the system,” said Mark Seibert, an astrophysicist with the Carnegie Institution for Science and a member of the GALEX team at Caltech, which manages JPL.
But the team wanted more data. In 2012, using the first full-sky survey from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), a space telescope that studied the sky in infrared light, the GALEX team identified a disk of dust orbiting closely around the star. (WISE was reactivated in 2013 as the asteroid-hunting NEOWISE mission.) Archival data from three other infrared observatories, including NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, also spotted the disk. The finding didn’t rule out the possibility that a planet was also orbiting the star, but eventually the team would show that the disk and the material expelled into space came from something larger than even a giant planet. Then in 2017, the Habitable Zone Planet Finder on the Hobby-Eberly Telescope in Texas confirmed there was no compact object orbiting the star.
More than a decade after discovering the Blue Ring Nebula, the team had gathered data on the system from four space telescopes, four ground-based telescopes, historical observations of the star going back to 1895 (in order to look for changes in its brightness over time), and with the help of citizen scientists through the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO). But an explanation for what had created the nebula still eluded them.
Stellar Sleuthing
By the time Keri Hoadley began working with the GALEX science team in 2017, “the group had kind of hit a wall” with the Blue Ring Nebula, she said. But Hoadley, an astrophysicist at Caltech, was fascinated by the object and its bizarre features, so she accepted the challenge of trying to solve the mystery. It seemed likely that the solution would not come from more observations of the system, but from cutting-edge theories that could make sense of the existing data. So Chris Martin, principal investigator for GALEX at Caltech, reached out to Brian Metzger of Columbia University for help.
As a theoretical astrophysicist, Metzger makes mathematical and computational models of cosmic phenomena, which can be used to predict how those phenomena will look and behave. He specializes in cosmic mergers – collisions between a variety of objects, whether they be planets and stars or two black holes. With Metzger on board and Hoadley shepherding the work, things progressed quickly.
“It wasn’t just that Brian could explain the data we were seeing; he was essentially predicting what we had observed before he saw it,” said Hoadley. “He’d say, ‘If this is a stellar merger, then you should see X,’ and it was like, ‘Yes! We see that!’”
The team concluded that the nebula was the product of a relatively fresh stellar merger that likely occurred between a star similar to our Sun and another star only about one-tenth that size (or about 100 times the mass of Jupiter). Nearing the end of its life, the Sun-like star began to swell, creeping closer to its companion. Eventually, the smaller star fell into a downward spiral toward its larger companion. Along the way, the larger star tore the smaller star apart, wrapping itself in a ring of debris before swallowing the smaller star entirely.
This was the violent event that led to the formation of the Blue Ring Nebula. The merger launched a cloud of hot debris into space that was sliced in two by the gas disk. This created two cone-shaped debris clouds, their bases moving away from the star in opposite directions and getting wider as they travel outward. The base of one cone is coming almost directly toward Earth and the other almost directly away. They are too faint to see alone, but the area where the cones overlap (as seen from Earth) forms the central blue ring GALEX observed.
Millennia passed. The expanding debris cloud cooled and formed molecules and dust, including hydrogen molecules that collided with the interstellar medium, the sparse collection of atoms and energetic particles that fill the space between stars. The collisions excited the hydrogen molecules, causing them to radiate in a specific wavelength of far-UV light. Over time, the glow became just bright enough for GALEX to see.
Stellar mergers may occur as often as once every 10 years in our Milky Way galaxy, meaning it’s possible that a sizeable population of the stars we see in the sky were once two.
“We see plenty of two-star systems that might merge some day, and we think we’ve identified stars that merged maybe millions of years ago. But we have almost no data on what happens in between,” said Metzger. “We think there are probably plenty of young remnants of stellar mergers in our galaxy, and the Blue Ring Nebula might show us what they look like so we can identify more of them.”
Though this is likely the conclusion of a 16-year-old mystery, it may also be the beginning of a new chapter in the study of stellar mergers.
“It’s amazing that GALEX was able to find this really faint object that we weren’t looking for but that turns out to be something really interesting to astronomers,” said Seibert. “It just reiterates that when you look at the universe in a new wavelength or in a new way, you find things you never imagined you would.”
JPL, a division of Caltech, managed the GALEX mission for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. The mission was developed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, under the Explorers Program. JPL also managed the Spitzer and WISE missions, and manages the NEOWISE mission. For more information about the GALEX mission visit:
http://www.galex.caltech.edu/index.html
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/galaxy-evolution-explorer-galex/
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--Russian power plant halts operation due to snow cyclone

Over 90,000 residents of the city of Vladivostok city left without electricity ; some houses without heat supply .
State of emergency declared .
___________ MOSCOW , 19 Nov – The Vostochnaya Combined Heat and Power Plant ( CHPP ) in Vladivostok has halted electricity generation because of heavy ice with wind , press service of the Russian Energy Ministry told TASS on Thursday .
“ The Energy Ministry exercises special control over power supply in the Primorsky Region : a portion of power transmission line turned off due to heavy snow with wind ; Vostochnaya CHPP halted electricity generation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of consumers has been disrupted , ” the press service says .
The Vladivostok Administration has introduced a state of emergency in the city because of large-scale power tripping during the snow cyclone .
According to local authorities , over 90,000 Vladivostok residents are left without electricity ; some houses are without heat supply .
As of this moment ( 1:30 am , 22 Nov ) it is 25F ( -3.9C ) in Vladivostok .
I ’ m sure they wouldn ’ t mind a little bit of global warming..
Thanks to Laurel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plant halts operation due to snow cyclone appeared first on Ice Age Now .

Over 90,000 residents of the city of Vladivostok city left without electricity; some houses without heat supply. State of emergency declared.
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MOSCOW, 19 Nov – The Vostochnaya Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHPP) in Vladivostok has halted electricity generation because of heavy ice with wind, press service of the Russian Energy Ministry told TASS on Thursday.
“The Energy Ministry exercises special control over power supply in the Primorsky Region: a portion of power transmission line turned off due to heavy snow with wind; Vostochnaya CHPP halted electricity generation, and power supply to a portion of consumers has been disrupted,” the press service says.
The Vladivostok Administration has introduced a state of emergency in the city because of large-scale power tripping during the snow cyclone.
According to local authorities, over 90,000 Vladivostok residents are left without electricity; some houses are without heat supply.
As of this moment (1:30 am, 22 Nov) it is 25F (-3.9C) in Vladivostok.
I’m sure they wouldn’t mind a little bit of global warming..
https://tass.com/emergencies/1225521
Thanks to Laurel for this link
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--Matt Ridley: Ten reasons why Boris’s green agenda is just plain wrong

While climate change is a real issue and must be tackled , the prime minister ’ s 10-commandment plan is not the way to go about it Our fearless leader has descended from the mountain with a 10-commandment plan for a green industrial revolution .
At a cost of £12 billion , he will have all Britons driving electric cars powered by North Sea wind turbines and giving up their gas boilers to heat their homes with ground-source heat pumps .
He will invent zero-emission planes and ships .
This vast enterprise will create 250,000 jobs .
I am a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but this Ed Miliband policy makes no sense any way you look at it .
Here are 10 reasons why .
First , if it ’ s jobs we are after then spending £48,000 per job is a lot .
Cheaper , as Lord Lawson put it , to create the same employment erecting a statue of Boris in every town .
Anyway , it ’ s backwards : it ’ s not jobs in the generating of energy that count but jobs that use it .
Providing cheap , reliable energy enables @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free as far as the taxpayer is concerned .
Second , he misreads how innovation works , a topic on which I ’ ve just written a book .
Innovation will create marvellous , unexpected things in the next 10 years .
But if you could summon up innovations to order in any sector you want , such as electric planes and cheap ways of making hydrogen , just by spending money , then the promises of my childhood would have come true : routine space travel , personal jetpacks and flying cars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for more than 50 years .
Third , he is hugely underestimating the cost .
The wind industry claims that its cost is coming down .
But the accounts of wind energy companies show that both capital and operating expenditures of offshore wind farms continue to rise , as Gordon Hughes of Edinburgh University and John Aldersey-Williams of Aberdeen Busines School have found .
Wind firms sign contracts to deliver cheap electricity , but the penalties for walking away from those contracts , demanding higher prices from a desperate grid in the future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Britain already has among the highest electricity prices for business in Europe because of the £10 billion a year that electricity-bill payers spend on subsidising the rich capitalists who own wind farms ; raising them further will kill a lot more than 250,000 jobs .
Fourth , these policies will not significantly reduce the nation ’ s emissions , let alone the world ’ s .
It takes a lot more emissions to make an electric car than a petrol one because of the battery .
This is usually made in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100,000 miles – which is optimistic – and the electricity with which it is recharged is made partly with gas , then there is only a small saving in emissions over the lifetime of the car , according to Gautam Kalghatgi of Oxford University .
Fifth , the plan will make the electricity supply less reliable .
Already this autumn there have been power-cut near misses and there was a bad blackout in 2019 .
Costly diesel generators came to our rescue , but keeping the grid stable is getting harder , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have become more common because of reliance on renewables .
Smart meters that drain your electric car ’ s battery to help keep other people ’ s lights on may help .
But if you think that will be popular , Boris , good luck , and wait till the lights go out or the cost of heating your home goes through the roof .
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While climate change is a real issue and must be tackled, the prime minister’s 10-commandment plan is not the way to go about it
Our fearless leader has descended from the mountain with a 10-commandment plan for a green industrial revolution. At a cost of £12 billion, he will have all Britons driving electric cars powered by North Sea wind turbines and giving up their gas boilers to heat their homes with ground-source heat pumps. He will invent zero-emission planes and ships. This vast enterprise will create 250,000 jobs. I am a loyal supporter of the prime minister, but this Ed Miliband policy makes no sense any way you look at it. Here are 10 reasons why.
First, if it’s jobs we are after then spending £48,000 per job is a lot. Cheaper, as Lord Lawson put it, to create the same employment erecting a statue of Boris in every town. Anyway, it’s backwards: it’s not jobs in the generating of energy that count but jobs that use it. Providing cheap, reliable energy enables the private sector to create jobs for free as far as the taxpayer is concerned.
Second, he misreads how innovation works, a topic on which I’ve just written a book. Innovation will create marvellous, unexpected things in the next 10 years. But if you could summon up innovations to order in any sector you want, such as electric planes and cheap ways of making hydrogen, just by spending money, then the promises of my childhood would have come true: routine space travel, personal jetpacks and flying cars. Instead, we flew in 747s for more than 50 years.
Third, he is hugely underestimating the cost. The wind industry claims that its cost is coming down. But the accounts of wind energy companies show that both capital and operating expenditures of offshore wind farms continue to rise, as Gordon Hughes of Edinburgh University and John Aldersey-Williams of Aberdeen Busines School have found. Wind firms sign contracts to deliver cheap electricity, but the penalties for walking away from those contracts, demanding higher prices from a desperate grid in the future, are minimal and their investors know it. Britain already has among the highest electricity prices for business in Europe because of the £10 billion a year that electricity-bill payers spend on subsidising the rich capitalists who own wind farms; raising them further will kill a lot more than 250,000 jobs.
Fourth, these policies will not significantly reduce the nation’s emissions, let alone the world’s. It takes a lot more emissions to make an electric car than a petrol one because of the battery. This is usually made in China. If the battery lasts for 100,000 miles – which is optimistic – and the electricity with which it is recharged is made partly with gas, then there is only a small saving in emissions over the lifetime of the car, according to Gautam Kalghatgi of Oxford University.
Fifth, the plan will make the electricity supply less reliable. Already this autumn there have been power-cut near misses and there was a bad blackout in 2019. Costly diesel generators came to our rescue, but keeping the grid stable is getting harder, and in both Australia and California, blackouts have become more common because of reliance on renewables. Smart meters that drain your electric car’s battery to help keep other people’s lights on may help. But if you think that will be popular, Boris, good luck, and wait till the lights go out or the cost of heating your home goes through the roof.
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--Labor’s Power Brawl: ALP’s Hard-Green Left Destroying Workers’ Party With Wind & Solar Obsession

Australia ’ s Labor Party was started in 1891 by QLD sheepshearers on strike , fighting for better wages and conditions ; over a Century it became the party of ideas .
Nowadays , it is unrecognizable , on either score .
A hard-green left intelligentsia hijacked the party , long ago ; pushing nonsensical CO2 emissions and renewable energy targets , and an anti-mining agenda that have cost it dearly .
Not least the unloseable Federal election in May 2019 , when it was shellacked in the regions which depend upon reliable and affordable energy , such as mining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treats its former base with derision and contempt .
Characters like shadow energy spokesman , Mark Butler , function in a parallel universe ; his perverse obsession with wind and solar and carbon dioxide gas emissions has helped drive a wedge between those ALP MPs safely ensconced in inner-city seats , plagued with green voting University academics and bike riding , vegan baristas and old Labor stalwarts – like Joel Fitzgibbon – who represent the hardhat and high-viz wearing workers who help generate the wealth that make this country tick .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made a name for himself by tackling his insipid leader , Anthony Albanese and berating Butler , among others , for their efforts in making the Labor Party positively unelectable , outside the skinny soy latte zone .
Judith Sloan takes a look at what ’ s caused an irreconcilable rift between those remaining members of the ALP who understand what the ‘ L ’ in ‘ ALP ’ stands for , and those that don ’ t .
No wonder Joel Fitzgibbon has given up on catatonic Labor The Australian Judith Sloan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in paradise lately among federal Labor parliamentarians .
An almighty blue about climate change involving Joel Fitzgibbon , the member for Hunter , and others in the shadow cabinet ended with Fitzgibbon quitting the frontbench .
The differences of opinion have been apparent for some time , with Fitzgibbon pushing a middle ground when it comes to climate change policy , in general , and to emissions reduction targets , in particular .
The way Fitzgibbon sees it , Labor has presented several policy variants to the electorate over recent electoral cycles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Last year , Labor pushed for an emissions reduction target of 45 per cent by 2030 , which contrasted with the government ’ s target of a cut of between 26 and 28 per cent .
The failure by Labor — and this can be sheeted home to climate change and energy spokesman Mark Butler — to provide costings of the extreme policy was a factor in Labor ’ s election defeat .
That Butler retains the portfolio is testament to the power of Labor ’ s factional system .
Labor ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 2050 , a position embraced , in theory at least , by a number of countries , state and territory governments and some companies .
That 2050 is so far off is a strength and weakness .
It sounds virtuous while obviating the need for any immediate costly action .
But the commitment allows activists to pressure Labor to outline the means and timetable for that ambitious target .
This is where Labor is having trouble in formulating policy .
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese would have been wise to replace Butler .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this and there was an overwhelming case to let someone else have a shot .
From the backbench Fitzgibbon demands Butler be moved ; it ’ s tricky for Albanese to do so lest it be seen as leadership weakness .
The bigger backdrop is that Labor can not make any useful contribution to the debate about climate change policy under today ’ s circumstances .
The federal government bats on with its technology-based policy approach while various state governments — and the ACT government ( pause for laughter ) — do their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the national electricity market .
Victoria and Queensland have economically damaging renewable energy targets driving subsidised investment in renewables .
Problems have emerged around grid stability as well as connecting far-flung renewables installations constructed without adequate transmission links .
NSW ’ s strategy is different , but also carries high economic costs .
Its redeeming feature is it emphasises reliable energy .
Mind you , it ’ s a case of government-micromanaged investment with all the gains being captured by renewable energy companies .
Driven by Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the aim is to push coal-fired plants out by making them unprofitable and insist the capacity be replaced by renewables .
To maintain reliability , it is envisaged that large-scale investments will be required in both batteries and more pumped hydro beyond Snowy 2.0 .
That development ( and cost ) of batteries is not at a point to help with reliability — they can help with frequency control — is conveniently overlooked .
Underscoring Kean ’ s ignorance of the energy market , he has declared gas has no future in NSW @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreement with the federal government to provide an additional 70 petajoules of gas annually in exchange for $ 2bn .
The Premier and Treasurer need to remind Kean of this .
The NSW government should pursue gas-fired electricity as the principal means of ensuring reliability at a competitive price .
Gas plants can be built relatively quickly and located on brownfields sites with transmission links already in place .
It is the obvious way forward save for the blinkered zealot .
Into this mix comes the unhelpful Integrated System Plan developed by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assumptions of absurdly high gas prices and the absence of any construction cost blowouts of new interstate connectors , the ISP paints a picture of myriad renewable energy installations connected by a new , expensive transmission network .
Now AEMO has lost its lawyer-trained chief executive , we should anticipate some significant modifications to the agency ’ s thinking as the days of unqualified devotion to renewable energy make way for realistic recommendations based on engineering and economics .
The eastern states electricity market remains a mess , as the states ( and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that damages consumers and businesses but confers commercial benefits on renewable energy providers .
There is only so much the federal government can do about this destructive behaviour , although the Australian Energy Regulator plays a useful countervailing role .
Meanwhile , we are served up the unhelpful suggestion of an economy-wide carbon price from the newly created Blueprint Institute , a think tank aligned with the Liberal Party ’ s wet faction .
It calls for a carbon price , claiming that “ without a uniform price our emissions reduction task will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Coalition nor Labor is about to propose that , even if voters receive some compensation , as was the case when the Gillard government introduced its carbon price , also known as a tax .
Moreover , Blueprint ’ s assumption that all the other interventions directed at reducing emissions would simply vanish is heroic , even for economists .
The rest of the paper is simply a plea for more rents for renewables providers — commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 , no Kyoto carryovers , taxpayer-funded additional transmission and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ green-leaning politicians and many commentators make is thinking there is some sort of free lunch out there that allows a transition to a less emission-intensive economy with no net costs .
Some admit there will be losers — bad luck to the coalminers — but a just transition will be promised .
Others can only see the upsides , often because they are acting on behalf of renewables providers .
Follow the money — it ’ s the dictum that never let ’ s you down .
The Australian

Australia’s Labor Party was started in 1891 by QLD sheepshearers on strike, fighting for better wages and conditions; over a Century it became the party of ideas. Nowadays, it is unrecognizable, on either score.
A hard-green left intelligentsia hijacked the party, long ago; pushing nonsensical CO2 emissions and renewable energy targets, and an anti-mining agenda that have cost it dearly. Not least the unloseable Federal election in May 2019, when it was shellacked in the regions which depend upon reliable and affordable energy, such as mining and mineral processing.
The modern ALP treats its former base with derision and contempt. Characters like shadow energy spokesman, Mark Butler, function in a parallel universe; his perverse obsession with wind and solar and carbon dioxide gas emissions has helped drive a wedge between those ALP MPs safely ensconced in inner-city seats, plagued with green voting University academics and bike riding, vegan baristas and old Labor stalwarts – like Joel Fitzgibbon – who represent the hardhat and high-viz wearing workers who help generate the wealth that make this country tick.
In the last few weeks, Joel Fitzgibbon has made a name for himself by tackling his insipid leader, Anthony Albanese and berating Butler, among others, for their efforts in making the Labor Party positively unelectable, outside the skinny soy latte zone.
Judith Sloan takes a look at what’s caused an irreconcilable rift between those remaining members of the ALP who understand what the ‘L’ in ‘ALP’ stands for, and those that don’t.
No wonder Joel Fitzgibbon has given up on catatonic Labor
The Australian
Judith Sloan
17 November 2020
There has been tension in paradise lately among federal Labor parliamentarians. An almighty blue about climate change involving Joel Fitzgibbon, the member for Hunter, and others in the shadow cabinet ended with Fitzgibbon quitting the frontbench.
The differences of opinion have been apparent for some time, with Fitzgibbon pushing a middle ground when it comes to climate change policy, in general, and to emissions reduction targets, in particular.
The way Fitzgibbon sees it, Labor has presented several policy variants to the electorate over recent electoral cycles, none of which has been embraced. Last year, Labor pushed for an emissions reduction target of 45 per cent by 2030, which contrasted with the government’s target of a cut of between 26 and 28 per cent.
The failure by Labor — and this can be sheeted home to climate change and energy spokesman Mark Butler — to provide costings of the extreme policy was a factor in Labor’s election defeat. That Butler retains the portfolio is testament to the power of Labor’s factional system.
Labor’s present policy is commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050, a position embraced, in theory at least, by a number of countries, state and territory governments and some companies. That 2050 is so far off is a strength and weakness. It sounds virtuous while obviating the need for any immediate costly action.
But the commitment allows activists to pressure Labor to outline the means and timetable for that ambitious target. This is where Labor is having trouble in formulating policy. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese would have been wise to replace Butler. Butler’s made a hash of this and there was an overwhelming case to let someone else have a shot.
From the backbench Fitzgibbon demands Butler be moved; it’s tricky for Albanese to do so lest it be seen as leadership weakness.
The bigger backdrop is that Labor cannot make any useful contribution to the debate about climate change policy under today’s circumstances. The federal government bats on with its technology-based policy approach while various state governments — and the ACT government (pause for laughter) — do their own thing in defiance of the principles of the national electricity market.
Victoria and Queensland have economically damaging renewable energy targets driving subsidised investment in renewables. Problems have emerged around grid stability as well as connecting far-flung renewables installations constructed without adequate transmission links. NSW’s strategy is different, but also carries high economic costs. Its redeeming feature is it emphasises reliable energy. Mind you, it’s a case of government-micromanaged investment with all the gains being captured by renewable energy companies.
Driven by Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean and advised by deeply green bureaucrats, the aim is to push coal-fired plants out by making them unprofitable and insist the capacity be replaced by renewables.
To maintain reliability, it is envisaged that large-scale investments will be required in both batteries and more pumped hydro beyond Snowy 2.0. That development (and cost) of batteries is not at a point to help with reliability — they can help with frequency control — is conveniently overlooked.
Underscoring Kean’s ignorance of the energy market, he has declared gas has no future in NSW, notwithstanding that his government struck an agreement with the federal government to provide an additional 70 petajoules of gas annually in exchange for $2bn. The Premier and Treasurer need to remind Kean of this.
The NSW government should pursue gas-fired electricity as the principal means of ensuring reliability at a competitive price. Gas plants can be built relatively quickly and located on brownfields sites with transmission links already in place. It is the obvious way forward save for the blinkered zealot.
Into this mix comes the unhelpful Integrated System Plan developed by the Australian Energy Market Operator. Based on assumptions of absurdly high gas prices and the absence of any construction cost blowouts of new interstate connectors, the ISP paints a picture of myriad renewable energy installations connected by a new, expensive transmission network.
Now AEMO has lost its lawyer-trained chief executive, we should anticipate some significant modifications to the agency’s thinking as the days of unqualified devotion to renewable energy make way for realistic recommendations based on engineering and economics.
The eastern states electricity market remains a mess, as the states (and the ACT) do their own thing that damages consumers and businesses but confers commercial benefits on renewable energy providers. There is only so much the federal government can do about this destructive behaviour, although the Australian Energy Regulator plays a useful countervailing role.
Meanwhile, we are served up the unhelpful suggestion of an economy-wide carbon price from the newly created Blueprint Institute, a think tank aligned with the Liberal Party’s wet faction. It calls for a carbon price, claiming that “without a uniform price our emissions reduction task will be unnecessarily costly”. But neither the Coalition nor Labor is about to propose that, even if voters receive some compensation, as was the case when the Gillard government introduced its carbon price, also known as a tax.
Moreover, Blueprint’s assumption that all the other interventions directed at reducing emissions would simply vanish is heroic, even for economists. The rest of the paper is simply a plea for more rents for renewables providers — commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, no Kyoto carryovers, taxpayer-funded additional transmission and subsidies for green hydrogen.
The mistake green-leaning politicians and many commentators make is thinking there is some sort of free lunch out there that allows a transition to a less emission-intensive economy with no net costs.
Some admit there will be losers — bad luck to the coalminers — but a just transition will be promised. Others can only see the upsides, often because they are acting on behalf of renewables providers. Follow the money — it’s the dictum that never let’s you down.
The Australian


iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--Some Amazon rainforest regions more resistant to climate change than previously thought

New observational study demonstrates that increasing air dryness does not reduce photosynthesis in certain very wet regions of the Amazon rainforest , contradicting Earth system models that show the opposite New York , NY–November 20 , 2020–Forests can help mitigate climate change , by taking in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and storing it in their biomass ( tree trunks , roots , etc. )
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In fact , forests currently take in around 25-30 % of our human-generated carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) emissions .
Certain rainforest regions , such as the Amazon , store more carbon in their biomass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when forests become water-stressed ( not enough water in the soil , and/or air is extremely dry ) , forests will slow down or stop photosynthesis .
This leaves more CO2 in the atmosphere , and can also lead to tree mortality .
The current Earth system models used for climate predictions show that the Amazon rainforest is very sensitive to water stress .
Since the air in the future is predicted to get warmer and drier with climate change , translating to increased water stress , this could have large implications not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but also for its storage of CO2 .
If the forest is not able to survive in its current capacity , climate change could greatly accelerate .
Columbia Engineering researchers decided to investigate whether this was true , whether these forests are really as sensitive to water stress as what the models have been showing .
In a study published today in Science Advances , they report their discovery that these models have been largely over-estimating water stress in tropical forests .
The team found that , while models show that increases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in certain regions of the Amazon rainforest , the observational data results show the opposite : in certain very wet regions , the forests instead even increase photosynthesis rates in response to drier air .
“ To our knowledge , this is the first basin-wide study to demonstrate how–contrary to what models are showing–photosynthesis is in fact increasing in some of the very wet regions of the Amazon rainforest during limited water stress , ” said Pierre Gentine , associate professor of earth and environmental engineering and of earth and environmental sciences and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This increase is linked to atmospheric dryness in addition to radiation and can be largely explained by changes in the photosynthetic capacity of the canopy .
As the trees become stressed , they generate more efficient leaves that can more than compensate for water stress.
” Gentine and his former PhD student Julia Green used data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’ s Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5 ( CMIP5 ) models and combined them with machine learning techniques to determine what the modeled sensitivity of photosynthesis in the tropical regions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moisture and air dryness .
They then performed a similar analysis , this time using observational remote sensing data from satellites in place of the model data , to see how the observational sensitivity compared .
To relate their results to smaller-scale processes that could explain them , the team then used flux tower data to understand their results at the canopy and leaf level .
Earlier studies have shown that there are increases in greenness in the Amazon basin at the end of the dry season , when both the soil and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ linked this to increases in photosynthesis .
“ But before our study , it was still unclear whether these results translated to an effect over a larger region , and they had never been connected to air dryness in addition to light , ” Green , who is now a postdoctoral research associate at Le Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l ’ Environnement in France , explained .
“ Our results mean that the current models are overestimating carbon losses in the Amazon rainforest due to climate change .
Thus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may in fact be able to sustain photosynthesis rates , or even increase it , with some warming and drying in the future.
” Gentine and Green note , however , that this sensitivity was determined using only existing data and , if dryness levels were to increase to levels that are not currently being observed , this could in fact change .
Indeed , the researchers found a tipping point for the most severe dryness stress episodes where the forest could not maintain its level of photosynthesis .
So , say Gentine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certainly not an excuse to not reduce our carbon emissions.
” Gentine and Green are continuing to look at themes related to vegetation water stress in the tropics .
Green is currently focusing on developing a water stress indicator using remote sensing data ( a dataset that can be used to identify when a forest is under stressful conditions ) , quantifying the effects of water stress on plant carbon uptake , and relating them to ecosystem traits .
“ So much of the scientific research coming out these days is that with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be able to survive , potentially leading to the acceleration of global warming due to feedbacks , ” Green added .
“ It was nice to see that maybe some of our estimates of approaching mortality in the Amazon rainforest may not be quite as dire as we previously thought.
” The study is titled “ Amazon rainforest photosynthesis increases in response to atmospheric dryness.
” The study was supported by NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship ( NNX16AO16 ) .
The authors declare that they have no competing interests .
Columbia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is one of the top engineering schools in the U.S. and one of the oldest in the nation .
Also known as The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science , the School expands knowledge and advances technology through the pioneering research of its more than 220 faculty , while educating undergraduate and graduate students in a collaborative environment to become leaders informed by a firm foundation in engineering .
The School ’ s faculty are at the center of the University ’ s cross-disciplinary research , contributing to the Data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mind Brain Behavior Institute , Precision Medicine Initiative , and the Columbia Nano Initiative .
Guided by its strategic vision , “ Columbia Engineering for Humanity , ” the School aims to translate ideas into innovations that foster a sustainable , healthy , secure , connected , and creative humanity .

New observational study demonstrates that increasing air dryness does not reduce photosynthesis in certain very wet regions of the Amazon rainforest, contradicting Earth system models that show the opposite
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
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IMAGE: PHOTO WAS TAKEN FROM THE TOP OF THE K34 FLUX TOWER SITE LOCATED 60KM NORTH OF MANAUS, BRAZIL. view more CREDIT: XI YANG/UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
New York, NY–November 20, 2020–Forests can help mitigate climate change, by taking in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and storing it in their biomass (tree trunks, roots, etc.). In fact, forests currently take in around 25-30% of our human-generated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Certain rainforest regions, such as the Amazon, store more carbon in their biomass than any other ecosystem or forest but when forests become water-stressed (not enough water in the soil, and/or air is extremely dry), forests will slow down or stop photosynthesis. This leaves more CO2 in the atmosphere, and can also lead to tree mortality.
The current Earth system models used for climate predictions show that the Amazon rainforest is very sensitive to water stress. Since the air in the future is predicted to get warmer and drier with climate change, translating to increased water stress, this could have large implications not just for the forest’s survival, but also for its storage of CO2. If the forest is not able to survive in its current capacity, climate change could greatly accelerate.
Columbia Engineering researchers decided to investigate whether this was true, whether these forests are really as sensitive to water stress as what the models have been showing. In a study published today in Science Advances, they report their discovery that these models have been largely over-estimating water stress in tropical forests.
The team found that, while models show that increases in air dryness greatly diminish photosynthesis rates in certain regions of the Amazon rainforest, the observational data results show the opposite: in certain very wet regions, the forests instead even increase photosynthesis rates in response to drier air.
“To our knowledge, this is the first basin-wide study to demonstrate how–contrary to what models are showing–photosynthesis is in fact increasing in some of the very wet regions of the Amazon rainforest during limited water stress,” said Pierre Gentine, associate professor of earth and environmental engineering and of earth and environmental sciences and affiliated with the Earth Institute. “This increase is linked to atmospheric dryness in addition to radiation and can be largely explained by changes in the photosynthetic capacity of the canopy. As the trees become stressed, they generate more efficient leaves that can more than compensate for water stress.”
Gentine and his former PhD student Julia Green used data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) models and combined them with machine learning techniques to determine what the modeled sensitivity of photosynthesis in the tropical regions of the Americas was to both soil moisture and air dryness. They then performed a similar analysis, this time using observational remote sensing data from satellites in place of the model data, to see how the observational sensitivity compared. To relate their results to smaller-scale processes that could explain them, the team then used flux tower data to understand their results at the canopy and leaf level.
Earlier studies have shown that there are increases in greenness in the Amazon basin at the end of the dry season, when both the soil and air is drier, and some have linked this to increases in photosynthesis. “But before our study, it was still unclear whether these results translated to an effect over a larger region, and they had never been connected to air dryness in addition to light,” Green, who is now a postdoctoral research associate at Le Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement in France, explained. “Our results mean that the current models are overestimating carbon losses in the Amazon rainforest due to climate change. Thus, in this particular region, these forests may in fact be able to sustain photosynthesis rates, or even increase it, with some warming and drying in the future.”
Gentine and Green note, however, that this sensitivity was determined using only existing data and, if dryness levels were to increase to levels that are not currently being observed, this could in fact change. Indeed, the researchers found a tipping point for the most severe dryness stress episodes where the forest could not maintain its level of photosynthesis. So, say Gentine and Green, “our findings are certainly not an excuse to not reduce our carbon emissions.”
Gentine and Green are continuing to look at themes related to vegetation water stress in the tropics. Green is currently focusing on developing a water stress indicator using remote sensing data (a dataset that can be used to identify when a forest is under stressful conditions), quantifying the effects of water stress on plant carbon uptake, and relating them to ecosystem traits.
“So much of the scientific research coming out these days is that with climate change, our current ecosystems might not be able to survive, potentially leading to the acceleration of global warming due to feedbacks,” Green added. “It was nice to see that maybe some of our estimates of approaching mortality in the Amazon rainforest may not be quite as dire as we previously thought.”
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About the Study
The study is titled “Amazon rainforest photosynthesis increases in response to atmospheric dryness.”
Authors are: J. K. Green 1,2; J. Berry 3; P. Ciais 2; Y. Zhang 1,4; P. Gentine 1,5
1Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia Engineering
2Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), Gif sur Yvette, France
3Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA
4Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
5The Earth Institute, Columbia University
The study was supported by NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NNX16AO16).
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
LINKS:
Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abb7232
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb7232
http://engineering.columbia.edu/
http://advances.sciencemag.org/
https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/faculty/pierre-gentine
https://eee.columbia.edu/
https://eesc.columbia.edu
http://ei.columbia.edu/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julia_Green6
Columbia Engineering
Columbia Engineering, based in New York City, is one of the top engineering schools in the U.S. and one of the oldest in the nation. Also known as The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School expands knowledge and advances technology through the pioneering research of its more than 220 faculty, while educating undergraduate and graduate students in a collaborative environment to become leaders informed by a firm foundation in engineering. The School’s faculty are at the center of the University’s cross-disciplinary research, contributing to the Data Science Institute, Earth Institute, Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Precision Medicine Initiative, and the Columbia Nano Initiative. Guided by its strategic vision, “Columbia Engineering for Humanity,” the School aims to translate ideas into innovations that foster a sustainable, healthy, secure, connected, and creative humanity.
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More news you won ’ t hear from the ABC .
BBC , CBC etc .
” Things that are @ @ @ @ @ shake the globalists to the core.
” “ On election night within 68 seconds Trump @ @ @ @ @ votes ahead — I think it was in Wisconsin – to being behind by tens @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s a statistical anomaly , it can not happen.
” “ The fact @ @ @ @ @ become household names on Twitter is freaking the Democrats out .
You can see the @ @ @ @ @ Today is the first time we ’ re going to be appearing in the Federal @ @ @ @ @ suits that got dismissed were state courts run by democrat hack judges .
”

More news you won’t hear from the ABC. BBC, CBC etc.
From Newsmax: Huge claims. History unfolding…?
Trump Staff Brian Trascher Confirms Server Raid In Germany, Currently Analyzing Raw Data.
”Things that are going to come out will shake the globalists to the core.”
“On election night within 68 seconds Trump went from being 10,000′s of votes ahead — I think it was in Wisconsin – to being behind by tens of thousands of votes. That’s a statistical anomaly, it cannot happen.”
“The fact that Dominion and Smartmatic have become household names on Twitter is freaking the Democrats out. You can see the media melting down…”
“Today is the first time we’re going to be appearing in the Federal Court, all these little suits that got dismissed were state courts run by democrat hack judges.”
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--What is the Great Reset?

What is the Great Reset?

Is the Great Reset a myth ?
Is it a Right wing fantasy ?
A global climate conspiracy ?
According to the World Economic Forum website , the Great Reset is an initiative to build a fairer , more sustainable world , through international cooperation .
An attempt to reassert the authority of governments over capitalism , to close remaining tax loopholes , and to ensure fairer outcomes for everyone .
There ’ s just one problem .
If the WEF Great Reset initiative succeeds , civilisation could end .
Great Reset or grating global conspiracy theory ?
Either way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have a clear-eyed view of the world , you have a bias , and they have a conspiracy theory .
This is the way the declension usually seems to work .
Our anxieties are real and the anxieties of others increasingly bizarre .
Earlier this month , Senator Pauline Hanson moved a motion to reject the World Economic Forum ’ s “ Great Reset ” .
The senator asked Parliament to “ note that adopting the policies would devastate the economic wellbeing and individual freedoms of Australians ” and that the Australian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events in protest over The Great Reset agenda .
The Great Reset imagines a radically different economic system .
In the words , and word order , of the global management consultants McKinsey , the agenda will be climate change , sustainability , social justice and the pandemic .
A frequently cited phrase from a WEF 2030 prediction is that “ you ’ ll own nothing and you ’ ll be happy ” .
To some this means communalism ; others hear communism .
Whether you see this as a shining vision or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social and ideological vantage point .
I ’ ve got to say I ’ m not a fan of someone telling me I no longer own my stuff .
But lets go to the source – how does the architect of the Great Reset describe his own initiative ?
Now is the time for a ‘ great reset ’ COVID-19 lockdowns may be gradually easing , but anxiety about the world ’ s social and economic prospects is only intensifying .
There is good reason to worry : a sharp economic downturn has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facing the worst depression since the 1930s .
But , while this outcome is likely , it is not unavoidable .
To achieve a better outcome , the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies , from education to social contracts and working conditions .
Every country , from the United States to China , must participate , and every industry , from oil and gas to tech , must be transformed .
In short , we need a “ Great Reset ” of capitalism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Great Reset , but the most urgent is COVID-19 .
Having already led to hundreds of thousands of deaths , the pandemic represents one of the worst public-health crises in recent history .
And , with casualties still mounting in many parts of the world , it is far from over .
This will have serious long-term consequences for economic growth , public debt , employment , and human wellbeing .
According to the Financial Times , global government debt has already reached its highest level in peacetime .
Moreover , unemployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US , for example , one in four workers have filed for unemployment since mid-March , with new weekly claims far above historic highs .
The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to shrink by 3 % this year – a downgrade of 6.3 percentage points in just four months .
All of this will exacerbate the climate and social crises that were already underway .
Some countries have already used the COVID-19 crisis as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and enforcement .
And frustrations over social ills like rising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has increased during the crisis – are intensifying .
Left unaddressed , these crises , together with COVID-19 , will deepen and leave the world even less sustainable , less equal , and more fragile .
Incremental measures and ad hoc fixes will not suffice to prevent this scenario .
We must build entirely new foundations for our economic and social systems .
The level of cooperation and ambition this implies is unprecedented .
But it is not some impossible dream .
In fact , one silver lining of the pandemic is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make radical changes to our lifestyles .
Almost instantly , the crisis forced businesses and individuals to abandon practices long claimed to be essential , from frequent air travel to working in an office .
Likewise , populations have overwhelmingly shown a willingness to make sacrifices for the sake of health-care and other essential workers and vulnerable populations , such as the elderly .
And many companies have stepped up to support their workers , customers , and local communities , in a shift toward the kind of stakeholder capitalism to which they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the will to build a better society does exist .
We must use it to secure the Great Reset that we so badly need .
That will require stronger and more effective governments , though this does not imply an ideological push for bigger ones .
And it will demand private-sector engagement every step of the way .
The Great Reset agenda would have three main components .
The first would steer the market toward fairer outcomes .
To this end , governments should improve coordination ( for example , in tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , upgrade trade arrangements , and create the conditions for a “ stakeholder economy.
” At a time of diminishing tax bases and soaring public debt , governments have a powerful incentive to pursue such action .
Moreover , governments should implement long-overdue reforms that promote more equitable outcomes .
Depending on the country , these may include changes to wealth taxes , the withdrawal of fossil-fuel subsidies , and new rules governing intellectual property , trade , and competition .
The second component of a Great Reset agenda would ensure that investments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and sustainability .
Here , the large-scale spending programs that many governments are implementing represent a major opportunity for progress .
The European Commission , for one , has unveiled plans for a €750 billion ( $ 826 billion ) recovery fund .
The US , China , and Japan also have ambitious economic-stimulus plans .
Rather than using these funds , as well as investments from private entities and pension funds , to fill cracks in the old system , we should use them to create a new one that is more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the long run .
This means , for example , building “ green ” urban infrastructure and creating incentives for industries to improve their track record on environmental , social , and governance ( ESG ) metrics .
The third and final priority of a Great Reset agenda is to harness the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to support the public good , especially by addressing health and social challenges .
During the COVID-19 crisis , companies , universities , and others have joined forces to develop diagnostics , therapeutics , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create mechanisms for tracing infections ; and deliver telemedicine .
Imagine what could be possible if similar concerted efforts were made in every sector .
The COVID-19 crisis is affecting every facet of people ’ s lives in every corner of the world .
But tragedy need not be its only legacy .
On the contrary , the pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect , reimagine , and reset our world to create a healthier , more equitable , and more prosperous future .
World Economic Forum articles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License , and in accordance with our Terms of Use.Written by The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum .
Just in case the adults don ’ t get onboard with the Great Reset , the World Economic Forum has teamed up with Sesame Street , to reach out to the kids ( h/t James Delingpole ) .
Although the Great Reset mentions sustainability and Covid-19 , I suspect these concepts were loosely bolted on to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The main focus of the Great Reset appears to be global political and economic unity , along with some concerning ideas about private property , and an especial emphasis on harmonising global taxation and fiscal homogeneity .
Why do I think Schwab ’ s Great Reset could lead to the downfall of civilisation ?
The reason is if it works at all , Schwab ’ s Great Reset would put all our eggs in one basket .
Nations rise and fall all the time .
Once great powers like Spain , Czarist Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now a shadow of their former glory .
China , which a hundred years ago under the decrepit Qing dynasty was the plaything of greater powers , now challenges the USA for global supremacy .
Anatolia and Arabia for a thousand years preserved and built on the knowledge of ancient Rome and Greece , while much of the West tore itself apart in an orgy of cruelty and murderous barbarism .
Constantinople ( Istanbul ) , Aleppo in Syria , and Babylon in Iraq were great centres of learning during periods of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early second millennium .
I think the pattern is pretty clear .
The point is , overall progress has continued despite the rise and fall of nations , and the incompetence and short sighted greed of politicians , because for more than two thousand years there has always been a safe haven , somewhere in the world for people of learning to flee the violence and barbarism of failed states and tyrants .
If the world ’ s nations embrace the Great Reset all this could change .
If nations commit to marching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be an independent safe refuge , because all nations will make the same mistakes at the same time .
The next fall could be global .
A global fall which affects every nation simultaneously could take down everything .
Klaus Schwab , the architect of the Great Reset , was born in Germany in 1938 .

Snipers hold their position on the roof of a hotel during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in the Swiss Alps resort of Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Is the Great Reset a myth? Is it a Right wing fantasy? A global climate conspiracy?
According to the World Economic Forum website, the Great Reset is an initiative to build a fairer, more sustainable world, through international cooperation. An attempt to reassert the authority of governments over capitalism, to close remaining tax loopholes, and to ensure fairer outcomes for everyone. There’s just one problem. If the WEF Great Reset initiative succeeds, civilisation could end.
Great Reset or grating global conspiracy theory? Either way, don’t dismiss genuine anxiety Parnell Palme McGuinness
November 21, 2020 — 12.00am I have a clear-eyed view of the world, you have a bias, and they have a conspiracy theory. This is the way the declension usually seems to work. Our anxieties are real and the anxieties of others increasingly bizarre. Earlier this month, Senator Pauline Hanson moved a motion to reject the World Economic Forum’s “Great Reset”. The senator asked Parliament to “note that adopting the policies would devastate the economic wellbeing and individual freedoms of Australians” and that the Australian government should boycott all World Economic Forum events in protest over The Great Reset agenda. … The Great Reset imagines a radically different economic system. In the words, and word order, of the global management consultants McKinsey, the agenda will be climate change, sustainability, social justice and the pandemic. A frequently cited phrase from a WEF 2030 prediction is that “you’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy”. To some this means communalism; others hear communism. Whether you see this as a shining vision or a dystopian dispossession depends largely on your social and ideological vantage point. … Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/national/great-reset-or-grating-global-conspiracy-theory-either-way-don-t-dismiss-genuine-anxiety-20201120-p56gee.html
I’ve got to say I’m not a fan of someone telling me I no longer own my stuff. But lets go to the source – how does the architect of the Great Reset describe his own initiative?
Now is the time for a ‘great reset’ 03 Jun 2020
Klaus Schwab
Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum COVID-19 lockdowns may be gradually easing, but anxiety about the world’s social and economic prospects is only intensifying. There is good reason to worry: a sharp economic downturn has already begun, and we could be facing the worst depression since the 1930s. But, while this outcome is likely, it is not unavoidable. To achieve a better outcome, the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions. Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a “Great Reset” of capitalism. There are many reasons to pursue a Great Reset, but the most urgent is COVID-19. Having already led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, the pandemic represents one of the worst public-health crises in recent history. And, with casualties still mounting in many parts of the world, it is far from over. This will have serious long-term consequences for economic growth, public debt, employment, and human wellbeing. According to the Financial Times, global government debt has already reached its highest level in peacetime. Moreover, unemployment is skyrocketing in many countries: in the US, for example, one in four workers have filed for unemployment since mid-March, with new weekly claims far above historic highs. The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to shrink by 3% this year – a downgrade of 6.3 percentage points in just four months. All of this will exacerbate the climate and social crises that were already underway. Some countries have already used the COVID-19 crisis as an excuse to weaken environmental protections and enforcement. And frustrations over social ills like rising inequality – US billionaires’ combined wealth has increased during the crisis – are intensifying. Left unaddressed, these crises, together with COVID-19, will deepen and leave the world even less sustainable, less equal, and more fragile. Incremental measures and ad hoc fixes will not suffice to prevent this scenario. We must build entirely new foundations for our economic and social systems. The level of cooperation and ambition this implies is unprecedented. But it is not some impossible dream. In fact, one silver lining of the pandemic is that it has shown how quickly we can make radical changes to our lifestyles. Almost instantly, the crisis forced businesses and individuals to abandon practices long claimed to be essential, from frequent air travel to working in an office. Likewise, populations have overwhelmingly shown a willingness to make sacrifices for the sake of health-care and other essential workers and vulnerable populations, such as the elderly. And many companies have stepped up to support their workers, customers, and local communities, in a shift toward the kind of stakeholder capitalism to which they had previously paid lip service. Clearly, the will to build a better society does exist. We must use it to secure the Great Reset that we so badly need. That will require stronger and more effective governments, though this does not imply an ideological push for bigger ones. And it will demand private-sector engagement every step of the way. The Great Reset agenda would have three main components. The first would steer the market toward fairer outcomes. To this end, governments should improve coordination (for example, in tax, regulatory, and fiscal policy), upgrade trade arrangements, and create the conditions for a “stakeholder economy.” At a time of diminishing tax bases and soaring public debt, governments have a powerful incentive to pursue such action. Moreover, governments should implement long-overdue reforms that promote more equitable outcomes. Depending on the country, these may include changes to wealth taxes, the withdrawal of fossil-fuel subsidies, and new rules governing intellectual property, trade, and competition. The second component of a Great Reset agenda would ensure that investments advance shared goals, such as equality and sustainability. Here, the large-scale spending programs that many governments are implementing represent a major opportunity for progress. The European Commission, for one, has unveiled plans for a €750 billion ($826 billion) recovery fund. The US, China, and Japan also have ambitious economic-stimulus plans. Rather than using these funds, as well as investments from private entities and pension funds, to fill cracks in the old system, we should use them to create a new one that is more resilient, equitable, and sustainable in the long run. This means, for example, building “green” urban infrastructure and creating incentives for industries to improve their track record on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics. The third and final priority of a Great Reset agenda is to harness the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to support the public good, especially by addressing health and social challenges. During the COVID-19 crisis, companies, universities, and others have joined forces to develop diagnostics, therapeutics, and possible vaccines; establish testing centers; create mechanisms for tracing infections; and deliver telemedicine. Imagine what could be possible if similar concerted efforts were made in every sector. The COVID-19 crisis is affecting every facet of people’s lives in every corner of the world. But tragedy need not be its only legacy. On the contrary, the pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world to create a healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous future. License and Republishing World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.Written by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum. Read more: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/now-is-the-time-for-a-great-reset/
Just in case the adults don’t get onboard with the Great Reset, the World Economic Forum has teamed up with Sesame Street, to reach out to the kids (h/t James Delingpole).
Although the Great Reset mentions sustainability and Covid-19, I suspect these concepts were loosely bolted on to the core idea to win broader support. The main focus of the Great Reset appears to be global political and economic unity, along with some concerning ideas about private property, and an especial emphasis on harmonising global taxation and fiscal homogeneity.
Why do I think Schwab’s Great Reset could lead to the downfall of civilisation?
The reason is if it works at all, Schwab’s Great Reset would put all our eggs in one basket.
Nations rise and fall all the time. Once great powers like Spain, Czarist Russia, the British Empire and Ottoman Turkey are now a shadow of their former glory. China, which a hundred years ago under the decrepit Qing dynasty was the plaything of greater powers, now challenges the USA for global supremacy.
Anatolia and Arabia for a thousand years preserved and built on the knowledge of ancient Rome and Greece, while much of the West tore itself apart in an orgy of cruelty and murderous barbarism. Constantinople (Istanbul), Aleppo in Syria, and Babylon in Iraq were great centres of learning during periods of enlightened rule in the first millennium and early second millennium.
I think the pattern is pretty clear.
The point is, overall progress has continued despite the rise and fall of nations, and the incompetence and short sighted greed of politicians, because for more than two thousand years there has always been a safe haven, somewhere in the world for people of learning to flee the violence and barbarism of failed states and tyrants.
If the world’s nations embrace the Great Reset all this could change. If nations commit to marching in lockstep, there will no longer be an independent safe refuge, because all nations will make the same mistakes at the same time. The next fall could be global. A global fall which affects every nation simultaneously could take down everything.
Klaus Schwab, the architect of the Great Reset, was born in Germany in 1938.
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--China Accuses Italy of Being the Source of Covid-19

China still has not accepted that shortcomings of their system of government , such as their mistreatment of whistleblowers , decision paralysis in times of crisis , and lack of a free press to expose the mistakes of incompetent officials and politicians , are the main reasons the world was infected with Covid-19 .
Chinese Communist Party Accuses Italy of Being Origin of Wuhan Virus The Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) has jumped on a medical study that suggested the Wuhan virus was present in Italy as early as September to claim that the European nation was the epicentre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A study published in the Italian cancer medical paper , the Tumori Journal , claimed coronavirus antibodies were found in blood samples from cancer screenings carried out in September of last year in Italy , indicating that there may have been coronavirus contact earlier than first believed .
The dictatorship in Beijing was quick to seize upon the study , however , with Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian , suggesting that the virus may have originated outside of China .
“ This once again shows that tracing the virus ’ s source is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left to scientists .
[ It ] is a developing process that can involve multiple countries , ” Mr Zhao said .

Guest essay by Eric Worrall
China still has not accepted that shortcomings of their system of government, such as their mistreatment of whistleblowers, decision paralysis in times of crisis, and lack of a free press to expose the mistakes of incompetent officials and politicians, are the main reasons the world was infected with Covid-19.
Chinese Communist Party Accuses Italy of Being Origin of Wuhan Virus
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has jumped on a medical study that suggested the Wuhan virus was present in Italy as early as September to claim that the European nation was the epicentre of the virus rather than China.
A study published in the Italian cancer medical paper, the Tumori Journal, claimed coronavirus antibodies were found in blood samples from cancer screenings carried out in September of last year in Italy, indicating that there may have been coronavirus contact earlier than first believed.
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The dictatorship in Beijing was quick to seize upon the study, however, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, suggesting that the virus may have originated outside of China.
“This once again shows that tracing the virus’s source is a complex scientific question that should be left to scientists. [It] is a developing process that can involve multiple countries,” Mr Zhao said.
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--Australian topical song 2020

Australian topical song 2020

I respect the official Australian National Anthem – the following words came to me this morning as topical comments on @ @ @ @ @ Australians ruled by idiots , Our votes we give for free , National cabinet rules @ @ @ @ @ piled high for thee , Our land abounds in sacred sites , No more dams @ @ @ @ @ flood and fruit unpicked , with quislings everywhere , Free from Robodebts at last , @ @ @ @ @

I respect the official Australian National Anthem –
the following words came to me this morning as topical comments on our situation in 2020.
Australians ruled by idiots,
Our votes we give for free,
National cabinet rules the roost,
With debts piled high for thee,
Our land abounds in sacred sites,
No more dams for we,
drought fire flood and fruit unpicked,
with quislings everywhere,
Free from Robodebts at last,
Long-live Jobkeeper fair.
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--Snow, heavy rain hit most of Iran

Snow, heavy rain hit most of Iran

Earlier , Sahar Tajbakhsh , head of the Iran Meteorological Organization ( IMO ) , warned that the country would experience a cold winter with heavy snowfalls this year .
Looks like she may have been correct .
21 Nov 2020 – TEHRAN – Heavy snow and rain , which started on Friday , have affected nearly two-thirds of the country ’ s provinces so far .
According to traffic control centers across the country , snow and rain are pouring over parts of Ardebil , Zanjan , Qazvin , Alborz , Tehran , Mazandaran , Semnan , Hamedan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( .. ) Snow and rain have been reported in Chalous , Haraz , and Firoozkooh roads , as well as Tehran-North and Qazvin-Rasht freeways .
Earlier in October , Sahar Tajbakhsh , head of the Meteorological Organization ( IMO ) , said that according to meteorological maps , Iran will be facing a cold winter with heavy snowfalls this year .
Almost all the country will experience heavy snow , but the provinces on high altitudes will receive heavier snowfall , she stated .
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for these links The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Iran appeared first on Ice Age Now .

Earlier, Sahar Tajbakhsh, head of the Iran Meteorological Organization (IMO), warned that the country would experience a cold winter with heavy snowfalls this year. Looks like she may have been correct.
21 Nov 2020 – TEHRAN – Heavy snow and rain, which started on Friday, have affected nearly two-thirds of the country’s provinces so far.
According to traffic control centers across the country, snow and rain are pouring over parts of Ardebil, Zanjan, Qazvin, Alborz, Tehran, Mazandaran, Semnan, Hamedan, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, and West Azarbaijan provinces. (..)
Snow and rain have been reported in Chalous, Haraz, and Firoozkooh roads, as well as Tehran-North and Qazvin-Rasht freeways.
Earlier in October, Sahar Tajbakhsh, head of the Meteorological Organization (IMO), said that according to meteorological maps, Iran will be facing a cold winter with heavy snowfalls this year.
Almost all the country will experience heavy snow, but the provinces on high altitudes will receive heavier snowfall, she stated.
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/454915/Snow-heavy-rain-hit-most-parts-of-Iran
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Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for these links
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November 22, 2020 at 03:38PM


Bright Comet Erasmus

Nov. 21 , 2020 : Every 2000 years , Comet Erasmus ( C/2020 S3 ) visits the inner Solar System @ @ @ @ @ ’ s back .
Discovered on Sept. 17 , 2020 , by South African astronomer @ @ @ @ @ snowball is plunging toward the sun for a close encounter inside the orbit of Mercury @ @ @ @ @ is what it looks like : Gerald Rhemann took the picture Friday morning , Nov. @ @ @ @ @ telescope in Farm Tivoli , Namibia .
“ The tail is magnificent , ” he @ @ @ @ @ , I couldn ’ t fit it in a single field of view .
This @ @ @ @ @ 3 degrees–and it keeps going well past the edge of the photo.
” Comet Erasmus @ @ @ @ @ the sun .
Right now it is 7th magnitude–an easy target for backyard telescopes .
@ @ @ @ @ than triple in brightness to 5th magnitude by the time it dips inside the orbit @ @

Spaceweather.com
Nov. 21, 2020: Every 2000 years, Comet Erasmus (C/2020 S3) visits the inner Solar System. News Flash: It’s back. Discovered on Sept. 17, 2020, by South African astronomer Nicolas Erasmus, the dirty snowball is plunging toward the sun for a close encounter inside the orbit of Mercury on Dec. 12th. This is what it looks like:
Gerald Rhemann took the picture Friday morning, Nov. 20th, using a 12-inch telescope in Farm Tivoli, Namibia. “The tail is magnificent,” he says. “In fact, I couldn’t fit it in a single field of view. This two-panel composite shows the first 3 degrees–and it keeps going well past the edge of the photo.”
Comet Erasmus is brightening as it approaches the sun. Right now it is 7th magnitude–an easy target for backyard telescopes. Forecasters believe it will more than triple in brightness to 5th magnitude by the time it dips inside the orbit of Mercury…


iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--“It will be biblical.” Corruption so big even some Democrats will object

Welcome to 2020 : Living The Odyssey , the year that is like living a movie script .
Today ’ s installment is another Sidney Powell interview , and among the continued allusions to a biblical avalanche of fraud , we find out Dominion or Smartmatic type software was not only used in Venezuela and other nations but that the Democrats used Dominion or equivalent in the 2016 Primaries so Hillary could defeat Bernie Sanders .
He was even told this , apparently , but did nothing about it , so the story goes .
Powell claims the use of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ we just don ’ t know who bought their position ” .
Corruption is the enemy of both Patriots and the Occupy crowd This could be quite the seizmic flip .
Suddenly this is not about Trump versus the Democrats — it ’ s Trump versus deep corruption and in this narrative many Democrats have had their votes stolen too and it hurt .
Bernie Sanders fans cried when he lost preselection to Hillary .
The Occupy kind of Democrat was driven by the sense that something is deeply wrong with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Machine on both sides of politics looks corrupt to the end .
This could be the one [ … ]

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Welcome to 2020: Living The Odyssey, the year that is like living a movie script. Today’s installment is another Sidney Powell interview, and among the continued allusions to a biblical avalanche of fraud, we find out Dominion or Smartmatic type software was not only used in Venezuela and other nations but that the Democrats used Dominion or equivalent in the 2016 Primaries so Hillary could defeat Bernie Sanders. He was even told this, apparently, but did nothing about it, so the story goes. Powell claims the use of electronic vote rigging probably crosses party lines: “we just don’t know who bought their position”.
Corruption is the enemy of both Patriots and the Occupy crowd
This could be quite the seizmic flip. Suddenly this is not about Trump versus the Democrats — it’s Trump versus deep corruption and in this narrative many Democrats have had their votes stolen too and it hurt. Bernie Sanders fans cried when he lost preselection to Hillary. The Occupy kind of Democrat was driven by the sense that something is deeply wrong with “the system”. The Party Machine on both sides of politics looks corrupt to the end. This could be the one […]
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iowaclimatescienceeducation--2020-11-22--Tony Abbott Warns Britain Not to Mess Up Post Brexit Trade Deals with Climate Activism

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott , who is currently a senior advisor on the board of Boris Johnson ’ s post Brexit trade panel , is trying to stop British MPs from wrecking Britain ’ s future by inserting a series of absurd demands on climate targets , labour rights and treatment of animals into post Brexit trade negotiations .
London : Tony Abbott has warned Britain against discussing climate change targets during free trade negotiations , and suggested a deal with Australia could be inked by Christmas if both sides agree to phase out tariffs rather than immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on climate change and labour rights in trade deals , Abbott said the environment was important and mankind could not ravage the planet , but “ relatively theological points ” should not be incorporated in economic deals .
“ I might have a different approach to zero emissions by 2050 to some others but obviously we want to get emissions down as far and as fast as all of us can , ” he said .
“ But I just think if you try to do everything in a trade deal you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are other forums to pursue climate initiatives .
“ If Britain tries to insist that everything that ’ s done in Britain has to be exactly replicated everywhere else , it wont do trade deals .
Are we trying to do trade deals or are we trying to reach out from one country and try to dictate to another country exactly how it should do things ?
” Trade advisor Tony Abbott says animal welfare standards shouldn ’ t be in Brexit deal A UK adviser appointed by Boris Johnson rubbished claims animal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of trade deals with other nations today .
He told the Commons International Trade Committee that when his Government was negotiating deals , he warned officials : “ If you want a trade deal focus on trade .
“ If you want to do an environmental deal or an animal welfare deal , do it through COP or through some other mechanism .
“ Remember that the best is the enemy of the good .
“ If we hold out for a deal which is absolutely perfect in every respect we may well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we take the best we can get at this time , that ’ s nearly always good in itself and is the best possible platform for further progress.
” What would Britain ’ s situation be if the other parties refuse to sign top heavy trade deals loaded with laundry lists of politically correct virtue signalling ?
It is not the other parties who need these deals to work .
I wonder whether Tony Abbott is tempted to walk out on this charade , and leave the spoilt children to clean up their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will walk .
Because it is not the MPs who are making absurd demands who will have to live with the consequences , their ring fenced pensions and connections will enable them weather almost any imaginable trade disaster .
The people who will have to live with the consequences of failed trade negotiations are ordinary Britons , who have entrusted their representatives in parliament to look out for their best interests .
Maybe some of you who live in Britain should write to your MPs , and remind them who they work for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beyond repair .

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Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who is currently a senior advisor on the board of Boris Johnson’s post Brexit trade panel, is trying to stop British MPs from wrecking Britain’s future by inserting a series of absurd demands on climate targets, labour rights and treatment of animals into post Brexit trade negotiations.
Don’t sabotage free trade talks with a debate over climate change, Tony Abbott tells Britain By Bevan Shields
November 19, 2020 — 1.56am London: Tony Abbott has warned Britain against discussing climate change targets during free trade negotiations, and suggested a deal with Australia could be inked by Christmas if both sides agree to phase out tariffs rather than immediately eliminate them. … Asked about incorporating rules on climate change and labour rights in trade deals, Abbott said the environment was important and mankind could not ravage the planet, but “relatively theological points” should not be incorporated in economic deals. “I might have a different approach to zero emissions by 2050 to some others but obviously we want to get emissions down as far and as fast as all of us can,” he said. “But I just think if you try to do everything in a trade deal you’ll end up doing nothing. There are other forums to pursue climate initiatives. “If Britain tries to insist that everything that’s done in Britain has to be exactly replicated everywhere else, it wont do trade deals. Are we trying to do trade deals or are we trying to reach out from one country and try to dictate to another country exactly how it should do things?” … Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/don-t-sabotage-free-trade-talks-with-a-debate-over-climate-change-tony-abbott-tells-britain-20201118-p56fvu.html
On animal rights;
Trade advisor Tony Abbott says animal welfare standards shouldn’t be in Brexit deal By Ben Glaze
Deputy Political Editor
14:55, 18 NOV 2020 … A UK adviser appointed by Boris Johnson rubbished claims animal welfare and environmental standards should be part of trade deals with other nations today. He told the Commons International Trade Committee that when his Government was negotiating deals, he warned officials: “If you want a trade deal focus on trade. “If you want to do an environmental deal or an animal welfare deal, do it through COP or through some other mechanism. “Remember that the best is the enemy of the good. “If we hold out for a deal which is absolutely perfect in every respect we may well never get it. “But if we take the best we can get at this time, that’s nearly always good in itself and is the best possible platform for further progress.” … Read more: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/trade-advisor-tony-abbot-says-23030931
What would Britain’s situation be if the other parties refuse to sign top heavy trade deals loaded with laundry lists of politically correct virtue signalling? It is not the other parties who need these deals to work.
I wonder whether Tony Abbott is tempted to walk out on this charade, and leave the spoilt children to clean up their own mess?
But I doubt Abbott will walk. Because it is not the MPs who are making absurd demands who will have to live with the consequences, their ring fenced pensions and connections will enable them weather almost any imaginable trade disaster.
The people who will have to live with the consequences of failed trade negotiations are ordinary Britons, who have entrusted their representatives in parliament to look out for their best interests.
Maybe some of you who live in Britain should write to your MPs, and remind them who they work for, before they damage ongoing trade negotiations beyond repair.
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