climatechangedispatch--2020-04-24--CNN’s Bill Weir Says Report About His Global Warming Claims Are Fake News

Written by Carlos Garcia on .
Posted in Latest news CNN ’ s climate correspondent Bill Weir lashed out at a report about his odd claims that the coronavirus pandemic was helping humanity deal with global warming , and that the virus was caused by deforestation .
Weir tweeted his displeasure against the report in the Washington Examiner and included a colorful expletive .
“ The full question was ‘ There seems to be this perception that coronavirus has helped humanity buy some time against global warming .
Tell us what ’ s wrong with that assumption.
’ The entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he explained .
While Weir is right that his report concludes that the economic shutdown from the coronavirus pandemic isn ’ t enough to combat global warming , it ’ s clear that he and the expert he consults are in favor of dismantling the economy .
In CNN ’ s report , Weir talks to Dr. Jonathan Foley , the executive director of Project Drawdown , a climate-change think tank .
“ Um , we ’ d have to keep doing this even more and do it for the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the curve on the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere , ” said Foley .
“ It ’ s kind of like having a really huge bathtub in the sky filled with pollution , ” he explained .
“ We have the faucet pouring , pouring more in and all we ’ ve done is turned down the faucet a little bit , but it ’ s still filling up.
” In one airing of the segment on CNN , Weir attributed the cause of the coronavirus pandemic , which originated in Wuhan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for years tried to warn us that an invisible enemy would come out of the jungles if we just kept cutting all of them down , and they were right , ” claimed Weir in sententious tone .
“ So if any good can come of this , ” he continued , “ maybe it ’ s an understanding that the climatologists who are warning of an invisible enemy up in our skies and in our seas , maybe we should take them seriously too.
” Weir tore into another person posting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I ’ m sorry for whatever hurt you and sincerely hope you find some redemptive meaning in your life.
” Here ’ s the entire context of the CNN video : Read more at The Blaze

Written by Carlos Garcia on Apr 24, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
CNN’s climate correspondent Bill Weir lashed out at a report about his odd claims that the coronavirus pandemic was helping humanity deal with global warming, and that the virus was caused by deforestation.
Weir tweeted his displeasure against the report in the Washington Examiner and included a colorful expletive.
“The full question was ‘There seems to be this perception that coronavirus has helped humanity buy some time against global warming. Tell us what’s wrong with that assumption.’ The entire takeaway is THERE IS NO SILVER LINING,” he explained.
While Weir is right that his report concludes that the economic shutdown from the coronavirus pandemic isn’t enough to combat global warming, it’s clear that he and the expert he consults are in favor of dismantling the economy.
In CNN’s report, Weir talks to Dr. Jonathan Foley, the executive director of Project Drawdown, a climate-change think tank.
“Um, we’d have to keep doing this even more and do it for the next 30 years to really begin to bend the curve on the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,” said Foley.
“It’s kind of like having a really huge bathtub in the sky filled with pollution,” he explained. “We have the faucet pouring, pouring more in and all we’ve done is turned down the faucet a little bit, but it’s still filling up.”
In one airing of the segment on CNN, Weir attributed the cause of the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in Wuhan, China, to deforestation.
“Virologists for years tried to warn us that an invisible enemy would come out of the jungles if we just kept cutting all of them down, and they were right,” claimed Weir in sententious tone.
“So if any good can come of this,” he continued, “maybe it’s an understanding that the climatologists who are warning of an invisible enemy up in our skies and in our seas, maybe we should take them seriously too.”
Weir tore into another person posting the video of his comments, saying, “I’m sorry for whatever hurt you and sincerely hope you find some redemptive meaning in your life.”
Here’s the entire context of the CNN video:
Pollution levels are down dramatically in major cities around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. But will that have a lasting effect on the environment? @BillWeirCNN reports. https://t.co/G7lhQvfDIZ pic.twitter.com/aIv1VFMlvG — CNN (@CNN) April 23, 2020
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-24--Sea-Level Rise? Climate Denier Bill Gates Buys $43M Coastal Home

Written by John Nolte on .
Posted in Latest news Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been exposed as the ultimate climate-denier with the purchase of a $ 43 million oceanfront home .
If you truly believe in Global Cooling , Global Warming , Climate Change , or whatever-these-proven-frauds-are-calling-it-now is a real and imminent crisis , that means you believe the oceans are destined to rise and flood the coasts and that this will happen in your lifetime… So why would anyone who professes to believe such a thing — as Gates regularly does — invest $ 43 million in oceanfront @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — unless they are a madman or a liar , and when it comes to Gates and the rest of the climate phonies , my money is always on the latter .
If you judge Gates by his meaningless words , he is not a climate denier .
But where it matters… In his actions , his behavior , his multi-million dollar investments , Gates is one of the biggest climate deniers in the history of climate-denying .
No one — not even if you ’ re worth billions — pisses away $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like CNN and Barack Obama , Bill Gates is a Climate Change activist who knows it ’ s all a hoax ( and trust me , it is ) because no one who truly believes the oceans will flood the coasts would invest 43 million dollars on a doomed house that sits right on the ocean .
“ The six-bedroom home spans about 5,800 square feet , according to the listing , the Journal reported .
It has a 10-person Jacuzzi overlooking a fire pit , a long , oceanfront deck , limestone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” reports the New York Post , but the real news is that these people don ’ t even care anymore .
The entire Global Cooling , Global Warming , Climate Change , or whatever-these-proven-frauds-are-calling-it-now movement is now so insulated , so corrupted , and so zealously protected by their pals in the corporate media , that a Bill Gates can plunk down $ 43 million proving he knows it ’ s all a hoax , and no one blinks .
Let me see if I can come up with a comparison that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much this proves Bill Gates knows Global Cooling , Global Warming , Climate Change , or whatever-these-proven-frauds-are-calling-it-now is a hoax… Okay , imagine me telling you that you can not go swimming because there ’ s no water in the pool while I risk becoming a paraplegic by diving headfirst into the pool .
You ’ re pretty much going to know I was lying about there being no water in the pool , aren ’ t you ?
Imagine me telling you that you should not drive a car , use air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual liberties because if you do the oceans will rise and destroy the coasts , while I invest $ 43 million in an oceanfront property .
See how this works ?
And Gates and Obama and CNN all get away with it .
Over and over and over again their behavior betrays what they truly believe , but the racket is so rigged , they can brazenly live a life proving they are lying to the rest of us about this hoax , and no one cares — there ’ s no price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warming , Climate Change , or whatever-these-proven-frauds-are-calling-it-now racket is so rigged , Bill Gates doesn ’ t even have to care how much his actions expose the truth of what he believes .

Written by John Nolte on Apr 24, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been exposed as the ultimate climate-denier with the purchase of a $43 million oceanfront home.
Riddle me this…
If you truly believe in Global Cooling, Global Warming, Climate Change, or whatever-these-proven-frauds-are-calling-it-now is a real and imminent crisis, that means you believe the oceans are destined to rise and flood the coasts and that this will happen in your lifetime…
So why would anyone who professes to believe such a thing — as Gates regularly does — invest $43 million in oceanfront real estate?
They wouldn’t — unless they are a madman or a liar, and when it comes to Gates and the rest of the climate phonies, my money is always on the latter.
The facts are this…
If you judge Gates by his meaningless words, he is not a climate denier. But where it matters… In his actions, his behavior, his multi-million dollar investments, Gates is one of the biggest climate deniers in the history of climate-denying.
No one — not even if you’re worth billions — pisses away $43 million.
Which proves that just like CNN and Barack Obama, Bill Gates is a Climate Change activist who knows it’s all a hoax (and trust me, it is) because no one who truly believes the oceans will flood the coasts would invest 43 million dollars on a doomed house that sits right on the ocean.
“The six-bedroom home spans about 5,800 square feet, according to the listing, the Journal reported. It has a 10-person Jacuzzi overlooking a fire pit, a long, oceanfront deck, limestone flooring, and a swimming pool,” reports the New York Post, but the real news is that these people don’t even care anymore.
The entire Global Cooling, Global Warming, Climate Change, or whatever-these-proven-frauds-are-calling-it-now movement is now so insulated, so corrupted, and so zealously protected by their pals in the corporate media, that a Bill Gates can plunk down $43 million proving he knows it’s all a hoax, and no one blinks.
Let me see if I can come up with a comparison that accurately and vividly lays out just how much this proves Bill Gates knows Global Cooling, Global Warming, Climate Change, or whatever-these-proven-frauds-are-calling-it-now is a hoax…
Okay, imagine me telling you that you cannot go swimming because there’s no water in the pool while I risk becoming a paraplegic by diving headfirst into the pool.
You’re pretty much going to know I was lying about there being no water in the pool, aren’t you?
Wait, I got another one…
Imagine me telling you that you should not drive a car, use air conditioning, or zealously guard all your individual liberties because if you do the oceans will rise and destroy the coasts, while I invest $43 million in an oceanfront property.
See how this works?
And Gates and Obama and CNN all get away with it.
Over and over and over again their behavior betrays what they truly believe, but the racket is so rigged, they can brazenly live a life proving they are lying to the rest of us about this hoax, and no one cares — there’s no price to pay.
The Cooling, Global Warming, Climate Change, or whatever-these-proven-frauds-are-calling-it-now racket is so rigged, Bill Gates doesn’t even have to care how much his actions expose the truth of what he believes.
F*ck these people.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--Tale Of Two Panics: The Wuhan Virus And Climate Change

Written by David Wojick , Ph.D. on .
Posted in Latest news While they are occurring on vastly different time scales , the COVID-19 panic and the climate change panic are remarkably similar .
Perhaps there are certain basic social panic mechanisms that always occur , which are yet to be discovered .
Yet in any case , the striking similarities between these two are worth exploring a bit .
To begin with , each panic began with runaway computer models .
In the COVID case , the U.S. death count was projected to be around 2,000,000 , clearly calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed .
That number now stands at about 60,000 , about the same as a bad flu year , but the damage is well underway .
Claims that the ruinous actions brought the numbers down are belied by the countries that fared just as well without them .
Nor do we know what made the model so “ hot ” as it has not been analyzed , or even properly documented and released for analysis .
In the climate case , the hot models take a benign increase in atmospheric CO2 and turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually know how they do this using massive ( and purely speculative ) positive feedbacks from water vapor and clouds .
That these models have clearly been falsified by observation is ignored by their masters .
In both cases the speculative terror to come was heartily embraced by the mainstream media , accompanied by relentless cries for action .
Predictably the public responded with fear , giving the government ample room for action .
In both cases , the results have been mandates for economically destructive abstinence .
In the COVID case , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away .
Don ’ t go out , don ’ t go to work , don ’ t go to school .
That the economy is rapidly collapsing is no surprise .
In the climate case , the mandate is to stop using our primary source of energy — fossil fuels .
Don ’ t drive .
Don ’ t fly .
Don ’ t eat meat .
Build millions of windmills and solar collectors .
Commit to zero-carbon suicide .
That the economy is slowly collapsing is no surprise .
Energy prices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the ridiculous bandaid that is applied to catastrophic collapse is a so-called “ stimulus.
” Millions are out of work so they get just over a thousand dollars .
Windmills and solar panels do not work as needed so they get subsidies .
And still , the government feeds the fear .
What is really needed in both cases is freedom and reality .
Freedom from computer-driven fear , freedom from fear-driven mandates , and the reality that the problem being solved by collapse never existed in the first place .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and simple .
Recovery will not be easy because fear , once begun , is long-lasting .
Children were already having nightmares fueled by climate fear , now they are afraid to go outside and play .
In both cases , the worst may be yet to come because the fearmongers are relentless .
Still , we will wallow out of this pit , despite the governments that put us into it .
The bigger challenge is how to prevent catastrophic panic in the future ?
In communication science , this sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The model results trigger the press , who trigger the people , who trigger the government .
Each step is an amplifier , whereby a hot model hurts hundreds of millions of people .
Maybe the model is the place to start .
Perhaps presenting catastrophic conjectures as established facts should be punishable , so people do not do it .
Giving a false alarm that causes great harm is wrong .
Calling the false alarm science does not change this fact .
If anything it makes it worse .
Scientists are supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of course , we also need to fight the virus , but medically not socially .
We also need a workable virus prevention and protection system , especially one that prevents panic .
A good way to fund this system is by redirecting money slated for foolishly fighting CO2 .

Written by David Wojick, Ph.D. on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
While they are occurring on vastly different time scales, the COVID-19 panic and the climate change panic are remarkably similar.
Perhaps there are certain basic social panic mechanisms that always occur, which are yet to be discovered. Yet in any case, the striking similarities between these two are worth exploring a bit.
To begin with, each panic began with runaway computer models. In the COVID case, the U.S. death count was projected to be around 2,000,000, clearly calling for draconian government action, which soon followed.
That number now stands at about 60,000, about the same as a bad flu year, but the damage is well underway.
Claims that the ruinous actions brought the numbers down are belied by the countries that fared just as well without them.
Nor do we know what made the model so “hot” as it has not been analyzed, or even properly documented and released for analysis.
In the climate case, the hot models take a benign increase in atmospheric CO2 and turn it into a coming catastrophe.
We actually know how they do this using massive (and purely speculative) positive feedbacks from water vapor and clouds. That these models have clearly been falsified by observation is ignored by their masters.
In both cases the speculative terror to come was heartily embraced by the mainstream media, accompanied by relentless cries for action. Predictably the public responded with fear, giving the government ample room for action.
In both cases, the results have been mandates for economically destructive abstinence. In the COVID case, the mandate is to hide thy self away. Don’t go out, don’t go to work, don’t go to school. That the economy is rapidly collapsing is no surprise.
In the climate case, the mandate is to stop using our primary source of energy — fossil fuels. Don’t drive. Don’t fly. Don’t eat meat. Build millions of windmills and solar collectors. Commit to zero-carbon suicide. That the economy is slowly collapsing is no surprise. Energy prices rise and rise.
In both cases, the ridiculous bandaid that is applied to catastrophic collapse is a so-called “stimulus.” Millions are out of work so they get just over a thousand dollars.
Windmills and solar panels do not work as needed so they get subsidies. And still, the government feeds the fear.
What is really needed in both cases is freedom and reality. Freedom from computer-driven fear, freedom from fear-driven mandates, and the reality that the problem being solved by collapse never existed in the first place.
These are both waves of panic, pure and simple. Recovery will not be easy because fear, once begun, is long-lasting.
Children were already having nightmares fueled by climate fear, now they are afraid to go outside and play. In both cases, the worst may be yet to come because the fearmongers are relentless.
Still, we will wallow out of this pit, despite the governments that put us into it.
The bigger challenge is how to prevent catastrophic panic in the future? In communication science, this sort of thing is called a “cascade.” The model results trigger the press, who trigger the people, who trigger the government.
Each step is an amplifier, whereby a hot model hurts hundreds of millions of people. Maybe the model is the place to start. Perhaps presenting catastrophic conjectures as established facts should be punishable, so people do not do it.
Giving a false alarm that causes great harm is wrong. Calling the false alarm science does not change this fact. If anything it makes it worse. Scientists are supposed to be very careful about their claims.
Of course, we also need to fight the virus, but medically not socially. We also need a workable virus prevention and protection system, especially one that prevents panic. A good way to fund this system is by redirecting money slated for foolishly fighting CO2.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--New Video Washes Away Claims Of Megadrought In U.S. West

Written by James Taylor on .
Posted in Latest news Tony Heller , who operates the website RealClimateScience , has posted a powerful four-minute video absolutely destroying claims that the western United States is currently experiencing a nearly unprecedented megadrought .
During the past week , the media have been scaremongering the general public by trumpeting a shoddy , newly published paper making the megadrought claim .
( Video after the jump ) Earlier this week , H. Sterling Burnett published an article here on Climate Realism pointing out serious flaws in the paper .
Tony Heller ’ s video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In short , only a small portion of the U.S. West is experiencing drought or unusually dry conditions .
Much more of the West is experiencing wetter-than-usual conditions than dryer-than-usual conditions .
Moreover , long-term National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) data show increasing precipitation throughout the U.S. West rather than decreasing precipitation .
Heller ’ s video , also available here , is a must-watch for people interested in climate change .
Please share it with everybody you know who is interested or curious about the climate change debate @

Written by James Taylor on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Tony Heller, who operates the website RealClimateScience, has posted a powerful four-minute video absolutely destroying claims that the western United States is currently experiencing a nearly unprecedented megadrought.
During the past week, the media have been scaremongering the general public by trumpeting a shoddy, newly published paper making the megadrought claim. (Video after the jump)
Earlier this week, H. Sterling Burnett published an article here on Climate Realism pointing out serious flaws in the paper. Tony Heller’s video drives the final nail in the coffin.
In short, only a small portion of the U.S. West is experiencing drought or unusually dry conditions.
Much more of the West is experiencing wetter-than-usual conditions than dryer-than-usual conditions.
Moreover, long-term National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data show increasing precipitation throughout the U.S. West rather than decreasing precipitation.
Heller’s video, also available here, is a must-watch for people interested in climate change. Please share it with everybody you know who is interested or curious about the climate change debate.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--California Lifts Ban On Plastic Bags For 60 Days

Written by Rick Moran on .
Posted in Latest news California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that suspends the law requiring stores to charge 10 cents for single-use plastic bags for 60 days .
The measure is part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic .
Apparently , cloth and other reusable bags can carry the virus .
Grocery stores have been discouraging their customers from using them .
Newsom ’ s executive order allows grocery stores to hand out single-use plastic grocery bags , at no cost , where it is not possible to hand out paper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters passed in 2016 required retailers to charge customers 10 cents for store-provided bags .
Newsom ’ s executive order also waives that requirement .
The order specifies that it does not supersede local plastic bag ban ordinances that were in effect prior to Jan. 1 , 2015 .
Recycling advocates nearly had apoplexy earlier this month when San Francisco — far-left , super-green San Francisco — banned reusable bags for the reasons Newsom is allowing plastic bags to be used .
The Bay Area counties reduced the types of businesses and facilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and tightened requirements for those still operating , including grocery stores , pharmacies and restaurants still open for takeout or delivery .
Among the updated requirements in the order , which lasts through May 3 : ” Not permitting customers to bring their own bags , mugs , or other reusable items from home.
” The rule appears to be the most stringent coronavirus-related restriction placed on reusable bags in California , which has banned single-use plastic bags since 2016 .
California allows the 70 or so jurisdictions whose local bans preceded the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bay Area , Los Angeles County and Sacramento County , to preempt state law .
“ Single-use ” plastic bags is a misnomer .
Many of us use many of our plastic bags for multi-purposes .
But charging people 1o cents per bag to bag your groceries is outrageous .
How many “ reusable ” bags would you use if you were purchasing $ 150 in groceries ?
It ’ s ludicrous .
This is what happens when green whackos are put in charge of the government .
There ’ s no doubt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a noble goal .
But only an idiot would want to achieve that goal all at once .
Environmentalists never heard of “ gradualism ” or “ incrementalism.
” They demand that everything should be done NOW before the world ends .
It makes for very bad public policy that people will try and circumvent anyway .
Californians have received a reprieve .
Perhaps they should try and make the best of it .

Written by Rick Moran on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that suspends the law requiring stores to charge 10 cents for single-use plastic bags for 60 days.
The measure is part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Apparently, cloth and other reusable bags can carry the virus. Grocery stores have been discouraging their customers from using them.
Sacramento Bee:
Newsom’s executive order allows grocery stores to hand out single-use plastic grocery bags, at no cost, where it is not possible to hand out paper or reusable plastic bags. The initiative voters passed in 2016 required retailers to charge customers 10 cents for store-provided bags. Newsom’s executive order also waives that requirement. The order specifies that it does not supersede local plastic bag ban ordinances that were in effect prior to Jan. 1, 2015.
Recycling advocates nearly had apoplexy earlier this month when San Francisco — far-left, super-green San Francisco — banned reusable bags for the reasons Newsom is allowing plastic bags to be used.
Politico:
The Bay Area counties reduced the types of businesses and facilities that can stay open to the public and tightened requirements for those still operating, including grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants still open for takeout or delivery. Among the updated requirements in the order, which lasts through May 3: ” Not permitting customers to bring their own bags, mugs, or other reusable items from home.” The rule appears to be the most stringent coronavirus-related restriction placed on reusable bags in California, which has banned single-use plastic bags since 2016. California allows the 70 or so jurisdictions whose local bans preceded the state ban, including most of the Bay Area, Los Angeles County and Sacramento County, to preempt state law.
“Single-use” plastic bags is a misnomer. Many of us use many of our plastic bags for multi-purposes.
But charging people 1o cents per bag to bag your groceries is outrageous. How many “reusable” bags would you use if you were purchasing $150 in groceries? It’s ludicrous.
This is what happens when green whackos are put in charge of the government. There’s no doubt reducing the number of plastic bags used is a noble goal.
But only an idiot would want to achieve that goal all at once. Environmentalists never heard of “gradualism” or “incrementalism.”
They demand that everything should be done NOW before the world ends. It makes for very bad public policy that people will try and circumvent anyway.
Californians have received a reprieve. Perhaps they should try and make the best of it.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--Scottish Govt. Mulls Mandatory Climate Indoctrination Courses

Written by Martin Williams on .
Posted in Latest news MSPs , business leaders , and newly enrolled university students may be asked to take mandatory climate change studies if plans currently under consideration are adopted .
The studies would help arm them with facts and knowledge to make urgent changes to society as it emerges from COVID-19 lockdown .
The Scottish Government has already committed to enrolling at least 100 senior officials to the Climate Solutions course .
The news comes just days before Tuesday ’ s one-year anniversary of Scotland ’ s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon declaring a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by experts at the Perth-based Royal Scottish Geographical Society in partnership with the Institute of Directors , Stirling University ’ s Business School , and the University of Edinburgh ’ s Centre for Carbon Innovation .
Among the main areas , the course looks at are issues around transport , energy use , supply chains , social behaviors , mitigation , and planning for the future .
Former UN executive secretary on climate change Christiana Figueres who brokered the Paris Agreement , former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney who is now UN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ex Irish President Mary Robinson who set up a climate justice foundation , are among heavyweight names lending their support .

Written by Martin Williams on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
MSPs, business leaders, and newly enrolled university students may be asked to take mandatory climate change studies if plans currently under consideration are adopted.
The studies would help arm them with facts and knowledge to make urgent changes to society as it emerges from COVID-19 lockdown.
The Scottish Government has already committed to enrolling at least 100 senior officials to the Climate Solutions course.
The news comes just days before Tuesday’s one-year anniversary of Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon declaring a climate emergency.
The course was devised by experts at the Perth-based Royal Scottish Geographical Society in partnership with the Institute of Directors, Stirling University’s Business School, and the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Carbon Innovation.
Among the main areas, the course looks at are issues around transport, energy use, supply chains, social behaviors, mitigation, and planning for the future.
Former UN executive secretary on climate change Christiana Figueres who brokered the Paris Agreement, former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney who is now UN special envoy on climate action and finance and ex Irish President Mary Robinson who set up a climate justice foundation, are among heavyweight names lending their support.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--Epic Fail: Climactivists Try To Get Planet Of The Humans Banned

Written by ccdeditor on .
Posted in Latest news Anti-fossil fuel activists unsuccessfully attempted to lobby to remove Michael Moore ’ s documentary panning green energy over claims that it contains pro-oil industry misinformation .
Activist Josh Fox ( pictured ) , climate scientist Michael Mann and other environmentalists signed onto a petition Friday asking the producer to take down “ Planet of the Humans , ” saying Moore ’ s film relies on old data to claim solar and wind energy is dependent on fossil fuels .
Films for Action , which claimed credit for the film , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the film before putting it back online , saying the move was meant to engage in debate .
“ We are disheartened and dismayed to report that the film is full of misinformation — so much so that for half a day we removed the film from the site , ” Films for Action noted in a press statement Saturday .
“ Ultimately , we decided to put it back up because we believe media literacy , critique , and debate is the best solution to misinformation.
” “ Planet of the Humans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a media alert after publication warning viewers that the movie is distributed through Rumble Media , noting also that the film ’ s producers are not affiliated with Films for Action .
Films for Action nevertheless shared some of its thoughts on the film ’ s premise , which was directed by environmentalist Jeff Gibbs and argued human beings are the problem , not energy production “ We still need to transition to 100 % renewable energy .
There is no other option .
But the delusion that we need to dispel is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industrial civilization as is , and that these technologies are entirely ‘ green ’ when they are themselves still destructive , ” Films for Action noted in the statement .
Gibbs and Moore lashed into wind , solar , and biomass in particular .
“ Green energy is not going to save us , ” Gibbs noted in the film before focusing his ire on environmentalists Bill McKibben , Van Jones , Robert F. Kennedy , and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , all of whom push for a combination of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to replace oil production .
Fox , who ’ s perhaps best known for producing the anti-fracking film “ Gasland , ” told his Twitter followers Friday that the attempt to take down the film was successful .
He included in the tweet a screenshot of Films for Action ’ s statement , which did not include the section of the post explaining why the producer opted not to take down the film .
Neither Fox , Mann , nor “ Planet of the Humans ” has replied to the Daily Caller News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mann , a Pennsylvania State University professor , has been criticized in recent years for embellishing his credentials .
Environmentalists wrote reviews of the film after it was posted for free on YouTube claiming that the movie relies on old , outdated information .
Fox is a proponent of the Green New Deal , a policy idea meant to aggressively transition the United States away from the oil industry .
EDITOR ’ S NOTE : “ Planet of the Humans ” posted a media advisory on its website noting that the film is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film is not affiliated with Films for Action .

Written by Thomas Richard on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Anti-fossil fuel activists unsuccessfully attempted to lobby to remove Michael Moore’s documentary panning green energy over claims that it contains pro-oil industry misinformation.
Activist Josh Fox (pictured), climate scientist Michael Mann and other environmentalists signed onto a petition Friday asking the producer to take down “Planet of the Humans,” saying Moore’s film relies on old data to claim solar and wind energy is dependent on fossil fuels.
Films for Action, which claimed credit for the film, said in a statement Saturday that it nixed the film before putting it back online, saying the move was meant to engage in debate.
“We are disheartened and dismayed to report that the film is full of misinformation — so much so that for half a day we removed the film from the site,” Films for Action noted in a press statement Saturday. “Ultimately, we decided to put it back up because we believe media literacy, critique, and debate is the best solution to misinformation.”
“Planet of the Humans,” for its part, posted a media alert after publication warning viewers that the movie is distributed through Rumble Media, noting also that the film’s producers are not affiliated with Films for Action.
Films for Action nevertheless shared some of its thoughts on the film’s premise, which was directed by environmentalist Jeff Gibbs and argued human beings are the problem, not energy production
“We still need to transition to 100% renewable energy. There is no other option. But the delusion that we need to dispel is the idea that renewables can power our industrial civilization as is, and that these technologies are entirely ‘green’ when they are themselves still destructive,” Films for Action noted in the statement.
Gibbs and Moore lashed into wind, solar, and biomass in particular.
“Green energy is not going to save us,” Gibbs noted in the film before focusing his ire on environmentalists Bill McKibben, Van Jones, Robert F. Kennedy, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, all of whom push for a combination of solar panels, nuclear or wind power to replace oil production.
Fox, who’s perhaps best known for producing the anti-fracking film “Gasland,” told his Twitter followers Friday that the attempt to take down the film was successful.
He included in the tweet a screenshot of Films for Action’s statement, which did not include the section of the post explaining why the producer opted not to take down the film.
1) I just received notice that the distributor of Michael Moore’s #PlanetoftheHumans is taking the film down due to misinformation in the film. Thank you to @FilmsForAction for responding to our demand for a retraction and an apology from @mmflint.
See below. And thank you to… pic.twitter.com/3ZzkLhTVyC — Josh Fox EndFossilFuels (@joshfoxfilm) April 24, 2020
Neither Fox, Mann, nor “Planet of the Humans” has replied to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
Mann, a Pennsylvania State University professor, has been criticized in recent years for embellishing his credentials. Environmentalists wrote reviews of the film after it was posted for free on YouTube claiming that the movie relies on old, outdated information.
Fox is a proponent of the Green New Deal, a policy idea meant to aggressively transition the United States away from the oil industry.
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Planet of the Humans” posted a media advisory on its website noting that the film is distributed through Rumble Media and that the film is not affiliated with Films for Action.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--Planet of the Humans: Moore Vs. Green-Energy Religiosity

Written by Mark Powell on .
Posted in Latest news Michael Moore ’ s The Planet of the Humans is currently one of the top trending videos on YouTube .
Just in time for the Wuhan Virus lockdown , Moore has released his latest documentary for free .
And in less than a week , it is quickly closing in on a massive two-million views .
Moore ’ s documentary makes for excruciating viewing , much like the ‘ cringe humor ’ of the original British version of The Office .
Here are just some of the highlights : • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the green mountain state of Vermont powered by 100 % solar energy.
” However , when a little rain starts to fall the organizers are quickly forced to turn to a bio-diesel generator .
And when that wasn ’ t enough , they have to plug into the electrical grid we all use .
Jeff Gibbs , the director of The Planet of the Humans wryly concludes , “ That , was disappointing .
But after all , it had been raining .
Maybe next time things would go better.
” • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 3 billion dollars in future profits to fight global warming .
( I ’ m sure the staff at Virgin Australia wishes he had hung on to a bit of that as they face imminent insolvency ! )
But when Branson is asked , “ Is Al Gore a prophet ?
” Branson hesitates and jokingly says , “ How do you spell profit ?
” • 12:45 At the launch of the electric Chevy Volt Gibbs asks the spokeswoman for GM as to what ’ s charging the car he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Board of Water and Light he ’ s told that their grid operates on 95 % coal .
He also goes on to say , “ To suggest that all of the power used for these cars will be generated from wind and solar in the very near future would not be correct .
In fact , we ’ re talking about charging these up at night so there won ’ t be any solar at that time .
And so , we ’ re down to wind…and very often at night the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14:35 Gibbs is then told that Lansing has the state of Michigan ’ s largest solar array just down the road and he is invited to check it out .
In one of those segments where the representative will rue the day he was ever so honest , Gibbs is told that the panels only have an efficiency of 8 % .
When asked how many homes would this array—the size of a football field—provide electricity for , Gibbs is told : “ The standard answer that we tell everybody is that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fifty homes .
However , for most of the people who look at it a little closer…it ’ s just a little over ten homes over a year.
” • 17:15 Next they turn their attention to wind farms .
And Gibbs wisely asks , “ They were impressive machines .
But is it possible for machines made from industrial civilization to save us from industrial civilization ?
” Especially when he learns that the wind turbines need to have a fossil fuel power plant to back it up so that it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time .
Otherwise , you ’ ll just generate an even bigger carbon footprint to bring it back up to speed .
• 21:15 Then Moore ’ s team investigates a zoo that was supposed to be powered by elephant manure .
But it turns out that they didn ’ t produce enough to even heat the elephant barn !
• 21:40 Even more alarmingly , he visits an ethanol plant where he ’ s informed that even they are reliant upon huge quantities of fossil fuels to remain operational .
Gibbs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethanol was reliant upon two things .
A giant fossil-fuel-based industrial agricultural system to produce corn .
And even more fossil fuels in the form of coal .
All of this in the attempt to replace fossil fuels .
It was enough to make my head explode.
” • 22:50 In interviewing Richard York , an environmental sociologist from the University of Oregon , where ’ s he told that “ Nations which add non-fossil fuel energy sources do not seem to see a particular suppression of fossil-fuel use.
” So , green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • 24:40 But for environmentalists , it gets even worse .
Gibb ’ s is then told that solar panels are not made out of sand—as is commonly thought—but high-quality quartz and coal .
Further , some solar panels only last for about ten years before they need to be replaced .
• 26:10 What ’ s more , as coal plants are shut down , they are being commonly replaced with natural gas facilities that are self-defeating because that is also a fossil fuel .
So , when some people talk about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ referring to solar and wind , whereas when major donors such as Michael Blomberg talk about clean energy he ’ s also referring to natural gas .
Ironically , this has led to one of the largest expansions in the use of fossil fuels through the reliance on natural gas .
• 29:40 When talking to industry insiders Gibbs is informed that they : “ Need be able to back up power to keep the system steady all the time so it doesn ’ t collapse .
Most likely that ’ s through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we call the baseload plants , either nuclear or coal that are on all the time but that maybe can be dialed down during the day and dialed up when demand starts rising.
” But that is a huge problem because of the further energy that is lost during that process .
• 30:20 Following on from this , the central issue is that of storage .
But here in again is a massive problem since it dramatically increases the carbon footprint .
• 34:09 Elon Musk gets a shellacking for promising to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combination of thermal wind and solar , producing all the energy that it needs .
But the reality is , it has lines connecting it up to the same electrical grid that we ’ re all connected to .
• 35:30 .
Apple also claims to be based on 100 % renewable energy .
However , they too are still firmly connected to the electrical grid .
What ’ s more , there ’ s no evidence of a single entity anywhere in the world that ’ s running on 100 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gibbs finds out that biomass facilities are really just burning enormous amounts of wood as well as natural gas .
What ’ s more , because machinery and trucks are needed to cut down trees and transport them to the plant , the whole process couldn ’ t function without the use of fossil fuels .
Not only that , but a single biomass plant emits over 400 thousand tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year .
• 56:45 One particular biomass plant uses tire-derived fuel to raise the temperature of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s tried to burn green wood or wet wood , knows that it doesn ’ t burn very well .
So , “ We ’ re to do our part by getting out of bed with coal companies and into bed with logging companies ?
” • 1:01:50 Then he finds out that household rubbish is also considered as being suitable for burning in a biofuel energy plant , even though it releases horrible smells and pollutants .
• 1:03:50 Even Germany which is held up as the model as to what can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the greatest proportion— 60 % —of its renewable energy needs : • 1:07:00 Then comes the most climatic ‘ cringe ’ moment of all…Gibbs addresses the director of the Sierra Club of Pennsylvania and she is immediately out of her depth and she is forced into obfuscating the question by offering the excuse that their position is “ nuanced ” and she ’ s not prepared to give a definitive answer .
One-minute later , Robert F. Kennedy Jnr and Bill McKibben both do exactly the same thing .
• 1:15:30 Gibbs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from fossil fuels , and invest in Green Funds what are you investing in ?
” Gibbs takes a deep dive into Securities and Exchange Commission filings to find out .
And what he finds is that , for instance , in the Green Century Funds less than 1 % is being invested in solar and wind , compared with 99 % invested into mining…oil and gas infrastructure companies…biofuels…logging and paper companies…and banks , lots of banks .
• 1:17:28 Gibbs says , “ And in perhaps the most bizarre twist of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fund ’ s biggest holding is in Viva , the world ’ s largest consumer of forests , to be incinerated in green energy biomass plants .
• 1:25:00 Bill McKibben tries to pretty clearly dodging a straightforward question put to him by a journalist as to who his major funders are .
Then with a little prompting , he ’ s reminded that he has been helped by the Rockefeller Foundation .
• 1:26:00 The infamous Al Gore—of An Inconvenient Truth fame—is confronted on numerous occasions as to whether there is hypocrisy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Al Jazeera – one of the largest companies on earth backed by fossil fuel monies .
• Finally , at 1:27:00 they come back to another music festival .
This time is the environmental holy day of ‘ Earth Day ’ and the speaking is its founder , Denis Hayes .
Hayes says that the entire event is running on solar energy .
But when Gibbs goes backstage , to see what is really going on , he ’ s told , “ It ain ’ t running this whole thing on that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that.
” Gibbs quickly learns that it is again being powered by supplementary power sources .
If you ’ re an environmentalist of any shade of green , it makes for heart-rendering viewing .
But Gibbs has the courage to truly self-reflect and ask , “ Why , for most of my life , have I fallen for the illusion green energy would save us ?
” To find an answer , at the forty-nine-minute mark , Gibbs speaks with Sheldon Solomon , a social psychologist at Skidmore College .
Where he asks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with you about my dilemma…The right has religion and they have a belief in infinite fossil fuels .
Our side says , “ It ’ s going to be OK , we ’ re going to have solar panels , we ’ re going to have wind towers .
As soon as I heard you talk about our denial of death I ’ m like , “ Could that , be it ?
” Could it be that we can not face our own mortality ?
Could we have a religion that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response from the social psychologist is as concise as it is affirming : This is the most profound insight in the whole movie .
It ’ s that environmentalists have turned their philosophy into a man-made god or idol .
And because of that , it must be worshipped with unquestioning devotion .
It was Nietzsche who posed the question in his book , Thus Spake Zarathustra , that if there are gods , how could man bear not to be a god on earth ?
This led to his infamous battle cry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to his further summons to , “ Remain faithful , I adjure you , my brothers , to the earth .
Do not thrust your heads into the sands of heavenly things…To sin against the earth , that is now the most monstrous crime of all.
” Nietzsche ’ s militantly atheistic philosophy not only paved the way for German Nazism but also explains the irrational and dogmatic religious fervor of those who believe in the catastrophic climate emergency .
In short , in their rejection of God , they need the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Because this is what gives their lives purpose and meaning .
They have to preach the gospel of saving the planet because there is no transcendent being who will save them .

Written by Mark Powell on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Michael Moore’s The Planet of the Humans is currently one of the top trending videos on YouTube.
Just in time for the Wuhan Virus lockdown, Moore has released his latest documentary for free.
And in less than a week, it is quickly closing in on a massive two-million views.
Moore’s documentary makes for excruciating viewing, much like the ‘cringe humor’ of the original British version of The Office. Here are just some of the highlights:
6:58 While filming a music festival in “the green mountain state of Vermont powered by 100% solar energy.” However, when a little rain starts to fall the organizers are quickly forced to turn to a bio-diesel generator. And when that wasn’t enough, they have to plug into the electrical grid we all use. Jeff Gibbs, the director of The Planet of the Humans wryly concludes, “That, was disappointing. But after all, it had been raining. Maybe next time things would go better.”
wryly concludes, “That, was disappointing. But after all, it had been raining. Maybe next time things would go better.” 9:57 Richard Branson promising to donate $3 billion dollars in future profits to fight global warming. (I’m sure the staff at Virgin Australia wishes he had hung on to a bit of that as they face imminent insolvency!) But when Branson is asked, “Is Al Gore a prophet?” Branson hesitates and jokingly says, “How do you spell profit?”
12:45 At the launch of the electric Chevy Volt Gibbs asks the spokeswoman for GM as to what’s charging the car he’s directed to the representative from the Lansing Board of Water and Light he’s told that their grid operates on 95% coal. He also goes on to say, “To suggest that all of the power used for these cars will be generated from wind and solar in the very near future would not be correct. In fact, we’re talking about charging these up at night so there won’t be any solar at that time. And so, we’re down to wind…and very often at night the wind does fall off so…”
14:35 Gibbs is then told that Lansing has the state of Michigan’s largest solar array just down the road and he is invited to check it out. In one of those segments where the representative will rue the day he was ever so honest, Gibbs is told that the panels only have an efficiency of 8%. When asked how many homes would this array—the size of a football field—provide electricity for, Gibbs is told: “The standard answer that we tell everybody is that we’re providing the peak requirement for fifty homes. However, for most of the people who look at it a little closer…it’s just a little over ten homes over a year.”
17:15 Next they turn their attention to wind farms. And Gibbs wisely asks, “They were impressive machines. But is it possible for machines made from industrial civilization to save us from industrial civilization?” Especially when he learns that the wind turbines need to have a fossil fuel power plant to back it up so that it’s running at the same speed all the time. Otherwise, you’ll just generate an even bigger carbon footprint to bring it back up to speed.
us from industrial civilization?” Especially when he learns that the wind turbines need to have a fossil fuel power plant to back it up so that it’s running at the same speed all the time. Otherwise, you’ll just generate an even bigger carbon footprint to bring it back up to speed. 21:15 Then Moore’s team investigates a zoo that was supposed to be powered by elephant manure. But it turns out that they didn’t produce enough to even heat the elephant barn!
21:40 Even more alarmingly, he visits an ethanol plant where he’s informed that even they are reliant upon huge quantities of fossil fuels to remain operational. Gibbs quips, “Great. So, ethanol was reliant upon two things. A giant fossil-fuel-based industrial agricultural system to produce corn. And even more fossil fuels in the form of coal. All of this in the attempt to replace fossil fuels. It was enough to make my head explode.”
fossil fuels in the form of coal. All of this in the attempt to replace fossil fuels. It was enough to make my head explode.” 22:50 In interviewing Richard York, an environmental sociologist from the University of Oregon, where’s he told that “Nations which add non-fossil fuel energy sources do not seem to see a particular suppression of fossil-fuel use.” So, green energy is not even replacing fossil fuels…
fossil fuels… 24:40 But for environmentalists, it gets even worse. Gibb’s is then told that solar panels are not made out of sand—as is commonly thought—but high-quality quartz and coal. Further, some solar panels only last for about ten years before they need to be replaced.
26:10 What’s more, as coal plants are shut down, they are being commonly replaced with natural gas facilities that are self-defeating because that is also a fossil fuel. So, when some people talk about “Clean Energy” they’re referring to solar and wind, whereas when major donors such as Michael Blomberg talk about clean energy he’s also referring to natural gas. Ironically, this has led to one of the largest expansions in the use of fossil fuels through the reliance on natural gas.
29:40 When talking to industry insiders Gibbs is informed that they: “Need be able to back up power to keep the system steady all the time so it doesn’t collapse. Most likely that’s through fast-acting gas plants, but also what we call the baseload plants, either nuclear or coal that are on all the time but that maybe can be dialed down during the day and dialed up when demand starts rising.” But that is a huge problem because of the further energy that is lost during that process.
30:20 Following on from this, the central issue is that of storage. But here in again is a massive problem since it dramatically increases the carbon footprint.
34:09 Elon Musk gets a shellacking for promising to run his Tesla Gigafactory completely on a combination of thermal wind and solar, producing all the energy that it needs. But the reality is, it has lines connecting it up to the same electrical grid that we’re all connected to.
35:30. Apple also claims to be based on 100% renewable energy. However, they too are still firmly connected to the electrical grid. What’s more, there’s no evidence of a single entity anywhere in the world that’s running on 100% of solar and wind alone.
54.00 Gibbs finds out that biomass facilities are really just burning enormous amounts of wood as well as natural gas. What’s more, because machinery and trucks are needed to cut down trees and transport them to the plant, the whole process couldn’t function without the use of fossil fuels. Not only that, but a single biomass plant emits over 400 thousand tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.
56:45 One particular biomass plant uses tire-derived fuel to raise the temperature of the fire, because anybody who’s tried to burn green wood or wet wood, knows that it doesn’t burn very well. So, “We’re to do our part by getting out of bed with coal companies and into bed with logging companies?”
1:01:50 Then he finds out that household rubbish is also considered as being suitable for burning in a biofuel energy plant, even though it releases horrible smells and pollutants.
1:03:50 Even Germany which is held up as the model as to what can be achieved in using renewables uses biomass as the greatest proportion— 60% —of its renewable energy needs:
1:07:00 Then comes the most climatic ‘cringe’ moment of all…Gibbs addresses the director of the Sierra Club of Pennsylvania and she is immediately out of her depth and she is forced into obfuscating the question by offering the excuse that their position is “nuanced” and she’s not prepared to give a definitive answer. One-minute later, Robert F. Kennedy Jnr and Bill McKibben both do exactly the same thing.
1:15:30 Gibbs asks, “So when you divest from fossil fuels, and invest in Green Funds what are you investing in?” Gibbs takes a deep dive into Securities and Exchange Commission filings to find out. And what he finds is that, for instance, in the Green Century Funds less than 1% is being invested in solar and wind, compared with 99% invested into mining…oil and gas infrastructure companies…biofuels…logging and paper companies…and banks, lots of banks.
1:17:28 Gibbs says, “And in perhaps the most bizarre twist of all, the Sierra Club’s green fund’s biggest holding is in Viva, the world’s largest consumer of forests, to be incinerated in green energy biomass plants.
1:25:00 Bill McKibben tries to pretty clearly dodging a straightforward question put to him by a journalist as to who his major funders are. Then with a little prompting, he’s reminded that he has been helped by the Rockefeller Foundation.
1:26:00 The infamous Al Gore—of An Inconvenient Truth fame—is confronted on numerous occasions as to whether there is hypocrisy in him selling a communications business to Al Jazeera – one of the largest companies on earth backed by fossil fuel monies.
fame—is confronted on numerous occasions as to whether there is hypocrisy in him selling a communications business to Al Jazeera – one of the largest companies on earth backed by fossil fuel monies. Finally, at 1:27:00 they come back to another music festival. This time is the environmental holy day of ‘Earth Day’ and the speaking is its founder, Denis Hayes. Hayes says that the entire event is running on solar energy. But when Gibbs goes backstage, to see what is really going on, he’s told, “It ain’t running this whole thing on that, Jack. I can tell you that.” Gibbs quickly learns that it is again being powered by supplementary power sources.
If you’re an environmentalist of any shade of green, it makes for heart-rendering viewing. But Gibbs has the courage to truly self-reflect and ask, “Why, for most of my life, have I fallen for the illusion green energy would save us?”
To find an answer, at the forty-nine-minute mark, Gibbs speaks with Sheldon Solomon, a social psychologist at Skidmore College. Where he asks:
I’ll just be honest with you about my dilemma…The right has religion and they have a belief in infinite fossil fuels. Our side says, “It’s going to be OK, we’re going to have solar panels, we’re going to have wind towers. As soon as I heard you talk about our denial of death I’m like, “Could that, be it?” Could it be that we cannot face our own mortality? Could we have a religion that we’re unaware of?”
The response from the social psychologist is as concise as it is affirming:
Absolutely! I think you’ve hit the proverbial nail on the head.
This is the most profound insight in the whole movie. It’s that environmentalists have turned their philosophy into a man-made god or idol. And because of that, it must be worshipped with unquestioning devotion.
It was Nietzsche who posed the question in his book, Thus Spake Zarathustra, that if there are gods, how could man bear not to be a god on earth?
This led to his infamous battle cry, “Nothing but earth!” and to his further summons to, “Remain faithful, I adjure you, my brothers, to the earth. Do not thrust your heads into the sands of heavenly things…To sin against the earth, that is now the most monstrous crime of all.”
Nietzsche’s militantly atheistic philosophy not only paved the way for German Nazism but also explains the irrational and dogmatic religious fervor of those who believe in the catastrophic climate emergency.
In short, in their rejection of God, they need the coming ecological apocalypse to be true. Because this is what gives their lives purpose and meaning.
They have to preach the gospel of saving the planet because there is no transcendent being who will save them.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--New N.H. Temp Reconstructions Devoid Of Mann-Made ‘Hockey Sticks’

Written by Kenneth Richard on .
Posted in Latest news New paleoclimate records from Europe , Scandinavia-Russia , China , and the northeastern USA indicate there has been no unusual modern warming .
Instead , these newly published reconstructions show warmer periods and more rapid centennial-scale warming events occurred in past centuries , or when CO2 concentrations were much lower than they are now .
In the late 1990s , Dr. Michael Mann heavily weighted tree-ring evidence from North American bristlecone pines to construct the notorious hockey stick temperature graph featuring a sharp uptick in modern warming .
A new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 2016 C.E . )
for the northeastern United States shows no unusual climate changes in recent decades have occurred in this region ( Pearl et al.
, 2020 ) .
The authors suggest the tree species used , Atlantic white cedar , is “ significantly correlated ” with this region ’ s temperature .
Another new dendroclimatology study ( Shi et al.
, 2020 ) affirms Northern Eurasia ( Sweden , Yamal ) warmed 3 to 6 times faster during the 4th , 15th , and 19th centuries than during the 1900s-2000s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggests it warmed 0.37°C to 0.85°C within the last century .
During the Roman and Medieval warm periods as well as the 19th century , regional temperatures rose at much faster rates of 1.37°C to 3.31°C per century .
Further , the record shows regional temperatures were warmer during the first millennium than during the last century .
Using ice cores , tree rings , lake sediments , and stalagmites from 28 proxy temperature reconstructions from throughout the “ whole country ” of China , Hao et al.
, ( 2020 ) find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centennial-scale ” occurred during the 10th to 13th centuries , or during the Medieval Warm Period ( MWP ) .
The two warmest 30-year periods during the MWP are also “ comparable ” to the warmth of the most recent decades .
None of these Northern Hemisphere temperature reconstructions indicate there has been any unusual modern warming relative to the natural temperature variations of the last few millennia .
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Written by Kenneth Richard on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
New paleoclimate records from Europe, Scandinavia-Russia, China, and the northeastern USA indicate there has been no unusual modern warming.
Instead, these newly published reconstructions show warmer periods and more rapid centennial-scale warming events occurred in past centuries, or when CO2 concentrations were much lower than they are now.
United States
In the late 1990s, Dr. Michael Mann heavily weighted tree-ring evidence from North American bristlecone pines to construct the notorious hockey stick temperature graph featuring a sharp uptick in modern warming.
A new 2,500-year tree-ring reconstruction (411 B.C.E. to 2016 C.E.) for the northeastern United States shows no unusual climate changes in recent decades have occurred in this region (Pearl et al., 2020).
The authors suggest the tree species used, Atlantic white cedar, is “significantly correlated” with this region’s temperature.
Scandinavia, Russia
Another new dendroclimatology study (Shi et al., 2020) affirms Northern Eurasia (Sweden, Yamal) warmed 3 to 6 times faster during the 4th, 15th, and 19th centuries than during the 1900s-2000s.
For example, the temperature record suggests it warmed 0.37°C to 0.85°C within the last century.
During the Roman and Medieval warm periods as well as the 19th century, regional temperatures rose at much faster rates of 1.37°C to 3.31°C per century.
Further, the record shows regional temperatures were warmer during the first millennium than during the last century.
China
Using ice cores, tree rings, lake sediments, and stalagmites from 28 proxy temperature reconstructions from throughout the “whole country” of China, Hao et al., (2020) find the “longest warm period on the centennial-scale” occurred during the 10th to 13th centuries, or during the Medieval Warm Period (MWP).
The two warmest 30-year periods during the MWP are also “comparable” to the warmth of the most recent decades.
None of these Northern Hemisphere temperature reconstructions indicate there has been any unusual modern warming relative to the natural temperature variations of the last few millennia.
h/t Rúnar O.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--CNN Climate Reporter Pens Insane ‘Open’ Letter To New Son

Written by Joseph Vazquez on .
Posted in Latest news , Videos Leave it to a CNN correspondent to exploit his own son ’ s birth to push his eco-freakish politics in a cringe letter published on CNN ’ s website .
CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir ’ s piece headlined “ To my son , born in the time of coronavirus and climate change , ” dripped with propaganda bashing the Bible and promoting climate extremist Greta Thunberg .
It was filled with content liberal outlets have used to promote the virus to push environmentalist drivel .
Weir @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son hammering environmentalist points mentioned in the article , which was also posted on CNN.com .
Oh , but he wasn ’ t done .
Weir continued to groan to his son how “ the milk in your bottle was warmed by dirty , ancient fuels and as a result , you will learn to walk on a planet that has never been this hot for humans.
” Uh , okay ?
Like a really bad infomercial , Weir droned on .
He told his son that “ scientists told us that if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would unleash an invisible enemy out of the jungle and into our lungs .
But that was a story few wanted to believe.
” Weir even took the time to warn his son of the “ spell ” of the Bible .
Apparently , for Weir , The Scriptures reinforced humanity ’ s itch to cut “ down jungles — and prairies and mangroves and the last few the places where the wild things are — to pave and plow , develop and devour everything inside.
” “ As you get older , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But we were under the spell of Genesis 1:28 : to take dominion over every living thing .
We had the strange urge to carve straight lines out of nature ’ s curves and were under the spell of a uniquely human force called ‘ profit motive , ’ ” Weir said .
[ Emphasis added . ]
Weir was sure to inform his son of the difference between doing “ nothing ” on climate change and following “ the warnings of science and [ doing ] everything possible to spare your generation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ managed to find the nuttiest of segues to tell his son later , “ I hope you carry the same superpower ” as climate activist Thunberg : The day I saw your face for the first time , I went from the ultrasound to a climate march led by Greta Thunberg .
You ’ ll be able to read volumes on how she was both canonized and demonized but back then she was just a girl the age of your sister , painfully shy when we met with that hand-painted Swedish protest sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she was curious enough to digest those warnings from the scientists and honest enough to call out the arrogant ignorance and ignorant arrogance of all the grown-ups in charge .
See this debunking of Weir ’ s claims : A CNN journalist pens a fascinating insight into the left ’ s dystopian worldview

Written by Joseph Vazquez on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news, Videos
Leave it to a CNN correspondent to exploit his own son’s birth to push his eco-freakish politics in a cringe letter published on CNN’s website.
CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir’s piece headlined “To my son, born in the time of coronavirus and climate change,” dripped with propaganda bashing the Bible and promoting climate extremist Greta Thunberg.
It was filled with content liberal outlets have used to promote the virus to push environmentalist drivel.
Weir also did a climate video for his son hammering environmentalist points mentioned in the article, which was also posted on CNN.com.
Weir wrote to his newborn son William:
“Against all odds, you were conceived in a lighthouse, born during a pandemic and will taste just enough of Life as We Knew It to resent us when it’s gone. I’m sorry. I’m sorry we broke your sea and your sky and shortened the wings of the nightingale.” [Emphasis added.]
Oh, but he wasn’t done.
Weir continued to groan to his son how “the milk in your bottle was warmed by dirty, ancient fuels and as a result, you will learn to walk on a planet that has never been this hot for humans.”
(Note: Featured photo similar to the one used in the CNN story. The photo is a snapshot from the video.)
Uh, okay? Like a really bad infomercial, Weir droned on.
He told his son that “scientists told us that if we weren’t careful, humans would unleash an invisible enemy out of the jungle and into our lungs. But that was a story few wanted to believe.”
Weir even took the time to warn his son of the “spell” of the Bible. Apparently, for Weir, The Scriptures reinforced humanity’s itch to cut “down jungles — and prairies and mangroves and the last few the places where the wild things are — to pave and plow, develop and devour everything inside.”
“As you get older, this will be hard to understand. But we were under the spell of Genesis 1:28: to take dominion over every living thing. We had the strange urge to carve straight lines out of nature’s curves and were under the spell of a uniquely human force called ‘profit motive,’” Weir said. [Emphasis added.]
Weir was sure to inform his son of the difference between doing “nothing” on climate change and following “the warnings of science and [doing] everything possible to spare your generation maximum pain.”
Stranger still, Weir managed to find the nuttiest of segues to tell his son later, “I hope you carry the same superpower” as climate activist Thunberg:
The day I saw your face for the first time, I went from the ultrasound to a climate march led by Greta Thunberg. You’ll be able to read volumes on how she was both canonized and demonized but back then she was just a girl the age of your sister, painfully shy when we met with that hand-painted Swedish protest sign tucked under one thin arm. But she was curious enough to digest those warnings from the scientists and honest enough to call out the arrogant ignorance and ignorant arrogance of all the grown-ups in charge.
Make it stop….
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--How The Left Is Trying To ‘Cancel’ Michael Moore’s Green-Energy Doc

Written by Craig Rucker on .
Posted in Latest news Filmmaker Michael Moore released his latest movie , Planet of the Humans , on Earth Day .
Moore hails from the deep roving anti-capitalist Left , so imagine everyone ’ s surprise when we learned that the film powerfully skewers wind , solar , biomass , ethanol , and the rest of the so-called “ renewable energies.
” The global warming crowd , and of course the people making their fortunes from renewable subsidies , went apoplectic .
Leading the charge to censor and bury Moore ’ s film is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known for his movie Gasland , an anti-fracking propaganda flick .
Marc Morano has full coverage over at CFACT ’ s Climate Depot , including an incendiary series of tweets .
We recommend you watch Planet of the Humans on YouTube , right away , in case the move to completely censor the film succeeds .
Keep in mind that Michael Moore is no choir boy , and certainly no friend of free markets , individual freedom , and industrial prosperity .
You might want to skip around a bit , but you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admit that their solar array , which would cover a football field , can only put out enough electricity to power ten homes when the sun shines .
To power the entire city of Lansing , Michigan , the array would have to be three miles by five miles !
How ’ s that for a footprint ?
The last things the climate people want you to contemplate are “ solar dead zones.
” The organizer of a Green concert is greeted by cheers and applause when he shouts that the entire concert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go behind the stage where the piddling solar array is only big enough to power a single toaster .
The actual electricity comes from diesel generators !
Watch citizens hike over a pristine mountaintop , and share their dread as they prepare for the construction of 21 mega wind turbines that will drive nature off the mountain .
Watch the biomass absurdity ; burning whole trees or grinding them into chips to generate electricity , receive the contempt it deserves .
The film even exposes massive industry funding of the Sierra Club and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grab a big bowl of popcorn , fast forward through the Green misanthropy , and watch an arch-Leftist devour the Greens .

Written by Craig Rucker on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Filmmaker Michael Moore released his latest movie, Planet of the Humans, on Earth Day.
Moore hails from the deep roving anti-capitalist Left, so imagine everyone’s surprise when we learned that the film powerfully skewers wind, solar, biomass, ethanol, and the rest of the so-called “renewable energies.”
The global warming crowd, and of course the people making their fortunes from renewable subsidies, went apoplectic.
Leading the charge to censor and bury Moore’s film is fellow left-wing filmmaker Josh Fox, best known for his movie Gasland, an anti-fracking propaganda flick.
Marc Morano has full coverage over at CFACT’s Climate Depot, including an incendiary series of tweets.
Here’s a small sample:
We recommend you watch Planet of the Humans on YouTube, right away, in case the move to completely censor the film succeeds.
Keep in mind that Michael Moore is no choir boy, and certainly no friend of free markets, individual freedom, and industrial prosperity.
You might want to skip around a bit, but you’ll love watching power company executives admit that their solar array, which would cover a football field, can only put out enough electricity to power ten homes when the sun shines.
To power the entire city of Lansing, Michigan, the array would have to be three miles by five miles! How’s that for a footprint? The last things the climate people want you to contemplate are “solar dead zones.”
The organizer of a Green concert is greeted by cheers and applause when he shouts that the entire concert is powered by solar energy.
Then go behind the stage where the piddling solar array is only big enough to power a single toaster. The actual electricity comes from diesel generators!
Watch citizens hike over a pristine mountaintop, and share their dread as they prepare for the construction of 21 mega wind turbines that will drive nature off the mountain.
Watch the biomass absurdity; burning whole trees or grinding them into chips to generate electricity, receive the contempt it deserves.
The film even exposes massive industry funding of the Sierra Club and the rest of the eco-Left!
There’s plenty more to savor.
So grab a big bowl of popcorn, fast forward through the Green misanthropy, and watch an arch-Leftist devour the Greens.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-27--Costly Climate Policies Must Be Abandoned To Save Economy

Written by Dr. Benny Peiser , GWPF , guest post on .
Posted in Latest news European governments have no choice but to abandon costly climate plans that are threatening to burden nations with huge costs and millions of job losses if they want a strong economic recovery from Covid-19 lockdowns .
That ’ s according to a new report by Rupert Darwall , a former special adviser in the UK Treasury .
In a new paper released today , Darwall shows how the imposition of unilateral climate policies on business and industry will have a devastating effect on any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ costing up to 60 times hypothetical climate benefits , voters in Britain , America , and Australia are putting economic recovery ahead of the environment , according to a recent IPSOS Mori poll .
The report reveals that the West ’ s pre-pandemic carbon dioxide emissions accounted for only one-quarter of global emissions .
“ It is naïve as well as futile to think the tail of the West ’ s emissions is going to wag the global climate dog , ” Darwall says .
What is more likely to doom UN climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s opening up because of China ’ s disastrous cover-ups about the Covid-19 virus .
“ It is not a coincidence that the UN climate talks got underway after the end of the Cold War , ” Darwall says .
The deterioration in relations between the US and China and the re-emergence of geopolitical rivalry after 30 years are likely to prove terminal for the global climate agenda , Darwall suggests .
Mr. Darwall ’ s report is being published today by the Global Warming Policy Foundation .
The Climate Noose : Business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Anti-capitalism can be downloaded here ( pdf ) .

Written by Dr. Benny Peiser, GWPF, guest post on Apr 27, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
European governments have no choice but to abandon costly climate plans that are threatening to burden nations with huge costs and millions of job losses if they want a strong economic recovery from Covid-19 lockdowns.
That’s according to a new report by Rupert Darwall, a former special adviser in the UK Treasury.
In a new paper released today, Darwall shows how the imposition of unilateral climate policies on business and industry will have a devastating effect on any economic recovery from Covid-19.
With Net-Zero costing up to 60 times hypothetical climate benefits, voters in Britain, America, and Australia are putting economic recovery ahead of the environment, according to a recent IPSOS Mori poll.
The report reveals that the West’s pre-pandemic carbon dioxide emissions accounted for only one-quarter of global emissions.
“It is naïve as well as futile to think the tail of the West’s emissions is going to wag the global climate dog,” Darwall says.
What is more likely to doom UN climate talks is the deep rift that’s opening up because of China’s disastrous cover-ups about the Covid-19 virus.
“It is not a coincidence that the UN climate talks got underway after the end of the Cold War,” Darwall says.
The deterioration in relations between the US and China and the re-emergence of geopolitical rivalry after 30 years are likely to prove terminal for the global climate agenda, Darwall suggests.
Mr. Darwall’s report is being published today by the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
The Climate Noose: Business, Net Zero, and the IPCC’s Anti-capitalism can be downloaded here (pdf).
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-28--Report: Venting And Flaring Emissions Fall Sharply In Canada

Written by Dylan Lacroix on .
Posted in Latest news Emissions from venting and flaring , as well as fugitive emissions , decreased significantly since 2005 , according to Canada ’ s 2020 greenhouse gas inventory .
From 1990 to 2018 , data show that the oil and natural gas industry saw declines of 49 percent and 43 percent for venting and flaring emissions , respectively .
Meanwhile , fugitive emissions – or emissions from leaks or other unintended releases – fell by an incredible 59 percent .
During this same time period , the report explains that Canada ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The ability to reduce these emissions , while simultaneously increasing production is a testament to the industry ’ s commitment to improving its environmental footprint .
Canada ’ s top oil-producing province , Alberta , has led the rest of the country in emissions reductions from venting and flaring .
From 1996 to 2010 , natural gas flaring was reduced by 80 percent , resulting in a reduction of more than eight million tonnes of GHG emissions .
Neighboring province British Columbia has also drastically reduced flaring — since 2006 the oil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by more than 23 percent .
Reductions are seen across the board for all of Canada ’ s provinces and are closely monitored by seven regulating agencies .
Canada ’ s efforts to reduce emissions from flaring are evident when compared to other energy-producing countries .
Among the world ’ s top 30 highest flaring nations , Canada is ranked 20th in terms of volume of gas flared per year .
Furthermore , when compared on a flaring intensity basis , which is the relationship between oil production and flaring , Canada ranks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of oil produced .
The Canadian oil and natural gas industry is committed to reducing emissions and is recognized as one of the world ’ s leading producing nations for its environmental performance as a result .
Alberta-based oil and gas company Modern Resources is transitioning natural gas and oil sites to near-zero methane emissions .
Since the majority of well sites lack access to power , they depend on methane emissions to power their valves , which is then released .
Modern Resources is innovating to take self-powered emissions out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( MULE ) .
The new technology , which utilizes an electric pump instead of a natural gas-powered pneumatic pump , has dramatically decreased the level of methane emissions .
The numbers explain it all : three well pads on a natural gas site equipped with MULE technology led to a reduction of 1,743 metric tonnes of CO2 per year .
Likewise , three wells on an oil site led to a reduction of 1,036 metric tones of CO2 .
Together , that ’ s a reduction of GHG emissions equivalent to taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Modern Resources ’ Senior Facilities Engineer Jim Strange says the company is echoing the industry ’ s progress towards reducing GHG emissions : “ Modern Resources may be a small piece of the oil and gas sector in Canada , but MULE shows that as a company and an industry , we are progressive and we care about the environment .
When you look at the emissions we ’ re saving with our well packages and multiply it by thousands of production facilities across the country , our small contribution could make a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on board.
” Engineers and project managers at Shell Canada are redesigning well pads at oil and natural gas sites to drive methane emissions down .
Similar to the technology used by Modern Resources , Shell Canada began deploying zero-bleeding electric actuators .
After their implementation , the newly designed well pads remove 90 percent more GHG emissions : Despite year-over-year energy production growth , the oil and gas industry continues to drive down GHG emissions at the production site .
Emissions data from flaring and venting are evidence of the industry ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduced the release of methane from oil and gas wells dramatically .

Written by Dylan Lacroix on Apr 28, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
Emissions from venting and flaring, as well as fugitive emissions, decreased significantly since 2005, according to Canada’s 2020 greenhouse gas inventory.
From 1990 to 2018, data show that the oil and natural gas industry saw declines of 49 percent and 43 percent for venting and flaring emissions, respectively.
Meanwhile, fugitive emissions – or emissions from leaks or other unintended releases – fell by an incredible 59 percent. During this same time period, the report explains that Canada’s oil production increased by 170 percent.
The ability to reduce these emissions, while simultaneously increasing production is a testament to the industry’s commitment to improving its environmental footprint.
Flaring Reductions Across Provinces
Canada’s top oil-producing province, Alberta, has led the rest of the country in emissions reductions from venting and flaring.
From 1996 to 2010, natural gas flaring was reduced by 80 percent, resulting in a reduction of more than eight million tonnes of GHG emissions.
Neighboring province British Columbia has also drastically reduced flaring — since 2006 the oil and natural gas industry has reduced flaring by more than 23 percent.
Reductions are seen across the board for all of Canada’s provinces and are closely monitored by seven regulating agencies.
Canada’s efforts to reduce emissions from flaring are evident when compared to other energy-producing countries. Among the world’s top 30 highest flaring nations, Canada is ranked 20th in terms of volume of gas flared per year.
Furthermore, when compared on a flaring intensity basis, which is the relationship between oil production and flaring, Canada ranks in the bottom three of per barrel of oil produced.
Commitment to Responsible Development
The Canadian oil and natural gas industry is committed to reducing emissions and is recognized as one of the world’s leading producing nations for its environmental performance as a result.
Alberta-based oil and gas company Modern Resources is transitioning natural gas and oil sites to near-zero methane emissions.
Since the majority of well sites lack access to power, they depend on methane emissions to power their valves, which is then released.
Modern Resources is innovating to take self-powered emissions out of the equation, by implementing Modern Ultra-Low Emission (MULE).
The new technology, which utilizes an electric pump instead of a natural gas-powered pneumatic pump, has dramatically decreased the level of methane emissions.
The numbers explain it all: three well pads on a natural gas site equipped with MULE technology led to a reduction of 1,743 metric tonnes of CO2 per year.
Likewise, three wells on an oil site led to a reduction of 1,036 metric tones of CO2. Together, that’s a reduction of GHG emissions equivalent to taking approximately 600 cars off the road.
Modern Resources’ Senior Facilities Engineer Jim Strange says the company is echoing the industry’s progress towards reducing GHG emissions:
“Modern Resources may be a small piece of the oil and gas sector in Canada, but MULE shows that as a company and an industry, we are progressive and we care about the environment. When you look at the emissions we’re saving with our well packages and multiply it by thousands of production facilities across the country, our small contribution could make a huge difference if all of industry gets on board.”
Engineers and project managers at Shell Canada are redesigning well pads at oil and natural gas sites to drive methane emissions down.
Similar to the technology used by Modern Resources, Shell Canada began deploying zero-bleeding electric actuators.
After their implementation, the newly designed well pads remove 90 percent more GHG emissions:
“The results have prompted a focus on what we can do next. Now that we’ve removed 90 per cent or more of greenhouse gas emissions from the well pad, how can we generate electricity more efficiently for off grid pads that aren’t connected with BC Hydro? It’s hard to tackle everything at once, but our success has given us confidence and built momentum to keep innovating.”
Despite year-over-year energy production growth, the oil and gas industry continues to drive down GHG emissions at the production site.
Emissions data from flaring and venting are evidence of the industry’s success—with new technologies industry leaders have reduced the release of methane from oil and gas wells dramatically.
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climatechangedispatch--2020-04-28--Climatologist Delighted Over Economic Downturn, Wants Carbon Tax

Written by John Klar on .
Posted in Latest news In a recent opinion piece , Vermont “ climate scientist ” Alan Betts rejoiced at the world ’ s financial troubles , beginning with his title : “ The global economy crumbles.
” Hundreds of millions of people face imminent starvation globally , but Mr. Betts ( an expert in “ atmospheric research ” ) gloats that “ reality has intruded on sacred ‘ free-market ’ theology.
” To Betts , all of the world ’ s problems were created by cruel , unnamed capitalists who manipulated the poor while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moral guiding principles , it simply demands growth and profits , with no consideration for resilience and long-term stability .
Historically , justice for working people was not considered , let alone justice for life on Earth [ . ]
… Looking back , it is clear that the growth of the capitalist system was powered by fossil fuel .
Ironically , Mr. Betts has not “ historically considered ” the state from whence he is shrieking .
Vermont , which boasts a history of self-reliance and small farm production , has long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as unjust ( long before fossil fuel dependency ) .
But for him , Vermont must be delivered from capitalist injustice through the unnamed virtues of socialism , by embracing more local production and control .
[ W ] e must step away from the endless pleas for growth , and grasp the simple reality that exponential [ sic ] growth of the consumer economy means sacrificing the planet just so some can profit .
This too is stupid when our engineers could easily and cheaply build long-lived products for a sustainable society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started in the 1950s .
This “ simple reality ” must be the one Betts suggested hadn ’ t “ intruded on sacred free-market theology.
” But Betts ’ s “ simple reality ” points to “ the consumer economy.
” Is that the fault of the mysterious capitalists ?
Mr. Betts blames the producers and the consumers of the goods — is he Marxist or bourgeois ?
Mr. Betts promises undisclosed socialist panaceas to rescue the planet ’ s future from the totalitarian grip of the capitalist past .
His sole ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regressive tax on gasoline : Now is a perfect time to add a fossil carbon tax , when the price of oil is low , to fund the transition to an efficient society powered by renewable energy .
The public would not notice , but what is obvious to us is unthinkable to the rich and powerful oil industry , which demands instead subsidies to protect profits as usual .
Betts wishes to use what he calls the “ clueless central government ” to take money from low-income drivers ( while they “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transfer ( as subsidies ) to the rich and powerful renewable energy industry , in the name of the “ rich and powerful oil industry.
” Presumably , the money siphoned off those poor-slob car-drivers would “ fund the transition ” to throw away that throwaway culture and manufacture a new Shangri-La .
But Betts hasn ’ t asked for consumption to be thrown away .
He also hasn ’ t told readers where to throw away the tens of millions of people facing starvation due to the “ global economic crumbling ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away capitalism with Vermont history , discarded self-reliance with self-respect , and cast common sense to the wind .
Yet Mr. Betts has not thrown away economics : Mr. Betts proposes to 1 ) use a collapsing economy and gas prices to 2 ) take money from working-class people to 3 ) finance renewable energy projects and electric vehicles that benefit the wealthy , while 4 ) blaming wealthy capitalists and 5 ) saving all life on planet Earth .
Families are struggling financially , with food security threatened for some — even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fiscal crisis .
But with gasoline consumption at the lowest since the Vietnam War , Mr. Betts and other progressive Earth rescuers have dropped the pretense that a fuel tax will reduce consumption and are simply grabbing for a tax .
There is a big difference between an existential futuristic threat of global climate change and the very real and present harm to mankind of seismic economic collapse .
There is also a huge gulf between dreading and delighting in that economic downturn , which may yet claim vastly more lives than were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ big drop in air pollution ” ) .
It is surreal to delight in the face of mass human suffering while opportunistically advocating a regressive tax on cheap gas to “ transition to an efficient society.
” Human morality is crumbling faster than the global economy .
What is this new sacred theology that is replacing the free market ?

Written by John Klar on Apr 28, 2020 . Posted in Latest news
In a recent opinion piece, Vermont “climate scientist” Alan Betts rejoiced at the world’s financial troubles, beginning with his title: “The global economy crumbles.”
Hundreds of millions of people face imminent starvation globally, but Mr. Betts (an expert in “atmospheric research”) gloats that “reality has intruded on sacred ‘free-market’ theology.”
To Betts, all of the world’s problems were created by cruel, unnamed capitalists who manipulated the poor while toxifying the environment.
He lambasts these horrible antagonists:
Capitalism has no moral guiding principles, it simply demands growth and profits, with no consideration for resilience and long-term stability. Historically, justice for working people was not considered, let alone justice for life on Earth[.] … Looking back, it is clear that the growth of the capitalist system was powered by fossil fuel.
Ironically, Mr. Betts has not “historically considered” the state from whence he is shrieking.
Vermont, which boasts a history of self-reliance and small farm production, has long been sustained on that capitalism he disdains as unjust (long before fossil fuel dependency).
But for him, Vermont must be delivered from capitalist injustice through the unnamed virtues of socialism, by embracing more local production and control.
Says Betts:
[W]e must step away from the endless pleas for growth, and grasp the simple reality that exponential [sic] growth of the consumer economy means sacrificing the planet just so some can profit. This too is stupid when our engineers could easily and cheaply build long-lived products for a sustainable society instead of the throw-away culture that was started in the 1950s.
This “simple reality” must be the one Betts suggested hadn’t “intruded on sacred free-market theology.” But Betts’s “simple reality” points to “the consumer economy.”
Is that the fault of the mysterious capitalists? Mr. Betts blames the producers and the consumers of the goods — is he Marxist or bourgeois?
Mr. Betts promises undisclosed socialist panaceas to rescue the planet’s future from the totalitarian grip of the capitalist past.
His sole (atmospheric?) policy prescription is a regressive tax on gasoline:
Now is a perfect time to add a fossil carbon tax, when the price of oil is low, to fund the transition to an efficient society powered by renewable energy. The public would not notice, but what is obvious to us is unthinkable to the rich and powerful oil industry, which demands instead subsidies to protect profits as usual.
Betts wishes to use what he calls the “clueless central government” to take money from low-income drivers (while they “won’t notice”) to transfer (as subsidies) to the rich and powerful renewable energy industry, in the name of the “rich and powerful oil industry.”
Presumably, the money siphoned off those poor-slob car-drivers would “fund the transition” to throw away that throwaway culture and manufacture a new Shangri-La.
But Betts hasn’t asked for consumption to be thrown away. He also hasn’t told readers where to throw away the tens of millions of people facing starvation due to the “global economic crumbling” he chortles over.
He has thrown away capitalism with Vermont history, discarded self-reliance with self-respect, and cast common sense to the wind.
Yet Mr. Betts has not thrown away economics:
We can also delight in the benefits from the large economic downturn. Decline in the pollution from air travel and less driving helps Earth. The big drop in global air pollution from the reduced burning of fossil fuels benefits the planet, and ironically may save as many lives as are dying from COVID-19.
Mr. Betts proposes to 1) use a collapsing economy and gas prices to 2) take money from working-class people to 3) finance renewable energy projects and electric vehicles that benefit the wealthy, while 4) blaming wealthy capitalists and 5) saving all life on planet Earth.
Families are struggling financially, with food security threatened for some — even in Vermont. The government faces a fiscal crisis.
But with gasoline consumption at the lowest since the Vietnam War, Mr. Betts and other progressive Earth rescuers have dropped the pretense that a fuel tax will reduce consumption and are simply grabbing for a tax.
There is a big difference between an existential futuristic threat of global climate change and the very real and present harm to mankind of seismic economic collapse.
There is also a huge gulf between dreading and delighting in that economic downturn, which may yet claim vastly more lives than were taken by COVID-19 (or saved by that “big drop in air pollution”).
It is surreal to delight in the face of mass human suffering while opportunistically advocating a regressive tax on cheap gas to “transition to an efficient society.” Human morality is crumbling faster than the global economy.
What is this new sacred theology that is replacing the free market?
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