committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-09-01--Point-by-point rebuttal of Kamala Harris’s unscientific climate tweet

Honestly , sometime I marvel at things like this .
Outrageous statements such as this are gifts that keeps on giving .
1 ) wildfires less than 20 % of earlier 20th century in acreage burned .
2 ) Hurricane ace index/storm near record lows this year , Globally no increase .
EPAC/WPAC well below average So is total Global production this season .
3 ) Much worse storms than what we see now have always run rampant .
The list is legion and too numerous to name .
4 ) Heatwaves are nothing compared to the 1930s , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blackouts due to energy policy , there would be less problems , Why the rest of the nation would want to adopt the example of California is beyond any rational person .
Besides cold kills more than warm , another fact ignored .
Obviously the person making this statement either does not know these facts , or does and simply seeks to hide them to push a false missive .
There can be no other conclusion .
Apparently Kamala Harris does not understand that previous times as warm as today were known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We can go on and on , but in this case brevity makes the point .

Honestly, sometime I marvel at things like this.
It’s like shooting fish in a barrel.
Outrageous statements such as this are gifts that keeps on giving.
Let’s check the facts:
1) wildfires less than 20% of earlier 20th century in acreage burned.
2) Hurricane ace index/storm near record lows this year, Globally no increase. EPAC/WPAC well below average So is total Global production this season.
3) Much worse storms than what we see now have always run rampant. The list is legion and too numerous to name.
4) Heatwaves are nothing compared to the 1930s , and if you didn’t have rolling blackouts due to energy policy, there would be less problems, Why the rest of the nation would want to adopt the example of California is beyond any rational person. Besides cold kills more than warm, another fact ignored.
Obviously the person making this statement either does not know these facts, or does and simply seeks to hide them to push a false missive. There can be no other conclusion.
Apparently Kamala Harris does not understand that previous times as warm as today were known as climate optimums, not climate emergencies. We can go on and on, but in this case brevity makes the point.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-09-02--CLINTEL challenges IChemE climate scaremongering

The Institution for Chemical Engineers ( IChemE ) is a prestigious international group of scientists and professionals with over 35,000 members in about 100 countries .
IChemE has been conducting what it calls a consultation on its draft Position Statement on Climate Change .
This basically means that the members are invited to submit comments .
Given that many engineers are skeptical of the climate scare , it will be interesting to see if all of these comments are made public .
The draft statement itself is pure alarmism .
They say the science is settled , per the IPCC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opening paragraph : “ Climate science is established – global climate change is upon us , exacerbated by human activities .
IChemE accepts the veracity of the science and its conclusions published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) .
To avoid irreparable social , economic and environmental damage , it is essential that we accelerate our efforts to decarbonize our economic systems and stabilize the levels of greenhouse gases in the earth ’ s atmosphere , if we are to have any chance of limiting the global average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beyond which catastrophic consequences are more likely .
Action needs to be global and fair , recognizing the relative differences between regions , both in terms of historic contributions to emissions and vulnerability to the consequences of a warming planet .
Chemical engineers are uniquely placed to take action in the industries that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions to arrest and reverse the damage we humans are doing to the life support systems of our single , shared planet .
” ( Emphasis added ) .
Not only do they simply sing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong .
Nowhere does the IPCC suggest that 1.5 degrees of warming ( with one degree already on their books ) is a threshold to catastrophe .
In fact the Paris Accord target is still 2.0 degrees .
The last sentence may explain IChemE ’ s fervent catastrophism .
Its members are positioned to make huge sums of money doing the engineering to decarbonize the world .
After all , CO2 emissions are typically the product of chemical reactions ( including combustion ) .
In fact most of the four page draft position @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for cashing in on the unwarranted fear of human caused catastrophic climate change .
The CLINTEL letter challenges IChemE to actually do the scientific and engineering analysis needed to back up a reasonable climate statement .
That this analysis has not done so makes the present draft what CLINTEL calls an embarrassing “ me-too ” position statement .
Here is how CLINTEL puts it : “ With all respect , the Institution ’ s draft statement on climate change is an unquestioning , me-too , statement , political in character and lacking in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The document is unworthy of your prestigious Institution .
Uniformed ‘ me-too ’ climate statements do not bring us closer to thermodynamic reality.
” According to CLINTEL , the draft needs to be completely rewritten : “ The Climate Intelligence Group ( CLINTEL ) is an international scientific society representing almost 1000 scientists and engineers in climate and related fields .
As CLINTEL ’ s President , I am writing to you to invite the Institution of Chemical Engineers to seriously consider a redraft in toto of its position statement on climate change.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on a careful analysis of climate change science and engineering .
To that end CLINTEL provides the following succinct checklist of six analytical considerations , including sorely needed engineering cost-benefit analysis.
” — How much – or how little – global warming does mankind really cause ?
— Have the benefits as well as the disbenefits of more CO2 in the air been properly accounted for ?
— Why does projected past global warming exceed observationally-derived warming by more than 200 % ?
— Does the cost and benefit of attempting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to it ?
— What of the millions who die every year because they can not afford expensive “ renewable ” electricity and are denied affordable , reliable alternatives ?
— Has history not shown us over and over again that adaptation to change presents a powerful evolutionary strategy ?
” The open letter is signed by Professor Guus Berkhout , CLINTEL President , and their UK Ambassador , Viscount Monckton of Brenchley .
IChemE is headquartered in the UK .
It has been sent to Professor Stephen Richardson , President , Institution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applies to all “ me-too ” organizations that mislead their members by endorsing the baseless scare of climate catastrophe .

The Institution for Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is a prestigious international group of scientists and professionals with over 35,000 members in about 100 countries. IChemE has been conducting what it calls a consultation on its draft Position Statement on Climate Change. This basically means that the members are invited to submit comments. Given that many engineers are skeptical of the climate scare, it will be interesting to see if all of these comments are made public.
The draft statement itself is pure alarmism. They say the science is settled, per the IPCC, and catastrophe looms. Here is the opening paragraph:
“Climate science is established – global climate change is upon us, exacerbated by human activities. IChemE accepts the veracity of the science and its conclusions published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). To avoid irreparable social, economic and environmental damage, it is essential that we accelerate our efforts to decarbonize our economic systems and stabilize the levels of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere, if we are to have any chance of limiting the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C, beyond which catastrophic consequences are more likely. Action needs to be global and fair, recognizing the relative differences between regions, both in terms of historic contributions to emissions and vulnerability to the consequences of a warming planet.
Chemical engineers are uniquely placed to take action in the industries that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions to arrest and reverse the damage we humans are doing to the life support systems of our single, shared planet .” (Emphasis added).
Not only do they simply sing the IPCC song, they even get it wrong. Nowhere does the IPCC suggest that 1.5 degrees of warming (with one degree already on their books) is a threshold to catastrophe. In fact the Paris Accord target is still 2.0 degrees. The last sentence may explain IChemE’s fervent catastrophism. Its members are positioned to make huge sums of money doing the engineering to decarbonize the world. After all, CO2 emissions are typically the product of chemical reactions (including combustion).
In fact most of the four page draft position statement is nothing but a strategic plan for cashing in on the unwarranted fear of human caused catastrophic climate change.
The CLINTEL letter challenges IChemE to actually do the scientific and engineering analysis needed to back up a reasonable climate statement. That this analysis has not done so makes the present draft what CLINTEL calls an embarrassing “me-too” position statement.
Here is how CLINTEL puts it: “With all respect, the Institution’s draft statement on climate change is an unquestioning, me-too, statement, political in character and lacking in scientific argument, justification or rationale. The document is unworthy of your prestigious Institution. Uniformed ‘me-too’ climate statements do not bring us closer to thermodynamic reality.”
According to CLINTEL, the draft needs to be completely rewritten:
“The Climate Intelligence Group (CLINTEL) is an international scientific society representing almost 1000 scientists and engineers in climate and related fields. As CLINTEL’s President, I am writing to you to invite the Institution of Chemical Engineers to seriously consider a redraft in toto of its position statement on climate change.”
Moreover, this rewrite should be based on a careful analysis of climate change science and engineering. To that end CLINTEL provides the following succinct checklist of six analytical considerations, including sorely needed engineering cost-benefit analysis.”
— How much – or how little – global warming does mankind really cause?
— Have the benefits as well as the disbenefits of more CO2 in the air been properly accounted for?
— Why does projected past global warming exceed observationally-derived warming by more than 200%?
— Does the cost and benefit of attempting to abate global warming exceed that of adapting to it?
— What of the millions who die every year because they cannot afford expensive “renewable” electricity and are denied affordable, reliable alternatives?
— Has history not shown us over and over again that adaptation to change presents a powerful evolutionary strategy?”
The open letter is signed by Professor Guus Berkhout, CLINTEL President, and their UK Ambassador, Viscount Monckton of Brenchley. IChemE is headquartered in the UK. It has been sent to Professor Stephen Richardson, President, Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Clearly this challenge applies to all “me-too” organizations that mislead their members by endorsing the baseless scare of climate catastrophe.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-09-02--The GND would ground Air Force One

The GND would ground Air Force One

According to Biden ’ s climate plan , America must run on 100 percent emissions-free intermittent electricity by 2050 virtually grounding Air Force One and all transportation industries that needs more than electricity to function .
Democrats are determined to deliver California ’ s dysfunctional renewable energy debacle to all .
If Joe Biden , AOC , and her Squad get the keys to the White House this November , their New ‘ Green ’ Deal is guaranteed to deliver rocketing power prices and rolling blackouts across the USA .
As the COVID-19 pandemic showed us , the thousands of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important than the various fuels needed for the many transportation segments that were brought a standstill to commerce during the pandemic .
During the quarantine , it was almost like living in the 1800 ’ s with virtually no transportation systems , BUT and that ’ s a BIG BUT , we were able to survive the quarantine as we benefited from all those products derived from the derivatives from oil that produced all the critical medical equipment like ultrasound systems , mechanical ventilators , exhalation valves , inhalation valves , CT systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gloves , soap and hand sanitizers for hospitals , and protective gowns , gloves and face shields gear for doctors and nurses .
All those products begin from crude oil , or as the Wall Street Journal states – “ Big Oil to the Coronavirus Rescue.
” Vaccines need refrigeration , and refrigeration need electricity , especially in the hospital sector where redundant generation capacity is a mandate .
All the electronics and communications equipment that allowed us to work virtually are powered by electricity but are all made with the derivatives from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While there ’ s been plenty of lip service paid to America ’ s ‘ inevitable transition ’ to intermittent electricity from wind and solar , the reality is that wind and solar obsessed California suffers the highest power prices in the US .
Additionally , over the last month , a run of mass blackouts caused by shuttered power plants that were delivering continuous uninterruptable electricity and collapses in wind and solar intermittent electricity output .
I know politicians both here and abroad are supportive of the GND ’ s intermittent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BUT imagine how life was without the industries we enjoy today , that were not around before 1900 .
The inventions of the automobile , airplane , and the use of petroleum in the early 1900 ’ s led us into the Industrial Revolution and victories in World Wars I and II .
The healthier and wealthier countries of today now have fuels for various transportation infrastructure and more than 6,000 products manufactured from petroleum derivatives that did not exist before 1900 .
Before 1900 the world had no medical industry , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to move ships , planes , tanks and armor , trucks , troop carriers , weaponry , supplies and anything else needed to assault and occupy nations that are increasing each year , and no space programs .
The airlines that now move 4 billion people around the world , and the cruise ships that now move 25 million passengers around the world , and the merchant ships that are now moving billions of dollars of products monthly throughout the world did not exist before 1900 and can not exist on just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and regulation grandiloquence seem to be unaware that oil and gas is not just an American business with its 135 refineries in the U.S. , but an international industry with more than 700 refineries worldwide that supply oil products and fuels to the world .
The constant bickering to attract votes from those even less energy literate than our elected politicians seems to support their desires to hamper or close the American oil and gas industry .
Without the U.S refineries our country would become a national security risk being dependent on foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. could literally turn off the entire country from any source of fuels and petroleum products and global emissions would still grow according to U.S. Congressional testimony in 2017 .
The entire U.S. economy , military , and government could disappear , and global pollution , and respiratory illness would still rise .
The reason why is “ one of the biggest sources of carbon dioxide emissions is developing countries.
” Think China , India , and Africa .
Joe Biden ’ s plan to force Americans to use intermittent electricity from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CO2 levels from rising , because China , India , and others will not be stupid enough to follow suit .
The only thing it will bring about is an economic and security crisis in America .
Over half ( 5,884 ) of the world ’ s coal power plants ( 10,210 ) are in China and India whose populations of mostly poor peoples is roughly 2.7 billion .
Together they are in the process of building 634 new ones .
They are putting their money and backs into their most abundant , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – coal .
Currently , 2 out of every 7 people on our planet are Chinese or Indian .
Both countries are desperate for electricity and are rejecting renewables for coal fired power plants .
They are not following Germany ’ s failed climate goals which should be a wake-up all for governments everywhere .
Germany ’ s obsession with intermittent wind and solar has resulted in power prices that are now the highest in Europe , if not the world , for those Germans who are lucky enough to be supplied with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a national security risk as it would rely on foreign sources for the petroleum derivatives that make 6,000 products that are part of modern society , and for all the fuels to operate Air Force One and the various transportation infrastructures that account for the world ’ s commerce .

According to Biden’s climate plan, America must run on 100 percent emissions-free intermittent electricity by 2050 virtually grounding Air Force One and all transportation industries that needs more than electricity to function.
Democrats are determined to deliver California’s dysfunctional renewable energy debacle to all. If Joe Biden, AOC, and her Squad get the keys to the White House this November, their New ‘Green’ Deal is guaranteed to deliver rocketing power prices and rolling blackouts across the USA.
As the COVID-19 pandemic showed us, the thousands of products made from petroleum derivatives were more important than the various fuels needed for the many transportation segments that were brought a standstill to commerce during the pandemic.
During the quarantine, it was almost like living in the 1800’s with virtually no transportation systems, BUT and that’s a BIG BUT, we were able to survive the quarantine as we benefited from all those products derived from the derivatives from oil that produced all the critical medical equipment like ultrasound systems, mechanical ventilators, exhalation valves, inhalation valves, CT systems, X-ray, medicines, masks, gloves, soap and hand sanitizers for hospitals, and protective gowns, gloves and face shields gear for doctors and nurses. All those products begin from crude oil, or as the Wall Street Journal states – “Big Oil to the Coronavirus Rescue.” Vaccines need refrigeration, and refrigeration need electricity, especially in the hospital sector where redundant generation capacity is a mandate.
All the electronics and communications equipment that allowed us to work virtually are powered by electricity but are all made with the derivatives from petroleum that did not exist before 1900.
While there’s been plenty of lip service paid to America’s ‘inevitable transition’ to intermittent electricity from wind and solar, the reality is that wind and solar obsessed California suffers the highest power prices in the US. Additionally, over the last month, a run of mass blackouts caused by shuttered power plants that were delivering continuous uninterruptable electricity and collapses in wind and solar intermittent electricity output.
I know politicians both here and abroad are supportive of the GND’s intermittent electricity prospects to sunset the oil industry BUT imagine how life was without the industries we enjoy today, that were not around before 1900.
The inventions of the automobile, airplane, and the use of petroleum in the early 1900’s led us into the Industrial Revolution and victories in World Wars I and II. The healthier and wealthier countries of today now have fuels for various transportation infrastructure and more than 6,000 products manufactured from petroleum derivatives that did not exist before 1900.
Before 1900 the world had no medical industry, no electronic communications equipment, no militaries with needs to move ships, planes, tanks and armor, trucks, troop carriers, weaponry, supplies and anything else needed to assault and occupy nations that are increasing each year, and no space programs.
The airlines that now move 4 billion people around the world, and the cruise ships that now move 25 million passengers around the world, and the merchant ships that are now moving billions of dollars of products monthly throughout the world did not exist before 1900 and cannot exist on just electricity.
Our U.S. politicians’ litigation and regulation grandiloquence seem to be unaware that oil and gas is not just an American business with its 135 refineries in the U.S., but an international industry with more than 700 refineries worldwide that supply oil products and fuels to the world.
The constant bickering to attract votes from those even less energy literate than our elected politicians seems to support their desires to hamper or close the American oil and gas industry. Without the U.S refineries our country would become a national security risk being dependent on foreign countries for our existence.
Shockingly, the U.S. could literally turn off the entire country from any source of fuels and petroleum products and global emissions would still grow according to U.S. Congressional testimony in 2017. The entire U.S. economy, military, and government could disappear, and global pollution, and respiratory illness would still rise. The reason why is “one of the biggest sources of carbon dioxide emissions is developing countries.” Think China, India, and Africa.
Joe Biden’s plan to force Americans to use intermittent electricity from solar and wind will not stop global CO2 levels from rising, because China, India, and others will not be stupid enough to follow suit. The only thing it will bring about is an economic and security crisis in America.
Over half (5,884) of the world’s coal power plants (10,210) are in China and India whose populations of mostly poor peoples is roughly 2.7 billion. Together they are in the process of building 634 new ones. They are putting their money and backs into their most abundant, affordable, and available source of energy – coal.
Currently, 2 out of every 7 people on our planet are Chinese or Indian. Both countries are desperate for electricity and are rejecting renewables for coal fired power plants. They are not following Germany’s failed climate goals which should be a wake-up all for governments everywhere. Germany’s obsession with intermittent wind and solar has resulted in power prices that are now the highest in Europe, if not the world, for those Germans who are lucky enough to be supplied with it.
The GND would make America a national security risk as it would rely on foreign sources for the petroleum derivatives that make 6,000 products that are part of modern society, and for all the fuels to operate Air Force One and the various transportation infrastructures that account for the world’s commerce.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-09-02--Elephant shrew rediscovered after lost to science for 50 years

The Somali sengi ( Elephantulus revoilii ) , known commonly as an elephant shrew , has been lost to science since 1968 .
But it has recently been re-discovered and now conservationists are finding out new things about its traits and habits .
To be sure , the Somali sengi is an odd critter .
As reported in Monogabay , “ its body is the shape and size of a mouse ’ s , it has spindly , gazelle-like legs that allow it to dart across boulders at breakneck speed.
” It also has a trunk-like nose like an elephant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , although it operates more like an anteater ’ s because it can gobble up ants .
For years , scientists believed that the species only existed in the northern parts of Somalia and Somaliland .
But then researchers got a tip that some may exist in Republic of Djibouti , north of Somaliland .
On visiting the region in 2019 scientists actually trapped one , and voila , the species re-appeared on conservationists ’ radar .
“ The team spotted 12 Somali sengis on their two-week expedition [ in 2019 ] , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and videos of living Somali sengis .
There doesn ’ t seem to be any big threats to the Somali sengi ’ s habitat in Djibouti , likely because the terrain was so inhospitable to humans .
And since the Somali sengis seemed to be just as abundant as other sengi species , the researchers determined that they probably had an extended range throughout Djibouti and possibly into Ethiopia .
Based on these findings , the team has recommended that the IUCN change the species ’ status from data deficient to least concern.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Somali sengis found that they are actually more closely related to its relatives that live in Morocco and South Africa rather than with local sengis .
Thus , the animal has been reclassified from the Elephantulus genus to that of the Galegeeska .
Time will tell what other discoveries await scientists now that they actually have animals they can observe .
For more information , read the original story at Mongabay here .

The Somali sengi (Elephantulus revoilii), known commonly as an elephant shrew, has been lost to science since 1968. But it has recently been re-discovered and now conservationists are finding out new things about its traits and habits.
To be sure, the Somali sengi is an odd critter. As reported in Monogabay, “its body is the shape and size of a mouse’s, it has spindly, gazelle-like legs that allow it to dart across boulders at breakneck speed.” It also has a trunk-like nose like an elephant’s (thus its name), although it operates more like an anteater’s because it can gobble up ants.
For years, scientists believed that the species only existed in the northern parts of Somalia and Somaliland. But then researchers got a tip that some may exist in Republic of Djibouti, north of Somaliland. On visiting the region in 2019 scientists actually trapped one, and voila, the species re-appeared on conservationists’ radar.
As reported in Mongabay:
“The team spotted 12 Somali sengis on their two-week expedition [in 2019], and also captured the first known photos and videos of living Somali sengis. There doesn’t seem to be any big threats to the Somali sengi’s habitat in Djibouti, likely because the terrain was so inhospitable to humans. And since the Somali sengis seemed to be just as abundant as other sengi species, the researchers determined that they probably had an extended range throughout Djibouti and possibly into Ethiopia. Based on these findings, the team has recommended that the IUCN change the species’ status from data deficient to least concern.”
Interestingly, a DNA analysis on the Somali sengis found that they are actually more closely related to its relatives that live in Morocco and South Africa rather than with local sengis. Thus, the animal has been reclassified from the Elephantulus genus to that of the Galegeeska.
Time will tell what other discoveries await scientists now that they actually have animals they can observe.
For more information, read the original story at Mongabay here.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-09-03--And the unscientific hits Just keep on coming — Cyclone energy not rising

Another article that given current actual trends , needs to be challenged : The global Accumulated Cyclone Energy ( ACE ) index is not going up .
This is the objective measurement of the total energy of storms over the planet .
So lets , in a nice way , bring up some challenges to this .
First of all , one severe year in the Caribbean does not a trend make .
Since then and before then and in fact in many years , the Caribbean has been referred to as the graveyard of storms , partly because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the waters west of NW South America are warm , then pressures are naturally lower over NW S America , This increases low level easterlies through the western and central Caribbean .
When that happens , when air is accelerating away from an area ( the surrounding Atlantic basin ) then there is large scale sinking air to replace it for one , and more wind shear for 2 .
Both are the reason why many meteorologists see the Caribbean as a gauntlet that the storms have to run .
In fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was young , I overheard something I dubbed “ The Texas A and M rule ” on Caribbean storms .
While Hurricane Flora was entering the Caribbean , my father , a student there at the time , brought me up to the weather station .
( He was the oldest freshman on the A and M campus in 1961 and got his degree in meteorology at age 35 , so little Joey was on board for the ride ) .
In any case one of the other students had remarked that for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to increase its distance from South America and move between 8 and 18 MPH .
The aforementioned phenomena I talked about with the low pressures over NW south America actually cause these to accelerate west away from that rule and the distance does not increase from the S American coast east of 70 west .
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BTW I learned that from Gil Clark in the National Hurricane Center in the 1980s , so forecasters have been aware of these things for many years .
The Caribbean has always been a feast or famine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major hurricanes in 4 years , Flora in 1963 ( which then stalled over Cuba , prompting Castro to accuse the U.S. of manipulating the weather to destroy his island… good to know that the usual suspects were on board with controlling climate back then too eh ? )
Cleo in 1964 and Inez in 1966 .
Throw in Betsy which struck the Bahamas , Florida and Louisiana in 1965 , .
Then Beulah 1967 which reached Texas as a major and you get 5 years in a row back in the 1960s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not thru the Caribbean , then close by , that impacted people .
2018/2019 no such thing happened after the big year in 2017 and this year , the weatherbell.com pre-season forecast , just like in 2017 had the islands targeted but so far only 2 tropical storms there .
I showed that scoreboard in the Laura post .
Now if the water is a bit warmer and you get the right conditions , then yes , a storm could be a tad bit stronger than it might have been before .
Or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warm water for energy , don ’ t always have everything lined up for the worst case .
In fact the worst case is rare , which we are seeing this year .
While the media is fixated on total number , the intensity of the storms on an individual basis is one of the lowest on record ( ACE/Storm ) 2017 was one of the highest on record , over 13/storm , but the DECADE of the 1950s was the highest on record , over 10/storm .
Its like the difference between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and this years big 10 .
Wait a minute , that would be 0/storm so pick another conference .
So let me concede one point .
If the freak event lines up then the storms can be strong .
But how does one explain the 1935 hurricane then , how did that get so strong ?
or Camille ?
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While people gawked at Laura , she came through the Caribbean as a tropical storm , not some cat 3,4 , or 5 major .
Isaias , why didn ’ t it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hint rule above ) There are many factors involved in tropical cyclones and just because it ’ s a bit warmer does not mean everything has to be worse .
In fact the warming may be distorting the overall global weather pattern enough so while you might see more small storms further north , but there is a disruption of the big classic long tracked beast that maintained intensity all the way to the coast .
Each storm is different and each storm has to be looked at individually .
But its hurricane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the man made climate change agenda , hence the articles like this .
I just like to point out there are 2 sides to every story .
And while I marvel at the power of these storms like everyone else , I marvel even more at the people that report on these things without even bothering to get another perspective .
While I show things from the old days like the examples above , being similar , when it comes to the reporting now , its nothing like it used to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always looked for a different angle to what they were being told , not just relay something that everyone simply smiles and nods at .

Another article that given current actual trends, needs to be challenged:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200827130612.htm
The global Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index is not going up. This is the objective measurement of the total energy of storms over the planet. So lets, in a nice way, bring up some challenges to this.
First of all, one severe year in the Caribbean does not a trend make. Since then and before then and in fact in many years, the Caribbean has been referred to as the graveyard of storms, partly because of the warming! How so? If the waters west of NW South America are warm, then pressures are naturally lower over NW S America. This increases low level easterlies through the western and central Caribbean. When that happens, air is accelerating away from an area (the surrounding Atlantic basin) then there is large scale sinking air to replace it for one, and more wind shear for 2.
Both are the reason why many meteorologists see the Caribbean as a gauntlet that the storms have to run. In fact, back in the 1960s, when I was young, I overheard something I dubbed, “ The Texas A and M Rule” on Caribbean storms. While Hurricane Flora was entering the Caribbean, my father, a student there at the time, brought me up to the weather station. (He was the oldest freshman on the A and M campus in 1961 and got his degree in meteorology at age 35, so little Joey was on board for the ride). In any case, one of the other students had remarked that for a Caribbean storm to intensify it has to increase its distance from South America and move between 8 and 18 MPH. The aforementioned phenomena I talked about with the low pressures over NW south America actually cause these to accelerate west away from that rule and the distance does not increase from the S American coast east of 70 west. . BTW I learned that from Gil Clark in the National Hurricane Center in the 1980s, so forecasters have been aware of these things for many years.
The Caribbean has always been a feast or famine place. Hispaniola got hit by 3 major hurricanes in 4 years, Flora in 1963 (which then stalled over Cuba, prompting Castro to accuse the U.S. of manipulating the weather to destroy his island… good to know that the usual suspects were on board with controlling climate back then too eh?) Cleo in 1964 and Inez in 1966. Throw in Betsy which struck the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana in 1965,. Then Beulah 1967 which reached Texas as a major and you get 5 years in a row back in the 1960s where there were major hurricane hits, if not thru the Caribbean, then close by, that impacted people. 2018/2019 no such thing happened after the big year in 2017 and this year, the weatherbell.com pre-season forecast, just like in 2017 had the islands targeted but so far only 2 tropical storms there. I showed that scoreboard in the Laura post.
Now if the water is a bit warmer and you get the right conditions, then yes, a storm could be a tad bit stronger than it might have been before. Or will it? Hurricanes, despite using warm water for energy, don’t always have everything lined up for the worst case. In fact the worst case is rare, which we are seeing this year. While the media is fixated on total number, the intensity of the storms on an individual basis is one of the lowest on record (ACE/Storm) 2017 was one of the highest on record, over 13/storm, but the DECADE of the 1950s was the highest on record, over 10/storm. Its like the difference between having a SEC schedule (1950s ACE) and this years big 10. Wait a minute, that would be 0/storm so pick another conference.
So let me concede one point. If the freak event lines up then the storms can be strong. But how does one explain the 1935 hurricane then, how did that get so strong? or Camille?. While people gawked at Laura, she came through the Caribbean as a tropical storm, not some cat 3,4,or 5 major. Isaias, why didn’t it explode? Why did Gonzalo die (hint rule above)?
There are many factors involved in tropical cyclones and just because it’s a bit warmer does not mean everything has to be worse. In fact the warming may be distorting the overall global weather pattern enough so while you might see more small storms further north, but there is a disruption of the big classic long tracked beast that maintained intensity all the way to the coast. Each storm is different and each storm has to be looked at individually.
But its hurricane season and hurricanes are fun to weaponize for the man made climate change agenda, hence the articles like this. I just like to point out there are 2 sides to every story. And while I marvel at the power of these storms like everyone else, I marvel even more at the people that report on these things without even bothering to get another perspective. While I show things from the old days like the examples above, being similar, when it comes to the reporting now, its nothing like it used to be. A time when people reporting things always looked for a different angle to what they were being told, not just relay something that everyone simply smiles and nods at.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-09-03--Speaker Pelosi’s bad hair day

Speaker Pelosi’s bad hair day

Allow me to pile on this revealing episode involving the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives , Nancy Pelosi , of the Pacific Heights enclave in San Francisco .
Ms. Pelosi getting caught on camera violating restrictions on hair salons reveals how inane it has become in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic .
It also is a microcosm of where America is headed if or when climate policies take hold .
That is , the lives of the wealthy and powerful ( Pelosi is both ) go on uninterrupted , while the peasants ( most everyone else ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let ’ s be clear : hair matters !
Count me in favor of Speaker Pelosi getting her hair done professionally – and thus should the rest of America be permitted the same .
The older one gets , the more important becomes the care and nurturing of one ’ s hair , especially when you start losing it ( men ) or when it turns inexorably gray ( women ) .
Look no further than the blizzard of ads to fight hair loss , perform “ natural ” coloring , or produce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The state of California , nonetheless , disagreed with my trite hair analysis , since it decreed hair salons were not “ essential ” and thus forbade them from opening since last March , though some restrictions eased in May .
For San Francisco , what is currently “ allowed ” and “ not allowed ” for hair treatment is here .
Speaker Pelosi broke these rules with her recent trip to the hair salon because she thought she could .
More hilarious were her cringe-worthy explanations after she was caught – forgetting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s America .
On a normal day , Ms. Pelosi regularly insults our intelligence and hurls invective at her political opponents .
The media rarely push back .
This hair episode was too much .
It is not just Pelosi ’ s elitism on display for violating the rules she demands everyone else obey , but it ’ s her playing the victim with her babe-in-the-woods routine of claiming to be “ set up ” by the salon owner .
Speaker Pelosi has many characteristics , but naïve and credulous are not among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consider from this Pelosi “ hairgate ” moment , which is newsworthy not for maintaining great hair for a woman of 80 , but for her hypocrisy and prevaricating .
First , the remaining Covid-19 economic lockdowns must end , and should have ended long ago in spring when we succeeded in keeping hospitals from being overwhelmed with infected people .
Hair salons , restaurants , and other businesses with narrow profit margins have suffered long , and working class and middle income Americans by the millions have sacrificed economically , with many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The good news is the coronavirus is sharply receding , according to data on weekly hospitalization rates for all age groups compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control .
This is occurring as more of the country opens , with more people working .
Children , in particular , are at very low risk , with a lower than four one hundredths percent chance of fatality ( .04 % ) .
Second , climate policies being demanded by billionaires and socialist politicians , with presidential candidate Joe Biden as the front @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that make living with coronavirus seem tame .
For Covid , millions of Americans were told to lose their jobs and livelihoods , and are still being told to sacrifice their children ’ s education and well-being – all to fight the coronavirus .
Similarly , Americans are being told by the Biden-Harris-Bernie-AOC climate platform that Americans must lose their jobs in the fossil fuel industry , and related industries like transportation , which will have major economic downsides on still more jobs in hospitality , construction and other sectors .
Americans also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxes and much higher energy costs .
After all , we ’ re told , Earth is soon reaching the “ tipping point.
” For both Covid and climate change , rarely if ever are the politicians espousing such policies called to defend scientifically why it is necessary or justified to economically sacrifice millions of Americans .
Most of the media has long since abandoned such a role , perhaps because so many of them are among the “ one percent , ” making high six-figure and seven-figure salaries .
As with Covid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from climate change edicts , and they can virtue-signal with the elite chorus about how much they care about the planet .
As I pointed out on CFACT recently , millionaires , billionaires and the Pelosi ’ s of the world can skirt the rules and afford the price of the brave new world of command , control and sacrifice to fight climate change ( and Covid ) .
Not so for the rest of us .

Allow me to pile on this revealing episode involving the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, of the Pacific Heights enclave in San Francisco.
Ms. Pelosi getting caught on camera violating restrictions on hair salons reveals how inane it has become in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. It also is a microcosm of where America is headed if or when climate policies take hold. That is, the lives of the wealthy and powerful (Pelosi is both) go on uninterrupted, while the peasants (most everyone else) must obey and sacrifice.
First, let’s be clear: hair matters! Count me in favor of Speaker Pelosi getting her hair done professionally – and thus should the rest of America be permitted the same.
The older one gets, the more important becomes the care and nurturing of one’s hair, especially when you start losing it (men) or when it turns inexorably gray (women). Look no further than the blizzard of ads to fight hair loss, perform “natural” coloring, or produce “sleek and shiny hair!”
The state of California, nonetheless, disagreed with my trite hair analysis, since it decreed hair salons were not “essential” and thus forbade them from opening since last March, though some restrictions eased in May. For San Francisco, what is currently “allowed” and “not allowed” for hair treatment is here.
Speaker Pelosi broke these rules with her recent trip to the hair salon because she thought she could. More hilarious were her cringe-worthy explanations after she was caught – forgetting that cameras are ubiquitous in today’s America. On a normal day, Ms. Pelosi regularly insults our intelligence and hurls invective at her political opponents. The media rarely push back.
This hair episode was too much. It is not just Pelosi’s elitism on display for violating the rules she demands everyone else obey, but it’s her playing the victim with her babe-in-the-woods routine of claiming to be “set up” by the salon owner and demanding an apology.
Speaker Pelosi has many characteristics, but naïve and credulous are not among them.
There are larger issues to consider from this Pelosi “hairgate” moment, which is newsworthy not for maintaining great hair for a woman of 80, but for her hypocrisy and prevaricating.
First, the remaining Covid-19 economic lockdowns must end, and should have ended long ago in spring when we succeeded in keeping hospitals from being overwhelmed with infected people. Hair salons, restaurants, and other businesses with narrow profit margins have suffered long, and working class and middle income Americans by the millions have sacrificed economically, with many losing their jobs permanently. Enough already.
The good news is the coronavirus is sharply receding, according to data on weekly hospitalization rates for all age groups compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. This is occurring as more of the country opens, with more people working. Children, in particular, are at very low risk, with a lower than four one hundredths percent chance of fatality (.04%).
Second, climate policies being demanded by billionaires and socialist politicians, with presidential candidate Joe Biden as the front man, will reorder society in ways that make living with coronavirus seem tame.
For Covid, millions of Americans were told to lose their jobs and livelihoods, and are still being told to sacrifice their children’s education and well-being – all to fight the coronavirus.
Similarly, Americans are being told by the Biden-Harris-Bernie-AOC climate platform that Americans must lose their jobs in the fossil fuel industry, and related industries like transportation, which will have major economic downsides on still more jobs in hospitality, construction and other sectors. Americans also will have to sacrifice by paying more taxes and much higher energy costs. After all, we’re told, Earth is soon reaching the “tipping point.”
For both Covid and climate change, rarely if ever are the politicians espousing such policies called to defend scientifically why it is necessary or justified to economically sacrifice millions of Americans. Most of the media has long since abandoned such a role, perhaps because so many of them are among the “one percent,” making high six-figure and seven-figure salaries. As with Covid, their jobs are not at risk from climate change edicts, and they can virtue-signal with the elite chorus about how much they care about the planet.
As mentioned on CFACT recently, millionaires, billionaires and politicians can skirt the rules and afford the price of the brave new world of command, control and sacrifice to fight climate change (and Covid). Not so for the rest of us.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-09-03--Potentially powerful pipeline precedents

Fracking ( horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing ) has unleashed bounties of US oil and natural gas , dramatically reduced energy prices from their historic 2008 peak , saved families and industries billions of dollars annually , helped create and sustain millions of American jobs , made the United States stronger militarily and turned it into a net energy exporter .
Those fixated on alleged climate dangers from fossil fuels don ’ t care .
In fact , they are aghast and angry about this oil and gas renaissance .
Unable to stop all production , they have focused on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t get oil and gas to markets , they reason production will dwindle , companies will go bankrupt , and the case for supposedly renewable energy will grow stronger .
Acceding to their demands , tunnel-visioned federal judges recently blocked the Atlantic Coast Pipeline , told operators to shut down and drain the fully operational Dakota Access Pipeline , and mandated still more studies for Keystone XL and 75 other pipelines .
The judges issued these decisions in the name of preserving wetlands , preventing stream siltation , protecting endangered species , safeguarding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and protecting other environmental values .
They effectively deemed it irrelevant that fossil fuels still provide over 80 % of all the energy that powers American industries , homes and living standards , and that virtually invisible underground pipelines replace much more dangerous alternatives .
The Dakota Access Pipeline alone replaces some 255,000 oil tanker railcars going through our towns and cities , or 730,000 semi-trailer tanker trucks on our highways , every year !
The activists and judges said even short-term scenic , stream sedimentation and ecological impacts during pipeline construction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court decision reversed the ACP decision , the company sponsors cancelled the project anyway , due to threats of more costly lawsuits and delays ad infinitum .
Even more extreme , Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want no fossil fuels , and net-zero carbon dioxide emissions , by 2050 .
They claim this will lead the world in eliminating climate and environmental catastrophes .
In reality , the impacts on US and global environments would be monumental .
In 2018 , coal and natural gas generated 2.6 billion megawatt-hours of America ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the equivalent of 2.7 billion MWh of fuel for factories , businesses and homes .
Internal combustion vehicles used over 2.0 billion MWh equivalent of gasoline and diesel .
Under the Biden-AOC Green New Deal , all those 7.3 billion megawatt-hours of electricity would come from “ clean , green , renewable , sustainable ” sources .
Wind and sunshine certainly fit that description .
However , harnessing this intermittent power definitely does not .
That would require unimaginable numbers of wind turbines and solar panels , and warehouses of huge batteries to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ windless , sunless days – especially since the more wind and solar we demand , the more we must put turbines and panels in low quality locations .
Without them , we would be hit by hundreds of rolling blackouts every year , like the ones that have been clobbering California .
A recent analysis concludes that generating all that electricity would require some 17 billion sun-tracking solar panels ; or 25 billion fixed thin-film panels ; or 3.5 million 1.8-MW onshore wind turbines ; or 260,000 monstrous 10-MW offshore turbines ; or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d also need nearly 2 billion half-ton Tesla battery modules , and thousands of miles of new transmission lines across America .
Building and installing these massive facilities would require tens of billions of tons of concrete , steel , copper , aluminum , cobalt , rare earth elements , fiberglass composites and dozens of other materials .
Getting those raw materials would require mining , processing and smelting hundreds of billions of tons of ore , from all around the world , but mostly from companies owned or controlled by China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without regard for US pollution control , wildlife protection or workplace safety laws ; and all too often using child and near-slave labor .
The turbines and panels would sprawl across hundreds of millions of acres of crop , scenic and habitat lands .
Construction would scar landscapes , remove mountaintops , rip through forests , destroy scenic vistas , obliterate wildlife habitats , fill streams with sediment during construction , and displace or kill endangered plants , animals and birds .
Dominion Energy alone plans to construct solar panels in rural Virginia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DC , to serve a small fraction of the state ’ s electricity needs .
Multiply that times 50 states and thousands of communities in a 100 % electric economy , and you can begin to envision the ecological devastation from this “ clean , green , renewable , sustainable ” energy .
The 600- to 850-foot-tall wind turbines would slaughter millions of raptors , other birds and bats annually , completely eradicating them in many areas .
Residential , business , hospital and school electricity rates would skyrocket .
America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Covid .
A few landowners – and a lot of utility company officers and investors – would get rich .
But other people would suffer from infrasound and light flicker , watch their beautiful landscapes disappear forever , and get no compensation whatsoever .
The turbines , panels and batteries have short life spans , and are generally non-recyclable .
Most would end up in enormous landfills .
Vast rural areas would be turned into energy and trash colonies for politically powerful urban centers .
But on one positive note , years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and battles over mining and US and global air and water pollution have set powerful legal precedents .
Landowners , citizen groups , human rights defenders and environmentalists not fixated on climate change will be able to use them to delay , block , bankrupt and scuttle many or most of these destructive pseudo-renewable energy projects .
They will also demand that wind , solar , battery and electric vehicle metals , minerals and components be responsibly sourced – in accordance with all US laws and ethics .
Utilities think they hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greens think they won this war .
It could be a Pyrrhic victory if those laws , regulations , EIS rules and judicial decisions are applied to wind and solar .
In fact , they are potentially powerful pipeline precedents .
And if regulators , politicians and courts apply double standards – one for fossil fuels and one for pseudo-renewables , akin to one for rioters and another for churchgoers – the situation could become extremely troublesome , to say the least .
It could turn into real resistance , rebellion and conflict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debates , with no cancel-culture interference , on all these issues , before that happens .

Fracking (horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing) has unleashed bounties of US oil and natural gas, dramatically reduced energy prices from their historic 2008 peak, saved families and industries billions of dollars annually, helped create and sustain millions of American jobs, made the United States stronger militarily and turned it into a net energy exporter.
Those fixated on alleged climate dangers from fossil fuels don’t care. In fact, they are aghast and angry about this oil and gas renaissance. Unable to stop all production, they have focused on blocking pipelines. If companies can’t get oil and gas to markets, they reason production will dwindle, companies will go bankrupt, and the case for supposedly renewable energy will grow stronger.
Acceding to their demands, tunnel-visioned federal judges recently blocked the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, told operators to shut down and drain the fully operational Dakota Access Pipeline, and mandated still more studies for Keystone XL and 75 other pipelines.
The judges issued these decisions in the name of preserving wetlands, preventing stream siltation, protecting endangered species, safeguarding scenic views, stopping greenhouse gas emissions, and protecting other environmental values.
They effectively deemed it irrelevant that fossil fuels still provide over 80% of all the energy that powers American industries, homes and living standards, and that virtually invisible underground pipelines replace much more dangerous alternatives.
The Dakota Access Pipeline alone replaces some 255,000 oil tanker railcars going through our towns and cities, or 730,000 semi-trailer tanker trucks on our highways, every year!
The activists and judges said even short-term scenic, stream sedimentation and ecological impacts during pipeline construction are unacceptable.
Even after a US Supreme Court decision reversed the ACP decision, the company sponsors cancelled the project anyway, due to threats of more costly lawsuits and delays ad infinitum.
Even more extreme, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want no fossil fuels, and net-zero carbon dioxide emissions, by 2050. They claim this will lead the world in eliminating climate and environmental catastrophes. In reality, the impacts on US and global environments would be monumental.
In 2018, coal and natural gas generated 2.6 billion megawatt-hours of America’s electricity. Natural gas also provided the equivalent of 2.7 billion MWh of fuel for factories, businesses and homes. Internal combustion vehicles used over 2.0 billion MWh equivalent of gasoline and diesel.
Under the Biden-AOC Green New Deal, all those 7.3 billion megawatt-hours of electricity would come from “clean, green, renewable, sustainable” sources. Wind and sunshine certainly fit that description.
However, harnessing this intermittent power definitely does not. That would require unimaginable numbers of wind turbines and solar panels, and warehouses of huge batteries to provide backup power for just week of windless, sunless days – especially since the more wind and solar we demand, the more we must put turbines and panels in low quality locations. Without them, we would be hit by hundreds of rolling blackouts every year, like the ones that have been clobbering California.
A recent analysis concludes that generating all that electricity would require some 17 billion sun-tracking solar panels; or 25 billion fixed thin-film panels; or 3.5 million 1.8-MW onshore wind turbines; or 260,000 monstrous 10-MW offshore turbines; or some combination of those facilities. We’d also need nearly 2 billion half-ton Tesla battery modules, and thousands of miles of new transmission lines across America.
Building and installing these massive facilities would require tens of billions of tons of concrete, steel, copper, aluminum, cobalt, rare earth elements, fiberglass composites and dozens of other materials.
Getting those raw materials would require mining, processing and smelting hundreds of billions of tons of ore, from all around the world, but mostly from companies owned or controlled by China – almost all with fossil fuels; without regard for US pollution control, wildlife protection or workplace safety laws; and all too often using child and near-slave labor.
The turbines and panels would sprawl across hundreds of millions of acres of crop, scenic and habitat lands. Construction would scar landscapes, remove mountaintops, rip through forests, destroy scenic vistas, obliterate wildlife habitats, fill streams with sediment during construction, and displace or kill endangered plants, animals and birds.
Dominion Energy alone plans to construct solar panels in rural Virginia on lands totaling eight times Washington, DC, to serve a small fraction of the state’s electricity needs. Multiply that times 50 states and thousands of communities in a 100% electric economy, and you can begin to envision the ecological devastation from this “clean, green, renewable, sustainable” energy.
The 600- to 850-foot-tall wind turbines would slaughter millions of raptors, other birds and bats annually, completely eradicating them in many areas. Residential, business, hospital and school electricity rates would skyrocket. America’s economy and job market would never recover from Covid.
A few landowners – and a lot of utility company officers and investors – would get rich. But other people would suffer from infrasound and light flicker, watch their beautiful landscapes disappear forever, and get no compensation whatsoever.
The turbines, panels and batteries have short life spans, and are generally non-recyclable. Most would end up in enormous landfills. Vast rural areas would be turned into energy and trash colonies for politically powerful urban centers.
But on one positive note, years of pipeline lawsuits, human rights campaigns, and battles over mining and US and global air and water pollution have set powerful legal precedents.
Landowners, citizen groups, human rights defenders and environmentalists not fixated on climate change will be able to use them to delay, block, bankrupt and scuttle many or most of these destructive pseudo-renewable energy projects. They will also demand that wind, solar, battery and electric vehicle metals, minerals and components be responsibly sourced – in accordance with all US laws and ethics.
Utilities think they hit a buzz saw over pipelines. Radical greens think they won this war. It could be a Pyrrhic victory if those laws, regulations, EIS rules and judicial decisions are applied to wind and solar. In fact, they are potentially powerful pipeline precedents.
And if regulators, politicians and courts apply double standards – one for fossil fuels and one for pseudo-renewables, akin to one for rioters and another for churchgoers – the situation could become extremely troublesome, to say the least. It could turn into real resistance, rebellion and conflict.
It’s time for civilized debates, with no cancel-culture interference, on all these issues, before that happens.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-09-04--The radical left misjudged America’s tolerance for tyranny

Life in America and words to describe reality have been upended .
As with Ministry of Truth diktat in George Orwell ’ s prescient novel “ 1984 , ” the manipulation of language has become a revolutionary weapon of the left where war is now peace , freedom is slavery , and ignorance is strength .
Orwell recognized the inherent power of commanding compliance with a lexicon that reorders — or even inverts — the meanings of widely understood concepts as a tool for placing limits not only upon free expression , but even upon private thoughts .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the party that promised “ fundamental transformation ” has truly outdone itself , transforming itself in return to a destabilizing influence on our culture that targets assaults upon America ’ s basic understanding of itself .
Writing in The Wall Street Journal , Dean Andrew Michta at the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Germany , observes that the assault typically begins with idol smashing and cancel culture as part of a broader ideological project to dominate society .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with ideologically-sanctioned meanings .
Words become redefined and weaponized with “ sledgehammer rhetoric ” that obliterates in favor of one-dimensional interpretations of what is “ correct ” and what is not .
Perhaps the most vile and destructive attack charging our country with “ systemic racism ” ignores the fact that the majority of our population voted to elect that very same black president twice .
Let ’ s not ever forget that our nation was founded on ideals of diversity , from the principle of religious freedom to the marketplace of free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s First Amendment .
Although the struggle continues to ensure that these freedoms are practiced equitably , we also understand that we are far richer as a nation to let diversity flourish .
Yet children across our nation are now being indoctrinated by a false and defamatory New York Times-sponsored “ 1619 Project , ” scandalously re-writing America ’ s Founding history as having occurred that year , marked by the arrival of the first sub-Saharan slaves in Virginia .
It goes so far as to egregiously and repugnantly claim that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Revolution was to maintain and preserve American slavery .
As for true racism , we need look no farther than Robin Di Angelo ’ s recent book “ White Fragility , ” this is the left ’ s best-selling bible of racial thought now being inflicted by corporate training programs throughout our country .
In short — simply being white makes one a racist , and denying it offers absolute proof .
There is to be no escape from racist guilt .
As a consequence , those deemed culpably white who had nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay “ reparations ” to others who were never enslaved based entirely on skin color .
Or take the redefinition of “ violence.
” Smashing a statue , burning and looting a public or commercial establishment , or even assaulting a police officer no longer qualifies as we have witnessed legitimately peaceful George Floyd protests devolve into horrific scenes of arson and pillaging , from which the damage to great cities like New York , Chicago , Seattle and Portland , Oregon — along with small Kenosha , Wisconsin , all controlled by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repaired .
Hardest hit by this destruction are residents and shopkeepers in black and other minority neighborhoods that are left only with the wreckage .
Economic and soul-crushing coronavirus lockdowns in combination with vast riot-demolished elements of these cities are sending residents and businesses fleeing in unprecedented numbers .
Many will likely never return , preferring to move away or work from home rather than attempt to tolerate increasingly deteriorating conditions following weeks of unrestrained anarchic unrest and criminal activity .
Incredulously , as crime rates continue to spike , we witness leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defunding police departments where morale is also beyond repair as violent criminals they arrest are released free .
Meanwhile , even scientific laws of epidemiology have been rewritten so that public gatherings for protesting perceived injustice are deemed immune to the risk of spreading the coronavirus , while gathering for funerals or church services are life-threatening events .
Criminality has been reformulated by fiat to the degree that District of Columbia officials threaten $ 1,000 fines on people found not wearing masks outdoors .
In the new world of “ wokeness , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authority is subject to “ cancellation.
” Punishment for a stray politically-incorrect remark or joke can get you pilloried by mobs on Twitter , or even cancelled from employment .
The latter is exactly what happened when New York Times editorial page chief James Bennet was forced to resign for the crime of simply posting a piece by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton , R-Ark.
, advocating use of federal troops to prevent violence amid protests .
In doing so , the article articulated a position with which , according to polls at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Or consider the case of Nathaniel Hiers , a math professor at the University of North Texas who ran afoul of the powers that be when he criticized a core tenet of the woke gospel .
Hiers was fired for the blasphemy of arguing that the concept of “ microagressions ” inevitably “ hurts diversity and tolerance ” by encouraging people to see the worst in others .
Dean Michta emphasizes that American society is now faced with a stark binary choice : “ Either we push back against the unrelenting assault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yield to the totalitarian impulse now in full view in our politics.
” The battle lines drawn by tyrannical oppressors are clear : left versus right ; black and brown versus white ; blue states versus red , both coasts versus Middle America ; and most luminous of all , the bright molten chasm between the America of free thought and exchange of ideas versus the authoritarian future that our socialist adversaries have planned for us .
Personally , I ’ ll bet on the America we know and love .

Life in America and words to describe reality have been upended. As with Ministry of Truth diktat in George Orwell’s prescient novel “1984,” the manipulation of language has become a revolutionary weapon of the left where war is now peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength.
Orwell recognized the inherent power of commanding compliance with a lexicon that reorders — or even inverts — the meanings of widely understood concepts as a tool for placing limits not only upon free expression, but even upon private thoughts.
In the words of President Obama in 2008, the party that promised “fundamental transformation” has truly outdone itself, transforming itself in return to a destabilizing influence on our culture that targets assaults upon America’s basic understanding of itself.
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Dean Andrew Michta at the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, observes that the assault typically begins with idol smashing and cancel culture as part of a broader ideological project to dominate society.
In doing so, ordinary language becomes replaced with ideologically-sanctioned meanings. Words become redefined and weaponized with “sledgehammer rhetoric” that obliterates in favor of one-dimensional interpretations of what is “correct” and what is not.
Perhaps the most vile and destructive attack charging our country with “systemic racism” ignores the fact that the majority of our population voted to elect that very same black president twice.
Let’s not ever forget that our nation was founded on ideals of diversity, from the principle of religious freedom to the marketplace of free ideas that are enshrined in our Constitution’s First Amendment.
Although the struggle continues to ensure that these freedoms are practiced equitably, we also understand that we are far richer as a nation to let diversity flourish.
Yet children across our nation are now being indoctrinated by a false and defamatory New York Times-sponsored “1619 Project,” scandalously re-writing America’s Founding history as having occurred that year, marked by the arrival of the first sub-Saharan slaves in Virginia.
It goes so far as to egregiously and repugnantly claim that the “real” reason for the 1776 Revolution was to maintain and preserve American slavery.
As for true racism, we need look no farther than Robin Di Angelo’s recent book “White Fragility,” this is the left’s best-selling bible of racial thought now being inflicted by corporate training programs throughout our country.
In short — simply being white makes one a racist, and denying it offers absolute proof.
There is to be no escape from racist guilt. As a consequence, those deemed culpably white who had nothing to do with slavery are expected to pay “reparations” to others who were never enslaved based entirely on skin color.
Or take the redefinition of “violence.”
Smashing a statue, burning and looting a public or commercial establishment, or even assaulting a police officer no longer qualifies. This as we have witnessed legitimately peaceful George Floyd protests devolve into horrific scenes of arson and pillaging, from which the damage to great cities like New York, Chicago, Seattle and Portland, Oregon — along with small Kenosha, Wisconsin, all controlled by monolithic Democratic establishments — may never be repaired.
Hardest hit by this destruction are residents and shopkeepers in black and other minority neighborhoods that are left only with the wreckage.
Economic and soul-crushing coronavirus lockdowns in combination with vast riot-demolished elements of these cities are sending residents and businesses fleeing in unprecedented numbers.
Many will likely never return, preferring to move away or work from home rather than attempt to tolerate increasingly deteriorating conditions following weeks of unrestrained anarchic unrest and criminal activity.
Incredulously, as crime rates continue to spike, we witness leaders in the most besieged cities calling for defunding police departments where morale is also beyond repair as violent criminals they arrest are released free.
Meanwhile, even scientific laws of epidemiology have been rewritten so that public gatherings for protesting perceived injustice are deemed immune to the risk of spreading the coronavirus, while gathering for funerals or church services are life-threatening events.
Criminality has been reformulated by fiat to the degree that District of Columbia officials threaten $1,000 fines on people found not wearing masks outdoors.
In the new world of “wokeness,” any resistance to new self-appointed paragons of authority is subject to “cancellation.”
Punishment for a stray politically-incorrect remark or joke can get you pilloried by mobs on Twitter, or even cancelled from employment.
The latter is exactly what happened when New York Times editorial page chief James Bennet was forced to resign for the crime of simply posting a piece by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., advocating use of federal troops to prevent violence amid protests.
In doing so, the article articulated a position with which, according to polls at the time, the majority of Americans agreed.
Or consider the case of Nathaniel Hiers, a math professor at the University of North Texas who ran afoul of the powers that be when he criticized a core tenet of the woke gospel.
Hiers was fired for the blasphemy of arguing that the concept of “microagressions” inevitably “hurts diversity and tolerance” by encouraging people to see the worst in others.
Dean Michta emphasizes that American society is now faced with a stark binary choice: “Either we push back against the unrelenting assault of the neo-Marxist narrative, or we yield to the totalitarian impulse now in full view in our politics.”
The battle lines drawn by tyrannical oppressors are clear: left versus right; black and brown versus white; blue states versus red, both coasts versus Middle America; and most luminous of all, the bright molten chasm between the America of free thought and exchange of ideas versus the authoritarian future that our socialist adversaries have planned for us.
Personally, I’ll bet on the America we know and love.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-09-04--Climate film reveals agenda behind Green New Deal & UN Paris Pact

It is finally arriving .
Grab the popcorn , gather your family .
The climate change debate is set to be rocked as CFACT ’ s new skeptical film , Climate Hustle 2 : The Rise of the Climate Monarchy , hosted by actor Kevin Sorbo , is set for a global release online on Thursday September 24 , 2020 at 8pm in your local time zone anywhere in the world .
The movie was set to be released in over 750 theatres in the U.S. and Canada on April 21 , 2020 , but then the COVID lockdowns arrived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 to a global online release event .
The film is the sequel to the smash hit Climate Hustle which was released in 2016 in 400 theatres nationwide and in Canada .
The film torches Hollywood hypocrisy , climate financial corruption , media bias , kids ’ classroom indoctrination , political correctness , and pulls back the curtain on the massive global warming establishment .
The film features the reporting of Marc Morano , the number one ranked ‘ climate contrarian ’ in the media according to a 2019 Study in the Journal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is set to be a pivotal force as 2020 elections shape up to be a national referendum on the U.S. ’ s future regarding the Green New Deal and participation in the UN Paris Climate Pact .
“ Are They Trying to Control the Climate Or You ?
” Climate Hustle 2 pulls no punches and goes right to the heart of the Green New Deal and the UN Paris climate pact and exposes the motives behind the climate agenda .
The film features prominent scientists , and policy experts who explain how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about controlling YOU .
It is a film Al Gore , AOC , and the United Nations DO NOT want you to see .
Nationally syndicated columnist Cal Thomas : “ No film debunks the faith of the climate change cult better than Climate Hustle 2 .
And it does it with facts !
” Movie critic Christian Toto of HollywoodinToto.com : “ Climate Hustle 2 will be the most subversive movie of the year , no doubt.
” Kevin Mooney , an investigative reporter with The Daily Signal : “ Climate Hustle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film ’ s detailed exploration of updated scientific research that debunks alarmist theories standing behind the Green New Deal.
” Michelle Stirling with Friends of Science Society : “ We are in a fight for freedom is the ultimate message of the film.
” The film profiles Vaclav Klaus , the former President of the Czech Republic , who lived under Soviet domination of his country .
“ The green agenda and the environmentalist agenda and the fighting climate agenda is trying to basically stop the existence of the free market system which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dreaming about in the communist era for decades , ” Klaus explains in the film .
“ They want to dictate it , control , regulate , mastermind from above , ” he added .
The film lays out the climate claims and “ solutions ” and devastates them with such climate experts as Climatologist Dr. Tim Ball , Greenpeace co-Founder Dr. Patrick Moore , MIT Climate Scientist Dr. Richard Lindzen , Climatologist Dr. David Legates , Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Dr. Ivar Giaever , Geologist Dr. Robert Giegengack and many more .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Green New Deal and what is really behind the plan .
The film also debunks energy and climate claims made by AOC and her supporters .
Get your tickets now !

It is finally arriving. Grab the popcorn, gather your family. The climate change debate is set to be rocked as CFACT’s new skeptical film, Climate Hustle 2: The Rise of the Climate Monarchy, hosted by actor Kevin Sorbo, is set for a global release online on Thursday September 24, 2020 at 8pm in your local time zone anywhere in the world.
The movie was set to be released in over 750 theatres in the U.S. and Canada on April 21, 2020, but then the COVID lockdowns arrived and the film was moved to September 24 to a global online release event.
The film is the sequel to the smash hit Climate Hustle which was released in 2016 in 400 theatres nationwide and in Canada. The film torches Hollywood hypocrisy, climate financial corruption, media bias, kids’ classroom indoctrination, political correctness, and pulls back the curtain on the massive global warming establishment.
The film features the reporting of Marc Morano, the number one ranked ‘climate contrarian’ in the media according to a 2019 Study in the Journal Nature. The 2020 Climate Hustle 2 is set to be a pivotal force as 2020 elections shape up to be a national referendum on the U.S.’s future regarding the Green New Deal and participation in the UN Paris Climate Pact.
“Are They Trying to Control the Climate Or You?”
Climate Hustle 2 pulls no punches and goes right to the heart of the Green New Deal and the UN Paris climate pact and exposes the motives behind the climate agenda. The film features prominent scientists, and policy experts who explain how the agenda to control the climate is about controlling YOU.
It is a film Al Gore, AOC, and the United Nations DO NOT want you to see.
Nationally syndicated columnist Cal Thomas: “No film debunks the faith of the climate change cult better than Climate Hustle 2. And it does it with facts!”
Movie critic Christian Toto of HollywoodinToto.com: “Climate Hustle 2 will be the most subversive movie of the year, no doubt.”
Kevin Mooney, an investigative reporter with The Daily Signal: “Climate Hustle 2 builds and expands on the first film’s detailed exploration of updated scientific research that debunks alarmist theories standing behind the Green New Deal.”
Michelle Stirling with Friends of Science Society: “We are in a fight for freedom is the ultimate message of the film.”
The film profiles Vaclav Klaus, the former President of the Czech Republic,who lived under Soviet domination of his country. “The green agenda and the environmentalist agenda and the fighting climate agenda is trying to basically stop the existence of the free market system which we were fighting for and we were dreaming about in the communist era for decades,” Klaus explains in the film. “They want to dictate it, control, regulate, mastermind from above,” he added.
The film lays out the climate claims and “solutions” and devastates them with such climate experts as Climatologist Dr. Tim Ball, Greenpeace co-Founder Dr. Patrick Moore, MIT Climate Scientist Dr. Richard Lindzen, Climatologist Dr. David Legates, Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Dr. Ivar Giaever, Geologist Dr. Robert Giegengack and many more.
The film features an exposé on AOC’s Green New Deal and what is really behind the plan. The film also debunks energy and climate claims made by AOC and her supporters.
Worldwide premiere event
Thursday, September 24th, 8:00 PM
Get your tickets now!