committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-05-04--Weather to put on show of power and majesty… but not climate

Back in April .
much was made of the record heat in Florida .
And rightfully so .
All-time records should be brought to the attention of the public , But the hypocrisy of Attribution was obvious because while the short period snapshot of Florida heat was noteworthy , it totally ignored what was going on for most of the rest of the nation .
including a top 10 cold Apil since 1981 , was the coldest 500mb temperature ever recorded over the US in April , at -43 .
I have never seen a temp that cold in April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standard of cold ) Well here it comes again .
The European model has a forecasted temperature of -42 over Michigan May 9 .
It has the lowest 1000-500 mb thks I have ever seen this late with a 510 core over Michigan Once the sun is up , strong snow squalls will develop and because of the summer sun ( In mid-may its as strong as mid-August ) due to wild instability .
These will travel southeast into areas that could see some of the latest snow in the air on record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be close to 50 degrees , but then they hit and rain quickly turns to snow and temperatures drop into the 30s , The sun comes back out , temps come back up , steam rises off the streets due to outrageous lapse rates between summer sun heated blacktop and the air right above .
I have seen this a couple of time , and small 2-3 foot steamados develop , which is wlld to watch .
They only last a few seconds .
This could go all the way into the I-95 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Certainly , areas around the lakes and the high ground are in for a show .
The European control run continues its freak show of snow The Candian is not far behind While I believe a lot of people will see snow in the air in the lakes midwest and northeast , I am not yet buying into a snowstorm idea like this .
I think it is possible , but as of yet , not probable , But what is wild is that we even have such a chance on the playing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We dd get an outbreak in 1976 that resulted in the snow on May 19 all the way into central Pa , It did snow on Snowshoe mountain during Agnes but that is way up in the air.
, but the lowest 1000-500 mb thks with that was around 525 with the May 19 outbreak , not 510. and over Snowshoe it was well up in the 540s , Of course , that was also in June which makes it impressive One may say , well what about Sandy in WVA in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
October has a much lower sun angle , and much less time of sun than May or June If this kind of cold happens , it will be the counterweight , twice , to what happened in FLA .
However there is a counterbalance to this , And that is the heat in the west , which will be like mid-summer .
But we look for major heat in the west when there is major cold in the east , But the question is will this cold gather as much attention as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ western heat ?
I do not believe this is the sign of the little ice age returning , It is tempting if one is into an eye for an eye mentality , to say , see this is a sign , And we do see that .
In fact there is much being made of the 2cnd greatest 2 month drop off ever in the satellite temps .
However its still a top 10 warmest April on record , On the NCEP CFSR it ’ s 2cnd warmest .
Since the Super Nino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of above-average temps on record .
And what is lost in trying to push this as some kind of evidence of “ global cooling ” is that its relative to the warmth that we are in .
But the counterweight to that is the distortion of the warming which shows up greatest in the coldest , driest areas .
My hypothesis , which I agree is open for debate , but is a point that should enlist debate , is this points the finger at the oceans and outsourcing of WV from their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has far greater effects on where it ’ s cold and dry .
But all of you that have read my thoughts know , I am putting this forth as an idea , not that I am right , everyone else is wrong , end of the story .
That is a far cry from the stance taken on the other side with the warming issue .
And of course not only will the heat be stressed where it occurs , but the extreme will be stressed , saying ” see , things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me shows a lack of respect for what nature is capable of .
I ’ ll give an example : Something I am digging into is underwater hydrothermal vents and their effects .
It is very difficult to find these because no matter how many deep-diving instruments you have , the ocean is so expansive its hard to find them .
One such family of them for instance just showed up off Washington .
But even one area going off can enlist reactions in other areas , some quickly some not .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ warms a part of the ocean , there may be compensating cooling nearby .
But then the feedback from that likely causes another effect someplace else .
Since the warm water has shown up strongly east of New Zealand for instance , the water has become very warm in the gulf and the western Atlantic , That is not because of a warm vent in the southern hemisphere warming the water in the gulf , but follow this .
A large part of that is the natural cycle of the Atlantic , But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may disperse in a way that changes the Pacific to such where the MJO may have a reaction to it .
That , in turn , favors patterns to change elsewhere , We know that phase 4-6 of the MJO are US warm phases in winter , If you get that , then there are no major intrusions of cold air into the southeast , and the Gulf and western Atlantic refuse to cool as much as average .
They start warmer going into the summer season and stay warm .
How can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ?
Hurricanes are one way as they cause immense upwelling of cold water .
So one thing far away may have one its sources something a half a world away .
As I have grown more cross-equatorial in my diagnostic methods , I have notice similarities to Australia and the US in temperature patterns for instance .
My point is here there is a vast source of information we do not have in relation to cause .
So I am putting out some ideas here , which are debatable .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foretelling of a sudden snap to cooler in the coming decades .
You see the increase n WV would be un-noticed in precip patterns if the upper levels were warming proportionally so that condensation process remains the same .
Instead , there are distinct increases in precipitation showing up , The US , while a very small area , makes a very good example , for it is positioned at a crossroads for air masses .
The US is closer to the equator than the pole , so the warming around it naturally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largely in the lower levels of the troposphere .
The upper levels are not warming as fast and over the tropics , actually drying a bit .
This is like pulling a rubber band , eventually , it is going to snap ( note that analogy was one From Dr Joel Myers , founder of Accuweather .
I always try to acknowledge my sources ) So we have a whole set of events going on and the crucial question in the longer term for climate has to do with attribution .
Right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities , co2 is the big kahuna , but if so , then why would one want it back to levels when global temperatures were that cold ?
Given the increase in population and food production , you would be inviting increases in hunger .
Look what a ruckus this cold is making this spring , To compound supply chain problems for a food supply caused by the virus , now there is a threat inherent in very late spring that an early-season cold shot can cause crops that started late not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concern given the MJO which is now running thru its cold phases and looks like it may do it all summer into fall ( also a marker for a high impact hurricane season , as cool air over the US and higher than normal pressures , given the in close SST invites stronger convergence within a few hundred miles of our coastlines .
While the Harvey and Michaels , storms that deepen till they hit , have been the exception in the warm era as hurricanes have been stronger over the water rather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Classic examples : Irene , Matthew , Florence , Dorian all weakened as they came at the US .
In the 30s-50s storms hit at full stride more often .
This year it would be surprising to me if the exceptions did not show up .
But the groundwork for all these events may in part be lbeen laid in other areas and over longer periods of time.. Over attribution , to once source means the entire Meteorological/Climatological community could miss the true problem , which is a sudden flip if one or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oceans come apart .
Again I am simply offering that idea out there .
If there is a silver lining to the Covid 19 cloud , it may be that if we don ’ t see any reaction at all in the rate of co2 increase vs the previous year , then that means some questions arise .
I am starting to read the “ explanations ” though many seem dated .
One such is that there was only a 5 % decrease in actual global economic activity , Yet it threw the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a good thing for man ’ s advancement ?
Or that there was some decrease in the rate of increase , but we see that every year when Sea ice reaches its maximum extent , that the rate flattens ( I got this idea from Tom Downs ) once the sea ice starts to melt , it resumes its upward rise , Like it did last year , the year before , etc etc , it appears to be hitting a record high just before the turn around due to the greening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Which by the way , being objective , would mean that less sea ice means more co2 .
But is it natural warming that is the cause of that ?
So at the least this should mean the climate community should start looking at such things , IMO But this late cold is no surprise overall .
What was a bust is when it came , I thought it would start earlier and so no late winter rally to get us to what I forecasted .
But its showing some of the points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just like Florida lived through history with its hottest April temperatures on record in some places , there is the usual counterweight showing up .
The lesson is not that either is a sign of man-made climate change , but that in the majesty of nature , few really can understand the limits weather can go to , Oh , we think we do , but the fact is when it comes to weather and climate , simply because of the lack of information in our oceans , the cause for instance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ link it to solar , the biggest problem I see Is there much more we don ’ t know than we do know ( Know and believe are 2 different things ) But while there are many that will curse the cold , curse the warmth , curse a hurricane , point a finger at a cause , I guess I am in the camp of sitting back in awe and wonder of all I see relative to how little I really know .

Back in April. much was made of the record heat in Florida and rightfully so. All-time records should be brought to the attention of the public.
The hypocrisy of Attribution was obvious because while the short period snapshot of Florida heat was noteworthy, it totally ignored what was going on for the rest of the nation. To include a top 10 coldest April since 1981, which was the coldest 500mb temperature ever recorded over the US in April, at -43. I have never seen a temp that cold in April ( -40 in winter is a gold standard of cold). Well here it comes again. The European model has a forecasted temperature of -42 over Michigan May 9.
It has the lowest 1000-500 mb that I have ever seen this late with a 510 core over Michigan
Once the sun is up, strong snow squalls will develop and because of the summer sun (In mid-May its as strong as mid-August) due to wild instability. These will travel southeast into areas that could see some of the latest snow in the air on record. They will approach, it may be close to 50 degrees, but then they hit and rain quickly turns to snow and temperatures drop into the 30s. The sun comes out, temps come up, steam rises off the streets due to outrageous lapse rates between summer sun heated blacktop and the air right above. I have seen this a couple of time, and small 2-3 foot steamados develop, which is wlld to watch. They only last a few seconds. This could go all the way into the I-95 corridor all the way to DC. Certainly, areas around the lakes and the high ground are in for a show. The European control run continues its freak show of snow Once the sun is up, strong snow squalls will develop and because of the summer sun (In mid-May its as strong as mid-August) due to wild instability. These will travel southeast into areas that could see some of the latest snow in the air on record. They will approach, it may be close to 50 degrees, but then they hit and rain quickly turns to snow and temperatures drop into the 30s. The sun comes out, temps come up, steam rises off the streets due to outrageous lapse rates between summer sun heated blacktop and the air right above. I have seen this a couple of time, and small 2-3 foot steamados develop, which is wlld to watch. They only last a few seconds. This could go all the way into the I-95 corridor all the way to DC. Certainly, areas around the lakes and the high ground are in for a show. The European control run continues its freak show of snow
The Canadian is not far behind.
While I believe a lot of people will see snow in the air at the lakes, midwest and northeast, I am not yet buying into a snowstorm idea like this. I think it is possible, but as of yet, not probable.
What’s wild, is that we have such a chance on the playing field this time of the year. We did get an outbreak in 1976 that resulted in snow on May 19th which reached central PA. To add, it did snow on Snowshoe mountain during Agnes but that is quite elevated. At that time the lowest 1000-500 mb with that was around 525 with the May 19th outbreak, not 510. Over Snowshoe it was well into 540, of course, that was also in June which makes it impressive. One may say, “Well, what about Sandy in WV in 2012”? The difference is sun angle. October has a much lower sun angle, and much less time of sun than May or June.
If this kind of cold happens, it will be the counterweight, twice, to what happened in FL. However, there is a counterbalance to this like the heat in the west, which will be mid-summer. When we look for major heat in the west we will find major cold in the east. But the question is, will this cold gather as much attention as the FL heat, or the western heat?
I do not believe this is the sign of the little ice age returning, It is tempting if one is into an eye for an eye mentality, to say, see this as a sign, And we do see that. In fact, there is much being made of the 2nd greatest 2 month drop off ever in the satellite temps.
Courtesy Dr Roy Spencer. Courtesy Dr Roy Spencer.
However, it’s still a top 10 warmest April on record. On the NCEP CFSR it’s second warmest. Since the Super Niño, we have had the longest-running stretch of above-average temps on record. What is lost in trying to push this as some kind of evidence of “global cooling” is that it’s relative to the warmth that we are in.
But the counterweight to that is the distortion of the warming which shows up greatest in the coldest, driest areas. My hypothesis, which I agree is open for debate, but is a point that should enlist debate, is this points the finger at the oceans and outsourcing of WV from their naturally warmed states. This as water vapor has far greater effects on where it’s cold and dry. But all of you that have read my thoughts know, I am putting this forth as an idea, not that I am right, everyone else is wrong, end of the story. That is a far cry from the stance taken on the other side with the warming issue.Additionally, not only will the heat be stressed where it occurs, but the extreme will be stressed, saying “see, things are getting more extreme”.
This to me shows a lack of respect for what nature is capable of. I’ll give an example: Something I am digging into is underwater hydrothermal vents and their effects. It is very difficult to find these because no matter how many deep-diving instruments you have, the ocean is so expansive its hard to find them. One such family of them for instance just showed up off Washington coast.
But even one area going off can enlist reactions in other areas, some quickly some not. So if you have a vent that warms a part of the ocean, there may be compensating cooling nearby. But then the feedback from that likely causes another effect someplace else. Since the warm water has shown up strongly east of New Zealand for instance, the water has become very warm in the gulf and the western Atlantic, That is not because of a warm vent in the southern hemisphere warming the water in the gulf, but follow this. A large part of that is the natural cycle of the Atlantic. That warm water source, where it is, may disperse in a way that changes the Pacific to such where the MJO may have a reaction to it. That, in turn, favors patterns to change elsewhere.
We know that phase 4-6 of the MJO are US warm phases in winter. If you get that, then there are no major intrusions of cold air into the southeast, and the Gulf and western Atlantic refuse to cool as much as average. They start warmer going into the summer season and stay warm. How can nature take that warm water out of there? Hurricanes are one way as they cause immense upwelling of cold water. So one thing far away may have one its sources something a half a world away. As I have grown more cross-equatorial in my diagnostic methods, I have notice similarities to Australia and the US in temperature patterns for instance. My point is here, there is a vast source of information we do not have in relation to cause. So I am putting out some ideas here, which are debatable.
However, there is a problem that may be foretelling of a sudden snap to cooler in the coming decades. You see the increase in WV would be un-noticed in precip patterns if the upper levels were warming proportionally so that condensation process remains the same. Instead, there are distinct increases in precipitation showing up. The US, while a very small area, makes a very good example, for it is positioned at a crossroads for air masses.
The US is closer to the equator than the pole, so the warming around it naturally will encourage warmth. But this is largely in the lower levels of the troposphere. The upper levels are not warming as fast and over the tropics, actually drying a bit. This is like pulling a rubber band, eventually, it is going to snap (note that analogy was one From Dr Joel Myers, founder of Accuweather. I always try to acknowledge my sources)
So we have a whole set of events going on and the crucial question in the longer term for climate has to do with attribution. Right now in most of the man-made climate change communities, CO2 is the big kahuna, but if so, then why would one want it back to levels when global temperatures were that cold? Given the increase in population and food production, you would be inviting increases in hunger. Look what a ruckus this cold is making this spring.
To compound supply chain problems for a food supply caused by the virus, now there is a threat inherent in very late spring that an early-season cold shot can cause crops that started late not to have reached maturity. That is a concern given the MJO which is now running thru its cold phases and looks like it may do it all summer into fall (also a marker for a high impact hurricane season, as cool air over the US and higher than normal pressures, given the in close SST invites stronger convergence within a few hundred miles of our coastlines.
While the Harvey and Michaels, storms that deepen till they hit, have been the exception in the warm era as hurricanes have been stronger over the water rather than landfall on the US coast. Classic examples: Irene, Matthew, Florence, Dorian all weakened as they came at the US. In the 30s-50s, storms hit at full stride more often. This year it would be surprising to me if the exceptions did not show up. But the groundwork for all these events may in part be laid in other areas and over longer periods of time. Over attribution, to once source means the entire Meteorological/Climatological community could miss the true problem, which is a sudden flip if one or more of the big drivers of the oceans come apart. Again I am simply offering that idea.
If there is a silver lining to the Covid-19 cloud, it may be that if we don’t see any reaction at all in the rate of CO2 increase vs the previous year, then that means some questions arise. I am starting to read the “explanations” though many seem dated.
One such is that there was only a 5% decrease in actual global economic activity. Yet it threw the world into a depression and somehow that was a good thing for man’s advancement? Or that there was some decrease in the rate of increase, but we see that every year when Sea ice reaches its maximum extent, that the rate flattens ( I got this idea from Tom Downs). Once the sea ice starts to melt, it resumes its upward rise, like it did last year, the year before, etc etc, It appears to be hitting a record high just before the turn around due to the greening of the northern hemisphere takes over. Which by the way, being objective, would mean that less sea ice means more CO2. But is it natural warming that is the cause of that? So at the least this should mean the climate community should start looking at such things, IMO.
But this late cold is no surprise overall. What was a bust is when it came, I thought it would start earlier and so no late winter rally to get us to what I forecasted. But its showing some of the points we had about the cold season itself. Just like Florida lived through history with its hottest April temperatures on record in some places, there is the usual counterweight showing up. The lesson is not that either is a sign of man-made climate change, but that in the majesty of nature. Few really can understand the limits weather can go to. Oh, we think we do, but the fact is when it comes to weather and climate, simply because of the lack of information in our oceans. the cause for instance of increased underwater volcanic activity, some link it to solar, the biggest problem I see, there is much more we don’t know than we do know.(Know and believe are 2 different things) But while there are many that will curse the cold, curse the warmth, curse a hurricane, point a finger at a cause, I guess I am in the camp of sitting back in awe and wonder of all I see relative to how little I really know.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-05-05--Hudson Valley couple takes Green cabal to court to save their land

A Hudson River Valley couple who have spent the last 33 years battling well-funded and well-connected Green groups and New York state officials intent on taking their property are hauling their tormentors into federal court .
In a suit filed April 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York , Michael Fink and Karen Pardini seek $ 7.3 million from the Mohonk Preserve as “ just compensation ” for the taking of their property , along with a permanent injunction against the Mohonk Preserve , the Open Space Institute , the Shawangunk Conservancy , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Conservation Partnership Program , “ and others acting in concert , barring them from further efforts to take Fink and Pardini ’ s land.
” When Fink and Pardini purchased about 300 acres of ridge land in the Shawangunk Mountains in 1987 , they envisioned the picturesque spot as a place where they could build the home of their dreams .
The heavily wooded property had once been home to “ Smithy ’ s Ranch , ” a popular watering hole near New Paltz in Ulster County , New York .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a new generation of guests .
Their plans , however , ran afoul of powerful interests who coveted the property and who were determined to get ahold of the land , come what may .
The couple ’ s property adjoins the Mohonk Preserve , New York State ’ s largest nature preserve .
Encompassing 8,000 acres , Mohonk Preserve is a formidable presence in the area , and its management is eager to acquire even more land , including the property owned by Fink and Pardini .
The property known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over many decades from various parcels , all part of a tract that dated to 1799 .
Instead of going after all of Fink and Pardini ’ s property in one fell swoop , the cabal coveting their land took a piece-meal approach , using lawsuits and harassment to gobble up chunks of the property , hoping the beleaguered couple would eventually throw in the towel .
The defendants claim that their actions were taken to forestall “ rapacious development ” of the land when , in fact , no such development has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fink and Pardini acquired the property .
In an ominous sign of things to come , attorney Robert K. Anderberg , a board member of the Mohonk Preserve and founder of the Shawangunk Conservancy , told Fink ’ s sister in the late 1980s to let her brother know Anderberg “ would watch over every single thing [ Fink ] did and do everything in his power to take that land from [ Fink ] , ” according to court documents .
Anderberg also told a local resident whose property is nearby that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most important property in the Shawangunk Ridge , a privately-owned piece of property , and by hook or by crook he was going to get it , ” according to court documents .
These were not idle threats .
Beginning in 1994 and continuing for over two decades , Fink and Pardini were in and out of court , fighting to hold on to their property on which they were paying taxes , keeping roads and pathways clear , and managing the forest .
Arrayed against them was a phalanx of deep-pocketed green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservation purposes , often in league with state officials .
The interlocking relationships and revolving doors among these public and private parties were tailor-made to overwhelm anyone who stood in their way .
In addition to the ubiquitous Anderberg , working on behalf of the Mohonk Preserve and the Shawangunk Conservancy , lining up against Fink and Pardini were the Manhattan-based Open Space institute ( OSI ) , the Washington D.C.-based Land Trust Alliance ( LTA ) ( which maintains a significant office in Saratoga Springs , NY ) , and the Conservation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partnership between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ( DEC ) and the LTA ’ s New York program .
Significantly , the CCP offers “ competitive matching grants ” to “ qualified New York land trusts to advance land conservation , recreation , and tourism.
” The public-private partnership between DEC and LTA was created in 2002 , and is managed by LTA in coordination with DEC .
The “ public-private partnership ” was also on display in the court battles over Fink and Pardini ’ s land .
Their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points out that the New York DEC contributed $ 15,000 to the Mohonk Preserve for “ conservation defense ” “ ostensibly for legal fees in their action against Fink and Pardini.
” Liddle notes further that the activities of the defendants are “ highly intertwined ” and that high-level officials within the Mohonk Preserve , Shawangunk Conservancy , and OSI “ circulate among these organizations and New York state environmental positions.
” Summarizing his case , Liddle writes that the defendants “ working in concert and claiming to effectuate the State ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been able to obtain , finance , litigate , and use for private purposes Fink ’ s and Pardini ’ s land , and the land of others , to accumulate large contiguous parcels in the Shawangunk Ridge .
These takings have frequently been accomplished ‘ by hook or by crook.
’ Although these takings are justified as accomplishing the State ’ s policies , there has not been just compensation or any limitation to the takings to that which is necessary to effectuate the State ’ s policy.
” The case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ property rights advocates , is Michael Fink and Karen Pardini v. Mohonk Preserve Inc. et al .

A Hudson River Valley couple who have spent the last 33 years battling well-funded and well-connected Green groups and New York state officials intent on taking their property are hauling their tormentors into federal court.
In a suit filed April 13th in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Michael Fink and Karen Pardini seek $7.3 million from the Mohonk Preserve as “just compensation” for the taking of their property. This with a permanent injunction against the Mohonk Preserve, the Open Space Institute, the Shawangunk Conservancy, the Land Trust Alliance, the New York State Conservation Partnership Program, “and others acting in concert, barring them from further efforts to take Fink and Pardini’s land.”
When Fink and Pardini purchased about 300 acres of ridge land in the Shawangunk Mountains in 1987, they envisioned the picturesque spot as a place where they could build the home of their dreams. The heavily wooded property had once been home to “Smithy’s Ranch,” a popular watering hole near New Paltz in Ulster County, New York. They even thought of reopening the long-shuttered ranch to a new generation of guests.
Their plans, however, ran afoul of powerful interests who coveted the property and who were determined to get ahold of the land, come what may. The couple’s property adjoins the Mohonk Preserve, New York State’s largest nature preserve. Encompassing 8,000 acres, Mohonk Preserve is a formidable presence in the area, and its management is eager to acquire even more land, including the property owned by Fink and Pardini.
The property known as Smitty’s Ranch had been assembled over many decades from various parcels, all part of a tract that dated to 1799. Instead of going after all of Fink and Pardini’s property in one fell swoop, the cabal coveting their land took a piece-meal approach, using lawsuits and harassment to gobble up chunks of the property, hoping the beleaguered couple would eventually throw in the towel. The defendants claim that their actions were taken to forestall “rapacious development” of the land when, in fact, no such development has taken place in the 33 years since Fink and Pardini acquired the property.
“By Hook or by Crook”
In an ominous sign of things to come, attorney Robert K. Anderberg, a board member of the Mohonk Preserve and founder of the Shawangunk Conservancy, told Fink’s sister in the late 1980s to let her brother know Anderberg “would watch over every single thing [Fink] did and do everything in his power to take that land from [Fink],” according to court documents. Anderberg also told a local resident whose property is nearby that the land in dispute “is the most important property in the Shawangunk Ridge, a privately-owned piece of property, and by hook or by crook he was going to get it,” according to court documents.
These were not idle threats. Beginning in 1994 and continuing for over two decades, Fink and Pardini were in and out of court, fighting to hold on to their property on which they were paying taxes, keeping roads and pathways clear, and managing the forest.
Arrayed against them was a phalanx of deep-pocketed green groups intent on acquiring land for alleged conservation purposes, often in league with state officials. The interlocking relationships and revolving doors among these public and private parties were tailor-made to overwhelm anyone who stood in their way.
In addition to the ubiquitous Anderberg, working on behalf of the Mohonk Preserve and the Shawangunk Conservancy, lining up against Fink and Pardini were the Manhattan-based Open Space institute (OSI), the Washington D.C.-based Land Trust Alliance (LTA) (which maintains a significant office in Saratoga Springs, NY), and the Conservation Partnership Program (CPP), a partnership between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the LTA’s New York program. Significantly, the CCP offers “competitive matching grants” to “qualified New York land trusts to advance land conservation, recreation, and tourism.” The public-private partnership between DEC and LTA was created in 2002, and is managed by LTA in coordination with DEC.
The “public-private partnership” was also on display in the court battles over Fink and Pardini’s land. Their attorney, Jeff Liddle, points out that the New York DEC contributed $15,000 to the Mohonk Preserve for “conservation defense” “ostensibly for legal fees in their action against Fink and Pardini.” Liddle notes further that the activities of the defendants are “highly intertwined” and that high-level officials within the Mohonk Preserve, Shawangunk Conservancy, and OSI “circulate among these organizations and New York state environmental positions.”
Takings without “Just Compensation”
Summarizing his case, Liddle writes that the defendants “working in concert and claiming to effectuate the State’s codified policy of ecological conservation,’ have been able to obtain, finance, litigate, and use for private purposes Fink’s and Pardini’s land, and the land of others, to accumulate large contiguous parcels in the Shawangunk Ridge. These takings have frequently been accomplished ‘by hook or by crook.’ Although these takings are justified as accomplishing the State’s policies, there has not been just compensation or any limitation to the takings to that which is necessary to effectuate the State’s policy.”
The case, which will be closely watched by property rights advocates, is Michael Fink and Karen Pardini v. Mohonk Preserve Inc. et al.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-05-05--New wound dressing tech could be sweet as honey

Honey is the perfect addition to tea , breakfast foods , and now…gauze for wounds ?
Researchers at the Institute for Fiber Engineering at Shinsu Engineering in Japan are using honey to create advanced wound dressing materials via “ electrospun cellulose acetate nanofiber.
” Specifically , they are using manuka honey , which is made by bees that gather pollen from Leptospermum scoparium , which is a tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia .
“ Electrospinning is a technique in fibre engineering that uses electrostatic repulsion to counteract surface tension and dispel the ‘ dope ’ or fibre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desirable ingredients .
It is often used when producing fibres made of complex polymers , in this case with the added ingredient of manuka honey .
“ Corresponding author of this study , Professor Ick Soo Kim of Shinshu University ’ s Institute for Fiber Engineering stated that it was difficult to ‘ prepare a spinning dope for electrospinning .
As we used cellulose acetate as a polymer carrier for our bioactive ingredient , it was very important to determine an amount of manuka honey which should show its bioactivity in the composite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ properties.
’ ” Basically , it was difficult to find the right combination of honey and other materials that would keep the consistency needed to make it effective for wound dressing application .
Researchers hope to bring the product to market soon , and to expand testing to include that of whole , living organisms , rather than just pieces of tissue in a lab .
To read the article in Bio Market Insights , click here .

Honey is the perfect addition to tea, breakfast foods, and now…gauze for wounds?
Researchers at the Institute for Fiber Engineering at Shinsu Engineering in Japan are using honey to create advanced wound dressing materials via “electrospun cellulose acetate nanofiber.”
Specifically, they are using manuka honey, which is made by bees that gather pollen from Leptospermum scoparium, which is a tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
Reported in Bio Market Insights:
“Electrospinning is a technique in fibre engineering that uses electrostatic repulsion to counteract surface tension and dispel the ‘dope’ or fibre mixture to spin nano-sized fibres made of desirable ingredients. It is often used when producing fibres made of complex polymers, in this case with the added ingredient of manuka honey.
“Corresponding author of this study, Professor Ick Soo Kim of Shinshu University’s Institute for Fiber Engineering stated that it was difficult to ‘prepare a spinning dope for electrospinning. As we used cellulose acetate as a polymer carrier for our bioactive ingredient, it was very important to determine an amount of manuka honey which should show its bioactivity in the composite nanofibre mats without altering the electrospinning dope properties.’”
Basically, it was difficult to find the right combination of honey and other materials that would keep the consistency needed to make it effective for wound dressing application.
Researchers hope to bring the product to market soon, and to expand testing to include that of whole, living organisms, rather than just pieces of tissue in a lab.
To read the article in Bio Market Insights, click here.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-05-05--“Renewables” scams on the ropes

“Renewables” scams on the ropes

The device you ’ re reading now is likely powered by nuclear , gas , or coal-fired electricity .
There ’ s a smaller chance it may be powered by hydro-electricity or biomass ( burning trees , as if that ’ s Green ) .
There ’ s little chance , despite billions spent , that it came from wind or solar .
The climate folks and “ renewables ” corporate interests don ’ t want you to know that , yet people ’ s eyes are opening .
Wind and solar corporations push the rated output of their installations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power you get .
They don ’ t want you to think about intermittency , that the wind doesn ’ t always blow or the sun always shine , and that if efficient power plants , mostly powered by nuclear and fossil fuels , were not kept running constantly , our lights would go out .
We just featured a fantastic series of articles at CFACT.org that delve into the important details that reveal just what a waste wind and solar have proven to be .
Add in that they have tremendous nature-crushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrific toll on birds and bats , and the turbines themselves wear out quickly and can ’ t be recycled !
This entire discussion received a sharp jolt when Michael Moore released his latest movie , Planet of the Humans .
An arch-Leftist filmmaker actually documented the absurdities and lies surrounding the “ renewables ” industry .
With billions of your dollars at stake , this touched off a civil war on the Left , with those cashing in launching an effort to silence Moore and bury his film .
Dr. Jay Lehr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acknowledge about the failure of renewable energy on their continent : While these solar and wind plants could theoretically produce 46 percent of Germany ’ s needs , in actuality , they only produce about 12 percent of Germany ’ s total electrical output .
Who knew that one of the world ’ s most prosperous and industrialized nations could not figure out how to produce enough electricity to meet the needs of its own people and industry from wind and solar power ?
To relieve this national shortage , Germany has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly from France , and are paying exorbitant rates for it .
The average cost of electricity in Germany is now almost three times the cost in the United States .
America needs to wake up , acknowledge the hard truths about “ renewable ” energy , and plan for a realistic power grid to supply abundant , affordable electricity to all .

The device you’re reading now is likely powered by nuclear, gas, or coal-fired electricity.
There’s a smaller chance it may be powered by hydro-electricity or biomass (burning trees, as if that’s Green).
There’s little chance, despite billions spent, that it came from wind or solar. The climate folks and “renewables” corporate interests don’t want you to know that, yet people’s eyes are opening.
Wind and solar corporations push the rated output of their installations as if that’s actually the power you get. They don’t want you to think about intermittency, that the wind doesn’t always blow or the sun always shine, and that if efficient power plants, mostly powered by nuclear and fossil fuels, were not kept running constantly, our lights would go out.
We just featured a fantastic series of articles at CFACT.org that delve into the important details that reveal just what a waste wind and solar have proven to be. Add in that they have tremendous nature-crushing footprints, that wind turbines take a horrific toll on birds and bats, and the turbines themselves wear out quickly and can’t be recycled!
This entire discussion received a sharp jolt when Michael Moore released his latest movie, Planet of the Humans. An arch-Leftist filmmaker actually documented the absurdities and lies surrounding the “renewables” industry. With billions of your dollars at stake, this touched off a civil war on the Left, with those cashing in launching an effort to silence Moore and bury his film.
Dr. Jay Lehr details the hard truths Europeans refuse to acknowledge about the failure of renewable energy on their continent:
While these solar and wind plants could theoretically produce 46 percent of Germany’s needs, in actuality, they only produce about 12 percent of Germany’s total electrical output. Who knew that one of the world’s most prosperous and industrialized nations could not figure out how to produce enough electricity to meet the needs of its own people and industry from wind and solar power?
To relieve this national shortage, Germany has been importing vast amounts of electrical power, mostly from France, and are paying exorbitant rates for it. The average cost of electricity in Germany is now almost three times the cost in the United States.
America needs to wake up, acknowledge the hard truths about “renewable” energy, and plan for a realistic power grid to supply abundant, affordable electricity to all.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-05-06--CLINTEL says “Don’t fight nature, but adapt to it”

Over at Climate Depot , Marc Morano has been collecting foolish alarmist calls for using the economic crisis to further their goofy green deals .
https : //www.climatedepot.com/ CLINTEL has issued a counter call , asking government to quit trying to stop naturally occurring events , like the emergence of a new virus , and climate change , especially so-called green deals .
The format is a letter that will be sent to parliaments around the world , beginning with the Netherlands where CLINTEL is headquartered .
The lead author of the letter is Professor Guus Berkhout , CLINTEL ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Professor Berkhout puts it this way : “ CLINTEL gives members of parliament a shot in the arm and offers them a spot on the horizon to get the economy back on its feet without utopian experiments.
“ The letter is titled “ Don ’ t fight nature , but adapt to it ” and the first paragraph is this : “ After lifting the COVID-19 lockdowns , national parliaments must oppose the impracticable green agendas of supranational organizations to construct a utopian Earth .
Instead of spending trillions of dollars on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ variability ( ‘ autonomous changes ’ ) , parliaments should focus on adapting to those changes .
Dear members of parliament , with all due respect , do not fight against climate change and virus outbreaks , but adapt to the consequences .
The world must move from top-down mitigation to bottom-up adaptation.
“ Note that this does not mean do not fight the spread of new viruses .
On the contrary the idea is to adapt to their existence by being prepared for them .
The same is true for climate change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , etc.
, no matter how these things are caused .
According to CLINTEL the primary obstacle to efficient adaptation is the pernicious influence of supranational organizations , wielding computer models and calling for unworkable technological fixes .
Here is how the second paragraph describes this unhealthy political engineering : Decisions about the comings and goings of society are increasingly taken by poorly informed politicians who have a rock-solid faith in the outcome of computer models and immature technologies .
The belief that people can solve all problems with supercomputers – the ideology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grown strongly in recent years .
By linking computer-controlled policies to supranational governance , experiments are started to engineer a ‘ perfect ’ society in which idealists believe all current global problems can be solved .
But the reality is very different .
The climate debate in recent years and the coronavirus chaos of today show that the prophesied blessings of a politically engineered world do not exist .
We are collectively being pushed into the wrong direction .
National parliaments have become puppets of the megalomaniacal supranational organizations , as created by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest of the CLINTEL open letter to parliaments is self explanatory .
Here it is : Unfortunately , we see that the marketing of this foolish ‘ total engineering concept ’ is in full swing .
Predictions of computer models are embraced by supranational bodies , translated into global policies and then adopted by national governments .
However , experience has shown that these computer predictions and centralistic policy guidelines lead to false conclusions and impossible solutions .
They promise certainties that do not exist and advocate measures that are counterproductive .
Critics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Topical examples are the climate debate and the corona crisis .
Climate change and virus outbreaks obviously are very different forms of natural variability ( one is gradual and one is abrupt ) and they have completely different emergence processes –microbiological versus macro physical .
Yet , both have in common that they are unpredictable and after identification they have consequences that require similar actions from a control point of view .
Here is a brief explanation .
The Earth ’ s history shows that climate change is caused by a complex combination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the human ability to control .
UN ’ s climate agency IPCC coordinates global scientific research on the cause of climate change with the aid of computer models .
In the past decades these models have predicted extreme global warming due to anthropogenic CO2 emissions , but in real life these predictions never materialised .
Despite the hard fact that predictions were always wrong , the IPPC concluded that human CO2 is the culprit .
By continuously repeating that we are heading for an irreversible climate crisis , citizens have become frightened and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the low-carbon IPCC policy .
In recent years it has led to great social unrest and outrageous costly climate measures without any measurable effect .
Again , these are hard facts .
The history of pandemics shows that virus outbreaks are caused by unpredictable changes on a microbiological scale .
Coronaviruses are constantly changing themselves by undergoing a complex genetic recombination .
This leads to new genotypes , followed by unexpected outbreaks .
Like climate change , humans have little influence on this .
Unfortunately , policy-advising virologists turned out to have also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ do spread from human to human , being crucial physical knowledge for making effective measures .
Similar to the climate debate , computer predictions were presented with great certainties , but they generally put citizens on the wrong track .
Think of the contradictory flows of information about the seriousness of the breakout , the importance of wearing masks , the necessity to carry out tests , the immunity of children , the need for closing national borders , etc.
, etc.etc.
, etc .
In November the COVID-19 virus broke out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid-January the models of the UN Health Organization WHO told the world that no human-to-human infection could take place and even in February the WHO did not start ringing her alarm bells .
Just as in the climate debate , critics were silenced ( think of the Chinese doctor Lee Wenliang ) .
Instead of providing the world with reliable advice , citizens were frightened and national governments were morally forced to adopt the confusing WHO measures .
We should pay tribute to the health care providers who continued to diligently do their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know that in ‘ sustainability circles ’ a causal link is made between the emergence of climate change and the emergence of corona outbreaks ?
And – it is hard to comprehend – with arguments like ‘ climate punishment from God ’ and ‘ Nature strikes back ’ .
IPCC and WHO , why did you let this come so far ?
CO2 molecules are building blocks of life and corona viruses are building blocks of death !
Mankind can not control the cause of natural variability that drive the autonomous changes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from inner earth and outer space , climate change , extreme weather , emergence of new viruses , etc .
Therefore , we should not try to predict and stop them .
If we do it anyway , we behave like a modern Don Quixote .
We have to learn to live with these autonomous changes , identify them early and then adapt intelligently .
Adaptation is the way to go If we agree that mankind can not stop climate change , we automatically say that the focus must be on adaptation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the consequences of higher temperatures and rising sea levels .
Experience with climate policies shows that mitigation never has saved one life , but adaptation has saved the life of millions !
If we agree that mankind can not stop the outbreak of new viruses , we automatically say that the focus must be on adaptation .
Here , adaptation means taking early measures to prevent spreading and to increase immunity .
If we had taken adaptation measures in terms of ‘ early detection of the Wuhan outbreak ’ directly followed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ we would have saved the world from a global crisis !
Experience shows that adaptation to change always works , whatever the cause of the change may be .
Forms of life that were unable to do so have not survived .
Changes are part of life The success of future societies will depend on the ability to adapt to change ( ‘ adaptation ’ ) .
By trying to predict and stop autonomous changes with impracticable engineering agendas , we are collectively heading into the wrong direction , characterized by terrifying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advantage of the corona chaos , supranational bodies are sneakily trying to push through their idealistic green deals .
However , the real priorities are very different .
We urgently need a realistic energy policy that includes the latest nuclear alternatives and we urgently need a realistic pandemic policy that emphasizes early detection and fool proof source isolation.
” There is even this short summary version at the end of the letter : Dear members of parliament , CLINTEL would like to give you a shot in the arm by offering in these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Don ’ t become puppets of supranational organizations and ignore false prophets who destroy with their utopic deals the global economy .
For a strong recovery , acknowledge that autonomous changes due to natural variability can not be predicted and can not be stopped.
“ In particular , mankind can not predict and stop climate change and mankind can not predict and prevent the emergence of new viruses .
Therefore , follow an open and practical policy : “ Stop with top-down mitigation and go for bottom-up adaptation after lifting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economies , not re-engineer them according to a ruinous green fantasy .
CLINTEL ’ s “ spot on the horizon ” for parliaments to aim for is spot on for truth .
I urge readers to send this or something like it to your Members of Congress , Members of Parliament , or whatever legislators are called in your Country or State .

Over at Climate Depot, Marc Morano has been collecting foolish alarmist calls for using the economic crisis to further their goofy green deals. https://www.climatedepot.com/
CLINTEL has issued a counter call, asking government to quit trying to fight naturally occurring events – like the emergence of a new virus and climate change – by utopian geo- and/or eco and/or socio-engineering agendas. “If you don’t understand nature-driven changes, don’t mess around with them by engineering fixes!”
The format is a letter that will be sent to parliaments around the world, beginning with the Netherlands where CLINTEL is headquartered. The lead author of the letter is Professor Guus Berkhout, CLINTEL’s president. See https://clintel.org.
Professor Berkhout puts it this way: “CLINTEL gives members of parliament a shot in the arm and offers them a spot on the horizon to get the economy back on its feet without utopian experiments.”
The letter is titled “Don’t fight nature, but adapt to it” and the first paragraph is this:
“After lifting the COVID-19 lockdowns, national parliaments must oppose the impracticable green agendas of supranational organizations to construct a utopian Earth. Instead of spending trillions of dollars on fighting the unpredictable changes caused by natural variability (‘autonomous changes’), parliaments should focus on adapting to those changes. Dear members of parliament, with all due respect, do not fight against nature-driven variations such as climate change and virus outbreaks, but adapt to the consequences. The world must move from top-down mitigation to bottom-up adaptation.”
Note that this does not mean do not fight the spread of new viruses. On the contrary, the idea is to adapt to their existence by minimizing the consequences. The same is true for global warming, extreme weather events, sea level rise, etc., no matter how these phenomena are caused.
According to CLINTEL the primary obstacle to effective adaptation is the pernicious influence of supranational organizations, wielding computer models and calling for unworkable technological fixes. Here is how the second paragraph describes this unhealthy political engineering:
“Believing computer models is believing the makers
Decisions about the comings and goings of society are increasingly taken by wrongly informed politicians who have a rock-solid faith in the outcome of computer models and immature technologies. The belief that people can solve all problems with supercomputers – the ideology of constructing a utopian Earth – has grown strongly in recent years. By linking computer-controlled policies to supranational governance, experiments are started to engineer a ‘perfect’ society in which idealists believe all current global problems can be solved.
But the reality is very different. The climate debate in recent years and the coronavirus chaos in 2020 clearly show that the prophesied blessings of a politically engineered world do not exist. We are collectively being pushed into the wrong direction. National parliaments have become puppets of the megalomaniacal supranational organizations, as created by the UN and the EU.”
The rest of the CLINTEL open letter to parliaments is self-explanatory. Here it is:
“The illusion of total engineering
Unfortunately, we see that the marketing of this foolish ‘total engineering concept’ is in full swing. Predictions of computer models are embraced by supranational bodies, translated into global policies and then adopted by national governments.
However, experience has shown that these computer predictions and centralistic policy guidelines lead to false conclusions and impossible solutions. They promise certainties that do not exist and advocate measures that are counterproductive.
Critics who point this out are silenced. Topical examples are the climate debate and the corona crisis.
Different natural variability require similar policies
Climate change and virus outbreaks obviously are very different forms of natural variability (one is gradual and one is abrupt) and they have completely different emergence processes –microbiological versus macro physical. Yet, both have in common that they are unpredictable and after identification they have consequences that require similar policies from a control point of view. Here is a brief explanation.
Natural variability in terms of climate change
The Earth’s history shows that climate change is caused by a complex combination of natural forces, which are beyond the human ability to control. UN’s climate agency IPCC coordinates global scientific research on the cause of climate change with the aid of computer models. In the past decades these models have predicted extreme global warming due to anthropogenic CO2 emissions, but in real life these predictions never materialized.
Despite the hard fact that predictions were always wrong, the IPPC concluded that human CO2 is the culprit. By continuously repeating that we are heading for an irreversible climate crisis, citizens have become frightened and national governments feel morally obliged to adopt the low-carbon IPCC policy. In recent years it has led to great social unrest and outrageous costly climate measures without any measurable effect. Again, these are hard facts.
Natural variability in terms of virus outbreaks
The history of pandemics shows that virus outbreaks are caused by unpredictable changes on a microbiological scale. Coronaviruses are constantly changing themselves by undergoing a complex genetic recombination. This leads to new genotypes, followed by unexpected outbreaks. Like climate change, humans have little influence on this.
Unfortunately, policy-advising virologists turned out to have also inadequate knowledge of how ‘corona aerosols’ do spread from human to human, being crucial physical knowledge for making effective measures. Similar to the climate debate, computer predictions were presented with great certainties, but they generally put citizens on the wrong track.
Think of the contradictory flows of information about the seriousness of the breakout, the importance of wearing masks, the necessity to carry out tests, the immunity of children, the need for closing national borders, etc., etc.
In November the COVID-19 virus broke out in the Chinese city Wuhan, in mid-January the models of the UN Health Organization WHO told the world that no human-to-human infection could take place and even in February the WHO did not start ringing her alarm bells. Just as in the climate debate, critics were silenced (think of the Chinese doctor Lee Wenliang). Instead of providing the world with reliable advice, citizens were frightened and national governments were morally forced to adopt the confusing WHO measures.
We should pay tribute to the health care providers who continued to diligently do their work in this political chaos.
CO2 molecules versus corona viruses
Do you know that in ‘sustainability circles’ a causal link is made between the emergence of climate change and the emergence of corona outbreaks? And – it is hard to comprehend – with arguments like ‘climate punishment from God’ and ‘Nature strikes back’.
IPCC and WHO, why did you let this come so far? CO2 molecules are building blocks of life and corona viruses are building blocks of death!
Don’t behave like a modern Don Quixote
Mankind cannot control the cause of natural variability that drive the autonomous changes on our planet, such as forces from inner earth and outer space, climate change, extreme weather, emergence of new viruses, etc. Therefore, we should not try to predict and stop them. If we do it anyway, we behave like a modern Don Quixote. We have to learn to live with these autonomous changes, identify them early and then adapt intelligently.
Adaptation is the way to go in climate change
If we accept that mankind cannot stop climate change, we automatically admit that the focus must be on adaptation. Here, adaptation means taking early measures against the consequences of higher temperatures and rising sea levels. Experience with climate policies shows that mitigation never has spared one life, but adaptation has saved the life of millions!
Adaptation is the way to go in pandemics
If we accept that mankind cannot stop the outbreak of new viruses, we automatically admit that the focus must be on adaptation. Here, adaptation means taking early measures to prevent spreading and to increase immunity. If we had taken adaptation measures in terms of ‘early detection of the Wuhan outbreak’ directly followed by ‘watertight isolation of the Wuhan area’ we would have saved the world from a global crisis!
Experience shows that adaptation to change always works, whatever the cause of the change may be. Forms of life that were unable to do so have not survived.
Accept that changes are part of life
The success of future societies will depend on the ability to adapt to change (‘adaptation’). By trying to predict and stop autonomous changes with impracticable engineering agendas, we are collectively heading into the wrong direction, characterized by terrifying stories and senseless measures.
By taking advantage of the corona chaos, supranational bodies are sneakily trying to push through their idealistic green deals. However, the real priorities are very different. We urgently need a realistic energy policy that includes the latest nuclear alternatives and we urgently need a realistic pandemic policy that emphasizes early detection and fool proof source isolation.”
There is even this short summary version at the end of the letter:
Spot on the horizon
Dear members of parliament, CLINTEL would like to give you a shot in the arm by offering you in these difficult times a spot on the horizon: “With all due respect, don’t become puppets of supranational organizations and please ignore false prophets who destroy with their utopic deals the global economy. For a strong recovery, acknowledge that autonomous changes due to natural variability cannot be predicted and cannot be stopped.“
In particular, mankind cannot stop climate change and mankind cannot prevent the emergence of new viruses. Therefore, follow an open and realistic policy: “Stop with top-down mitigation and go for bottom-up adaptation after lifting the lockdown.”
End of letter
For a speedy recovery of our economies, acknowledge that autonomous changes due to natural variability cannot be stopped. Adaptation means planning for surprises. Please, do not mess around with natural changes by experimental green deals. CLINTEL’s “spot on the horizon” for parliaments to aim for is spot on.
I urge readers to send this or something like it to your Members of Congress, Members of Parliament, or whatever legislators are called in your Country or State.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-05-06--Is there a relationship between global temperature and ocean levels?  Sure, but…

Alarms over rising oceans continue to sound .
Politicians , actors , authors , and “ climate activists ” warn us regularly that the massive ice sheets in the Antarctic , and the Arctic , are melting .
They remind us that in a matter of decades , oceans will rise to the point where they will destroy many coastal cities , and the process would become “ irreversible.
” The International Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) and the media have speculated and prophesied that by 2100 , we would have ocean levels between five to ten feet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York skyscrapers show buildings flooded several floors high .
Miami is shown vanishing under the sea .
All said to be a result of increasing CO2 followed by melting ice resulting in a rise in our ocean levels .
Most of our readers suspect great exaggeration but do not understand the complexity of the various variables that impact what we see as our sea levels .
Shut off the alarms and let ’ s get back to science and examine the fundamental data and facts to see where the levels of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Figure 1 we immediately notice that in the last 140 years , the oceans have risen nearly ten inches , an average of seven inches per century for which visual records show to have been the case for at least the past 800 years .
Now compare Figure 1 to Figure 2 and see the close correlation between the rise in ocean level with the increase in known ocean surface temperatures .
In Figure 3 we see that the volume of water increases with a rise in temperature .
This data shows that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per century , which is about the same rate of temperature increase at the ocean surface .
Nothing sp ecial here just simple physics .
The assertion that the melting polar ice is the cause of the ocean level rise is contradicted by the scientific community and even the UN/IPCC which said in their 5th report “ Water volume rises with temperature because of thermal expansion—another primary driver of sea-level rise.
” But knowing the precise sea level rise due to this phenomenon depends on many unknowns , such as the bulk of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temperatures , its densities , the influence of the many ocean bottom volcanic and tectonic events , to name a few .
The margin of error in these assumptions make precise prediction impossible .
However we surely know that melting floating ice can ’ t add measurably to ocean levels .
We know from grade school that 90 percent of an iceberg , or any floating ice , is below the waterline while 10 percent is above because water expands as it becomes solid ice .
This is shown in Figure 4 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the water so it floats .
When it melts back into the water it takes up the same space as before .
If you have not done it yet simply fill a glass with ice and water and mark its upper level .
When all the ice is melted the level will be the same .
What about the melting of glaciers ?
The Antarctic contains about 90 percent of the world ’ s ice mass .
Forty four percent of that Antarctic ice is floating at the coastal edges , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be several miles thick .
Historical data confirms that there are zero days per year where the temperature averages above freezing .
Therefore little or no water from that continental Antarctic ice ever reaches the oceans .
During bright and sunny days , a small amount of surface and shoreline ice is turned by the the sun directly into water vapor , a process called sublimation , never passing through the water state .
When the sublimated water vapor reaches the cold Antarctic air , the vast majority of it quickly turns to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Since winds blow very little over the Antarctic ocean almost none ends up as water in the ocean .
Coastal Antarctic ice , dramatized with films , photos , and articles in newspapers , press , and the TV showing large ice sheets tumbling into the ocean , do actually contribute to sea rise but let ’ s see just how much .
These dramatic falling cliffs are not caused by global warming air .
The melting is occurring at the waters edge by the warmed Pacific Ocean .
Here the water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ice , forming large ice shelves or overhangs .
This process continues until the weight of the overhang is heavy enough to cause the ice to break and tumble off .
Some of this ice will melt into the oceans and will cause some water level rise , but the volume is unmeasurably small .
NASA published a study on October 30 , 2015 , saying that Antarctica is accumulating ice at a rate of about 112 billion tons per year .
It has already replaced all the ice that melted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study reports an increase in the rate of Antarctic snow accumulation .
Currently , enough continental ice is accumulating to outweigh the losses caused by its shrinking coastal glaciers says Jay Zwally , in the Journal of Glaciology .
Yes , there was substantial glacial melting in Greenland , Alaska , and other northern hemisphere locations , which added some waters to the oceans during the warming of the past several decades .
However , these glaciers tend to melt and then increase in about twenty-year cycles , depending on the local conditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now growing at a significant rate , like the famed Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland .
A world scorecard is kept that shows which glaciers are melting , and which are growing .
The long-term batting average seems to be about 50 percent .
Besides water temperature , other factors need to be accounted for when we say the ocean level is rising or falling .
At the local level , the ocean can appear to “ increase ” or “ decrease ” due to changes on the land , along with other unique @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing to do with water temperature or polar ice melting .
These are caused by land settling , such as we see in downtown Boston , where the landfill of 150 years ago keeps on settling — thus giving the appearance that the ocean is rising when , in fact , it ’ s the local land that ’ s sinking .
The second source of complexity is caused by erosion of soil by wind and sea , which can gives the appearance that the ocean is rising , like on the Carolinas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement of the Earth ’ s tectonic plates .
The Earth ’ s crust floats on top of molten lava and is about eighteen miles thick .
But the crust is not a solid piece .
It ’ s made up of “ plates , ” which keep floating and moving around .
Earthquakes , volcanoes , and tsunamis also contribute to this continuing rearrangement of the land , and oceans respond and adjust accordingly .
Note : Portions of this article were excerpted from the 2020 book A Hitchhikers Journey Through Climate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ciccone .
The book is the best possible source for parents and grandparents to explain reality to their children .

Alarms over rising oceans continue to sound. Politicians, actors, authors, and “climate activists” warn us regularly that the massive ice sheets in the Antarctic, and the Arctic, are melting. They remind us that in a matter of decades, oceans will rise to the point where they will destroy many coastal cities, and the process would become “irreversible.” The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the media have speculated and prophesied that by 2100, we would have ocean levels between five to ten feet higher. Gra phic photoshopped pictures of New York skyscrapers show buildings flooded several floors high. Miami is shown vanishing under the sea. All said to be a result of increasing CO2 followed by melting ice resulting in a rise in our ocean levels. Most of our readers suspect great exaggeration but do not understand the complexity of the various variables that impact what we see as our sea levels.
Shut off the alarms and let’s get back to science and examine the fundamental data and facts to see where the levels of our oceans are actually going. Looking at Figure 1 we immediately notice that in the last 140 years, the oceans have risen nearly ten inches, an average of seven inches per century for which visual records show to have been the case for at least the past 800 years.
Now compare Figure 1 to Figure 2 and see the close correlation between the rise in ocean level with the increase in known ocean surface temperatures. In Figure 3 we see that the volume of water increases with a rise in temperature. This data shows that sea level has risen about 7 inches per century, which is about the same rate of temperature increase at the ocean surface. Nothing sp ecial here just simple physics.
The assertion that the melting polar ice is the cause of the ocean level rise is contradicted by the scientific community and even the UN/IPCC which said in their 5th report “Water volume rises with temperature because of thermal expansion—another primary driver of sea-level rise.”
But knowing the precise sea level rise due to this phenomenon depends on many unknowns, such as the bulk of the Earth’s water, its temperatures, its densities, the influence of the many ocean bottom volcanic and tectonic events, to name a few. The margin of error in these assumptions make precise prediction impossible.
However we surely know that melting floating ice can’t add measurably to ocean levels. We know from grade school that 90 percent of an iceberg, or any floating ice, is below the waterline while 10 percent is above because water expands as it becomes solid ice. This is shown in Figure 4. The ice is 10 percent less dense than the water so it floats. When it melts back into the water it takes up the same space as before. If you have not done it yet simply fill a glass with ice and water and mark its upper level. When all the ice is melted the level will be the same.
What about the melting of glaciers? The Antarctic contains about 90 percent of the world’s ice mass. Forty four percent of that Antarctic ice is floating at the coastal edges, while 50 percent sits on land and can be several miles thick. Historical data confirms that there are zero days per year where the temperature averages above freezing. Therefore little or no water from that continental Antarctic ice ever reaches the oceans. During bright and sunny days, a small amount of surface and shoreline ice is turned by the the sun directly into water vapor, a process called sublimation, never passing through the water state. When the sublimated water vapor reaches the cold Antarctic air, the vast majority of it quickly turns to snow and falls back onto the glacier. Since winds blow very little over the Antarctic ocean almost none ends up as water in the ocean.
Coastal Antarctic ice, dramatized with films, photos, and articles in newspapers, press, and the TV showing large ice sheets tumbling into the ocean, do actually contribute to sea rise but let’s see just how much . These dramatic falling cliffs are not caused by global warming air. The melting is occurring at the waters edge by the warmed Pacific Ocean. Here the water splashes and melts and gouges caverns in the ice, forming large ice shelves or overhangs. This process continues until the weight of the overhang is heavy enough to cause the ice to break and tumble off. Some of this ice will melt into the oceans and will cause some water level rise, but the volume is unmeasurably small.
NASA published a study on October 30, 2015, saying that Antarctica is accumulating ice at a rate of about 112 billion tons per year. It has already replaced all the ice that melted in the previous several decades. Another NASA study reports an increase in the rate of Antarctic snow accumulation. Currently, enough continental ice is accumulating to outweigh the losses caused by its shrinking coastal glaciers says Jay Zwally, in the Journal of Glaciology.
Yes, there was substantial glacial melting in Greenland, Alaska, and other northern hemisphere locations, which added some waters to the oceans during the warming of the past several decades. However, these glaciers tend to melt and then increase in about twenty-year cycles, depending on the local conditions. A number of these glaciers are now growing at a significant rate, like the famed Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland. A world scorecard is kept that shows which glaciers are melting, and which are growing. The long-term batting average seems to be about 50 percent.
Besides water temperature, other factors need to be accounted for when we say the ocean level is rising or falling. At the local level, the ocean can appear to “increase” or “decrease” due to changes on the land, along with other unique factors in the surrounding areas that have nothing to do with water temperature or polar ice melting. These are caused by land settling, such as we see in downtown Boston, where the landfill of 150 years ago keeps on settling — thus giving the appearance that the ocean is rising when, in fact, it’s the local land that’s sinking. The second source of complexity is caused by erosion of soil by wind and sea, which can gives the appearance that the ocean is rising, like on the Carolinas coastline.
Another significant factor is the movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates. The Earth’s crust floats on top of molten lava and is about eighteen miles thick. But the crust is not a solid piece. It’s made up of “plates,” which keep floating and moving around.
Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis also contribute to this continuing rearrangement of the land, and oceans respond and adjust accordingly.
Note: Portions of this article were excerpted from the 2020 book A Hitchhikers Journey Through Climate Change with permission of the author Terigi Ciccone. The book is the best possible source for parents and grandparents to explain reality to their children.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-05-07--Be it Covid 19 or climate, Americans have to answer this essential question

This is no lightweight sickness .
I have become aware of several of my friends that came down with a prolonged nagging sickness this winter , went to the doctor , and tested negative for the flu .
So just what did they have ?
Here in central Pa we have Penn State , and after winter break a large influx of students living abroad came back from home .
It was late Jan and Feb that the “ flu ” really hit around here .
I never missed a workout ( I have this stupid idea that if I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it can ’ t beat me .
Comes from my from my come from behind attitude that days off lead to off days ) But I was dragging and each morning was challenged to get thru my videos without hacking and having to start over .
At 64 , I chalked it up to being older and not being able to recover , Something nailed my daughter Jessie 2 days before a gymnastics meet and I had never seen her that sick .
Yet , and I think this was a miracle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9.8 on balance beam .
My son had the worst cold of his life , 14 days of wondering what is going on .
It hit his whole Jr high and HS basketball team ( he is a coach ) and one of the State College middle schools had close to 600 kids out in one day !
For 3 days , I had never seen my wife as sick as she was .
In my family usually 1 or 2 people get a minor bout each flu season , but this year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we were not the only ones .
Was it Covid 19 ?
I don ’ t know , but when antibody testing comes out where I am not jamming up the medical system , I am going to get one .
I suspect that there are many times more people that have had this , which changes ideas on how to fight it But here is the point , I can see the next huge battle from the left building because they are going to try to piggy back the climate issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Facts on human life improving so dramatically in the age of fossil fuels matter not .
The fact that co2 has just broken an hourly record for all time record high ( near 420 ppm ) despite the shutdown caused by Covid 19 , ( while true harmful pollutants dropped ) means that arguments about this being one of the ways to stop man made climate change have to be questioned .
If one wants to argue “ lag ” I am open to that , but then we should see a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ green season which in spite of the record cold coming into the east yet again , as so often happens naturally when its cold in one place its warm in others , so the west is frying .
Which leads to another point which is about what is going on in California .
In the years of the greatest generation our TROOPS stormed beaches in faraway places to defend our way of life .
Just what is our way of life ?
I sum it up with “ life , liberty and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so many decades later and we have people storming the beaches in California from the opposite direction simply because they want that way of life that our true warriors fought for .
I am not against recommendations from people in power , strong recommentions .
But dictating to people , threatening to arrest people ( how crazy is that , letting people out of jail , and replacing them with a conditional law breaker , based on what someone above thinks .
But then again when you see what happened to general Flynn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other things ) But think about that , Do you see what the “ perspective ” I am talking about is ?
You have a hideous disease , I make no bones about that , but as information is revealed we are seeing the ways to fight this .
The problem is that we have evolved to a society that pays no attention to the old Italian adage ( I have and Italian heritage after all and am getting old ) : “ No Solo rischiando tu vivrai ” translated : “ only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ note : listen to Andrea Bocelli ’ s love song to God , Un Nuovo Giorno ) But it comes down to this , without risking there is a limit on life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness .
In addition the song title of the song means “ It ’ s a new day ” You see , we start every day understanding what we have .
Our stuff .
Once we get our stuff , we own it .
Its ours .
So you own it but it then owns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking so much you will exchange freedom for safety .
And people that wish to control others are well aware of that .
So what is going to be the natural pivot from the current real crisis we are in , one I do believe looking at the latest data and being smart we can still pull out of , To the other pressing “ disaster ” of our time , manmade climate change .
Quite frankly the American people with both issues are faced with a choice .
What is the acceptable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of happiness ?
Does one want to outsource their own ideas and beliefs to a group of people that offers supposed safety over freedom .
There is a large amount of people that are invested in the latter .
You look at the Drudge report and you are hard pressed to find anything positive .
Fear and safety sells .
Seriously , if you are a large company interested in making a profit , you go to what sells .
How can you not ?
Its like the person that has their whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Why aren ’ t they stopping to think about the chance that the co2 increase in a product of naturally warmed oceans outsourcing it .
You think an Al Gore or John Kerry is looking at the Keeling curve of co2 , and wondering , hey I wonder why this is not slowing down ?
If there is an interesting bone being thrown skeptics on the cause and effect of all this its that if there is no response ( keep in mind we are talking parts per million here , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is a lag ) then we must acknowledge that economic shut down that is being touted as a way to stop man made climate change indeed needs to questioned , since the number one devil , co2 ’ has not batted an eyelash .
Even if it is .5 PPM lower than last year , given the seasonal drop due to greening , that is not too much to ask given about 25 % of the year had the economic slowdown .
BTW the hint in how to make this all a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planting initiative ( more nuclear power and carbon capture would add to it ) Would be far less limiting to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and actually show voters concerned about climate change that there is a reasonable response .
It would take the whole co2 question off the table and we can really see what the cause of the rise of it and the warming is .
I suspect though this would take a way a big cottage industry built around letting people know how bad things are .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Those men and women of the greatest generation answered the question that they loved freedom more than safety .
They are part of the reason we are who we are today , have advance so far and have so much that we own , that it now owns us .
So the question is which do we cherish most ?
The chance for freedom or supposed safety .
Ronald Reagan said it only takes a generation to destroy freedom .
With each passing day his words carry more weight

This is no lightweight sickness. I have become aware of several of my friends that came down with a prolonged nagging sickness this winter, went to the doctor, and tested negative for the flu. So just what did they have?
Here, in central PA we have Penn State, and after winter break a large influx of students living abroad came back from home. It was late January and February that the “flu” really hit around here. I never missed a workout (I have this stupid idea that if I do not give in to a sickness, it can’t beat me. Stems from my attitude that days off lead to off days). But I was dragging and each morning was challenged to get thru my videos without hacking and having to start over. At 64, I chalked it up to being older and not being able to recover. Something nailed my daughter Jessie 2 days before a gymnastics meet and I had never seen her that sick. Yet, and I think this was a miracle, she still went on and produced a 9.8 on balance beam. My son had the worst cold of his life were we had 14 days of wondering what is going on. It hit his whole Jr High and HS basketball team (he is a coach) and one of the State College middle schools had to close with 600 kids out in one day! For 3 days, I had never seen my wife as sick as she was. In my family usually 1 or 2 people get a minor bout each flu season, but this year was different, I am becoming aware that we were not the only ones.
Was it Covid-19? I don’t know, but when antibody testing comes out where I am not jamming up the medical system, I am going to get one. I suspect that there are many times more people that have had this, which changes ideas on how to fight it.
But here is the point, I can see the next huge battle from the left building because they are going to try to piggy back the climate effects with the desperation of this urgent issue. Facts on human life improving so dramatically in the age of fossil fuels matter not. The fact that CO2 has just broken an hourly record for all time record high (near 420 ppm) despite the shutdown caused by Covid-19, (while true harmful pollutants dropped) means that arguments about this being one of the ways to stop man made climate change have to be questioned. If one wants to argue “ lag” I am open to that, but then we should see a bigger drop off than average in the green season. This, which in spite of the record cold coming into the east yet again, as so often happens naturally when its cold in one place its warm in others, so the west is frying. Which leads to another point which is about what is going on in California.
In the years of the greatest generation our TROOPS stormed beaches in faraway places to defend our way of life. Just what is our way of life? I sum it up with “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. Here we are so many decades later and we have people storming the beaches in California from the opposite direction simply because they want that way of life that our true warriors fought for. I am not against recommendations from people in power, strong recommendations. But dictating to people, threatening to arrest people (how crazy is that, letting people out of jail, and replacing them with a conditional law breaker, based on what someone above thinks. But then again when you see what happened to general Flynn, you realize what can happen in other things.)
But think about that. Do you see what “perspective” I am talking about? You have a hideous disease, I make no bones about that, but as information is revealed we are seeing the ways to fight this. The problem is that we have evolved to a society that pays no attention to the old Italian adage (I have and Italian heritage after all and am getting old): “No Solo rischiando tu vivrai” translated : “only by risking will you live” (note: listen to Andrea Bocelli’s love song to God, Un Nuovo Giorno). But it comes down to this, without risking there is a limit on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In addition, the song title means “It’s a new day”. You see, we start every day understanding what we have. Our stuff. Once we get our stuff, we own it. Its ours. So you own it, but it then owns you. It can weigh down your thinking so much you will exchange freedom for safety. Yet people that wish to control others are well aware of that. So what is going to be the natural pivot from the current real crisis we are in? One that I do believe looking to the latest data and with being smart we can still pull out ahead to the other pressing “disaster” of our time, man-made climate change.
Quite frankly the American people with both issues are faced with a choice. What is the acceptable risk for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Does one want to outsource their own ideas and beliefs to a group of people that offers supposed safety over freedom? There is a large amount of people that are invested in the latter.
You look at the Drudge report and you are hard pressed to find anything positive. Fear and safety sells. Seriously, if you are a large company interested in making a profit, you go to what sells. How can you not? It’s like the person that has their whole life invested in man-made climate change. Why won’t they stop to think about the chance that the CO2 increase in a product of naturally warmed oceans is outsourcing it? You think an Al Gore or John Kerry is looking at the Keeling curve of CO2, and wondering, “Hey, I wonder why this is not slowing down”? If there is an interesting bone being thrown skeptics on the cause and effect of all this, its that if there is no response. (Keep in mind we are talking parts per million here, so there should be some indication even if there is a lag.) Then we must acknowledge that the economic shut down that is being touted as a way to stop man-made climate change indeed needs to be questioned. As since the number one devil, CO2’ has not batted an eyelash, even if it is .5 PPM lower than last year and it’s given the seasonal drop due to greening. That is not too much to ask given about 25% of the year had the economic slowdown.
BTW the hint in how to make this all a moot point is a massive global tree planting initiative (more nuclear power and carbon capture would add to it). This would be far less limiting to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to actually show voters concerned about climate change that there is a reasonable response. It would take the whole CO2 question off the table where we could really witness the cause of rise and warming. I suspect though, this would take a way a big cottage industry built around letting people know how bad things are.
But people are going to have a choice. Those men and women of the greatest generation answered the question that they loved freedom more than safety. They are part of the reason we are who we are today, have advanced so far and have so much that we own, that it now owns us. So the question is, which do we cherish most? The chance for freedom or supposed safety?
Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction”. With each passing day his words carry more weight.