committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-08--1936: They could not have used Covid, climate, or fear to shape election

Leave it to me to find a weather link to the election , that deals with the past .
But consider this .
In 1936 the country was in a horrible depression .
Despite Covid , we are pulling out of the pit we were in and it ’ s a shame If the person that engineered it may not be in office to get credit .
But that is another story .
In 1936 people were overall tougher .
They knew what was in front of them and dealt with it , not have a good chunk of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Interesting that the president at that time said that several years later and was a democrat .
The new mantra would be we have everything to fear , but not fear itself .
So the left and media could not have scared the daylights out of people .
People would have voted the way they are supposed to , the simple act of showing up , registered and able to prove who they are .
GIVEN THE SACRIFICES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE , IT ’ S THE LEAST YOU CAN DO .
Or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 person 1 request 1 ballot .
But now the same country has 25-50 % of a population I would say is fearful and complacent that may be simply to much to overcome .
Years of being taught relevant truths of leftist ideals have come home to roost .
They could not have used Climate in 1936 as an issue ( given Biden is out there saying he has a mandate on that matter now ) .
Why ?
How do you explain summer high temps in the 4 years leading up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 years have been opposite : So you cant go blaming co2 increases for the heat in the torrid 30s Speaking of heat , its obvious now looking at the percentages of positives , covid is on the increase .
Its % positive that counts : We all know there was much more Covid up front , we just couldn ’ t catch it .
But its obvious the weather is playing a role .
The increase in the summer when we “ opened up ” can be attributed , at least in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nice air conditioned places .
You did not have that in the 1930s The fact is COVID or almost any virus does not do as well the hotter it is .
It is also much more likely to spread in an air conditioned 69 degree place than an outdoor 96 degree open space with plenty of sunlight .
So now imagine this .
Its 1936 You don ’ t even know what air conditioning is .
Its scorching hot by day , sweltering at night .
What happens to Covid ?
No nice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hotter in most of the country than its been this summer ?
What happens ?
But here is the thing .
Would we have even known there was a bad outbreak of Covid around ?
Swine Flu and the 17-18 Pandemic killed far more young people than old .
In fact under “ know it all ” Joe ’ s watch ( I cant help it , it makes me sick to hear him say he would have done better ) 13x more kids under the age of 15 died in the Swine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that time my kids were 13 and 10 right in the prime age group that was hit worst .
Yet did anyone shut down the schools ?
Did anyone go bomb the populace with doom and gloom for their kids .
Gee , who was in office then ?
Wouldn ’ t want to get rid of that hope and change now would we , by scaring anyone ?
In fact does anyone even bother to compare this to what is happening now and what the president in office has been demonized for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life expectancy in 1936 WAS 56 YEARS OLD .
FIFTY SIX .
90 % of all Covid deaths have been 55 and up !
!
!
And when you use other factors , its even more astoundingly low .
When you dig into the numbers , its nauseating to see how this has been portrayed .
Suppose we had a nation that said , okay no air conditioning lets just sweat it out all summer ( which btw give Green new deal plans may not be so far fetched if that ever comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have skyrocketed .
Perhaps even to levels that we see with Covid in that population group .
But not likely to math cold related deaths in the world , which kill far more , another inconvenient truth .
But do you think for one second that as a nation we are tough enough to take that ?
A large part would rather cower in fear and point fingers , and that part voted and made it clear where they stood .
Finally , it reveals that the idea you shut down the football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it , in the warmest time of the year , is being revealed as the nonsense it was .
A political ploy by people in charge ( look at what conferences did , the PAC 10 west coast and then across the north in the Big 10 ) The Virus may have almost “ burned itself out ” if it were 1936 with that kind of heat and lack of cooler sources .
But how do you justify shutting down the football season or much of anything for that matter for younger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you did in the 09-10 pandemic ?
And why would those younger people vote in droves for the very people that would do that to them , except they have been and continue to be indoctrinated into a false missive .
And how do you deny that there was a seasonal aspect to all this ?
Of course there was and is .
So what does this reveal .
It reveals that we will get what we deserve as a nation .
If you have large segments that sway to the cadence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate or anything , they are going to be an anchor and those that wish to rise .
But its not all their fault .
For the go along to get along people that profess to know better that have been elected let it happen .
And its no wonder that someone that got up and fought that , would have to be destroyed by people who ’ s vision is contrary to what Trumps message and every great presidents has been , defend the freedoms and foundational values that made this nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have become you can not send a Shakespearean actor to clean it up , but that is lost on many people .
So its not Covid that is going to destroy this nation the way its supposed to be .
Its not climate .
Its as Burke said , doing nothing in the face of evil .
I fear it is too late now .
But all these things in the headline of this piece , if you allow the linkage to be made , and I show this in my book , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Phony Climate War ” , are symptoms of the malady that the is threatening to take down mans greatest experiment in free will in history , the United States of America .

Leave it to me to find a weather link to the election, that deals with the past. But consider this.
In 1936 the country was in a horrible depression. Despite Covid, we are pulling out of the pit we were in and it’s a shame If the person that engineered it may not be in office to get credit . But that is another story. In 1936 people were overall tougher. They knew what was in front of them and dealt with it, not have a good chunk of the population fearing everything… but fear itself. Interesting that the president at that time said that several years later and was a democrat. The new mantra would be we have everything to fear, but not fear itself.
So the left and media could not have scared the daylights out of people. People would have voted the way they are supposed to, the simple act of showing up, registered and able to prove who they are. GIVEN THE SACRIFICES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, IT’S THE LEAST YOU CAN DO. Or REQUEST an absentee ballot in advance, 1 person 1 request 1 ballot. But now the same country has 25-50% of a population I would say is fearful and complacent that may be simply to much to overcome. Years of being taught relevant truths of leftist ideals have come home to roost.
They could not have used Climate in 1936 as an issue ( given Biden is out there saying he has a mandate on that matter now) . Why? How do you explain summer high temps in the 4 years leading up to 1936 And including it.
The last 4 years have been opposite:
So you cant go blaming co2 increases for the heat in the torrid 30s
Speaking of heat, its obvious now looking at the percentages of positives, covid is on the increase. Its % positive that counts:
We all know there was much more Covid up front, we just couldn’t catch it. But its obvious the weather is playing a role. The increase in the summer when we “opened up” can be attributed, at least in part to people hanging out more in nice air conditioned places. You did not have that in the 1930s The fact is COVID or almost any virus does not do as well the hotter it is. It is also much more likely to spread in an air conditioned 69 degree place than an outdoor 96 degree open space with plenty of sunlight.
So now imagine this. Its 1936 You don’t even know what air conditioning is. Its scorching hot by day, sweltering at night. What happens to Covid? No nice air conditioned places to gather. Its hotter in most of the country than its been this summer? What happens?
But here is the thing. Would we have even known there was a bad outbreak of Covid around? Swine Flu and the 17-18 Pandemic killed far more young people than old. In fact under “know it all” Joe’s watch ( I cant help it, it makes me sick to hear him say he would have done better) 13x more kids under the age of 15 died in the Swine Flu outbreak than with this. At that time my kids were 13 and 10 right in the prime age group that was hit worst. Yet did anyone shut down the schools? Did anyone go bomb the populace with doom and gloom for their kids. Gee, who was in office then? Wouldn’t want to get rid of that hope and change now would we, by scaring anyone? In fact does anyone even bother to compare this to what is happening now and what the president in office has been demonized for?
One more fact. The average life expectancy in 1936 WAS 56 YEARS OLD. FIFTY SIX. 90% of all Covid deaths have been 55 and up!!! And when you use other factors, its even more astoundingly low.
When you dig into the numbers, its nauseating to see how this has been portrayed. Suppose we had a nation that said, okay no air conditioning lets just sweat it out all summer ( which btw give Green new deal plans may not be so far fetched if that ever comes to pass) Heat related causes would have skyrocketed. Perhaps even to levels that we see with Covid in that population group. But not likely to math cold related deaths in the world, which kill far more, another inconvenient truth. But do you think for one second that as a nation we are tough enough to take that? A large part would rather cower in fear and point fingers, and that part voted and made it clear where they stood.
Finally, it reveals that the idea you shut down the football season, at least the playing part of it, in the warmest time of the year, is being revealed as the nonsense it was. A political ploy by people in charge ( look at what conferences did, the PAC 10 west coast and then across the north in the Big 10) The Virus may have almost “burned itself out” if it were 1936 with that kind of heat and lack of cooler sources. But how do you justify shutting down the football season or much of anything for that matter for younger people, when you behaved the way you did in the 09-10 pandemic? And why would those younger people vote in droves for the very people that would do that to them, except they have been and continue to be indoctrinated into a false missive. And how do you deny that there was a seasonal aspect to all this? Of course there was and is.
So what does this reveal. It reveals that we will get what we deserve as a nation. If you have large segments that sway to the cadence of complacency, be it in Covid, Climate or anything, they are going to be an anchor and those that wish to rise. But its not all their fault. For the go along to get along people that profess to know better that have been elected let it happen. And its no wonder that someone that got up and fought that, would have to be destroyed by people who’s vision is contrary to what Trumps message and every great presidents has been, defend the freedoms and foundational values that made this nation great. In the cesspool that politics have become you can not send a Shakespearean actor to clean it up, but that is lost on many people. So its not Covid that is going to destroy this nation the way its supposed to be. Its not climate. Its as Burke said, doing nothing in the face of evil. I fear it is too late now. But all these things in the headline of this piece, if you allow the linkage to be made, and I show this in my book, “The Weaponization of Weather in the Phony Climate War”, are symptoms of the malady that the is threatening to take down mans greatest experiment in free will in history, the United States of America.
God bless America


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-09--Free science is here and growing fast

Free science is here and growing fast

Most CFACT readers are interested in science .
Many of the CFACT articles are scientific and these are often followed by lengthy technical discussions in the comments .
Some of my scientific articles have had thousands of comments ; one was over 5,000 when comments were closed .
And there are many other blogs like this .
Thanks to the miracle of online commenting the discussion of science , especially related to policy , is now a major popular pastime .
The good news is that the scientific community is responding big time to this extensive popular interest .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wave of activities designed to make the latest science available to everyone who is interested in it , free of charge .
Here are just a few great examples : ( OA ) .
This term refers to various ways to make journal articles freely available .
This is a serious challenge because journals have mostly been paid for via expensive subscriptions , usually by rich university libraries .
Total cost is estimated at over ten billion dollars a year .
People with no connection to a major school have no access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two million technical articles a year .
The most common form of open access is the author pays model , called Gold OA .
The author , actually typically the research grant , pays the cost of publication so the article is free to all .
There are now many OA journals , as they are called , funded entirely by author pays .
Some are huge , called mega journals , publishing tens of thousands of free articles a year .
In addition , many subscription journals offer their authors an OA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ host what is called a repository , where their faculty deposits their published journal articles , which are then freely available to all .
If the article is in a subscription journal there is typically a waiting period before it becomes open , usually 12 months from the date of publication .
This is called Green OA .
By far the biggest system of repositories is hosted by the US Government , under the .
Every journal article that flows from federal funding , in whole or just in part , must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is OA then it becomes freely available immediately ; if subscription then after 12 months .
This includes well over 100,000 articles a year .
I helped develop this program .
There are also subject matter repositories .
Given the huge number of published articles it can be challenging to find the right stuff .
By far the best free service for doing this is .
It provides full text search for millions of articles in tens of thousands of journals , often going back 60 years or more .
There is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sorts of specialized searches .
Click on the three horizontal bars in the upper right to get the window .
Repository copies are often listed and unlike Google the number of hits listed is real information about how much research has been done , servers .
Here authors post their draft articles before submitting them to a journal .
Given that it can take years to get published this is a good place to find the latest science .
I recently did a CFACT based on a preprint .
Most journals allow preprints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article submission .
In some cases the preprints are never submitted , making them another form of communication .
A great many new preprint servers have recently been created .
To my knowledge there is as yet no combined search service for these proliferating servers .
Speaking of other forms than the journal article , some federal agencies publish the final report from their funded research projects .
These reports tend to be much longer than journal articles , often ten times longer , so they contain a wealth of information .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the portal , which I also worked on .
In turn , Science.gov is part of a global science search system that includes many national systems , called .
This global system features a unique translation algorithm that searches repositories in other languages .
I helped develop the WWS.org system and the translation feature was my idea .
It searches hundreds of millions of pages of science and engineering .
In short there are a huge number of science and engineering research results that are freely available to the world with more coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be time consuming but a lot of people are working on that as well .
A grand revolution in scientific communication is upon us .
Go for it .

Most CFACT readers are interested in science. Many of the CFACT articles are scientific and these are often followed by lengthy technical discussions in the comments. Some of my scientific articles have had thousands of comments; one article was over 5,000 when comments were closed. And there are many other blogs like this.
Thanks to the miracle of online commenting the discussion of science, especially related to policy, is now a major popular pastime.
The good news is that the scientific community is responding big time to this extensive popular interest. We are in the midst of a huge wave of activities designed to make the latest science available to everyone who is interested in it, free of charge.
Here are just a few great examples:
Open access (OA). This term refers to various ways to make journal articles freely available. This is a serious challenge because journals have mostly been paid for via expensive subscriptions, usually by rich university libraries. Total cost is estimated at over ten billion dollars a year. People with no connection to a major school have no access to the journals, which publish well over two million technical articles a year.
The most common form of open access is the author pays model, called Gold OA. The author, actually typically the research grant, pays the cost of publication so the article is free to all. There are now many OA journals, as they are called, funded entirely by author pays. Some are huge, called mega journals, publishing tens of thousands of free articles a year. In addition, many subscription journals offer their authors an OA option.
Repositories for articles. Many universities host what is called a repository, where their faculty deposits their published journal articles, which are then freely available to all. If the article is in a subscription journal there is typically a waiting period before it becomes open, usually 12 months from the date of publication. This is called Green OA.
By far the biggest system of repositories is hosted by the US Government, under the Public Access Program . Every journal article that flows from federal funding, in whole or just in part, must be deposited by the author. If it is OA then it becomes freely available immediately; if subscription then after 12 months. This includes well over 100,000 articles a year. I helped develop this program. There are also subject matter repositories.
Given the huge number of published articles it can be challenging to find the right stuff. By far the best free service for doing this is Google Scholar . It provides full text search for millions of articles in tens of thousands of journals, often going back 60 years or more. There is a powerful advanced search window that supports all sorts of specialized searches. Click on the three horizontal bars in the upper right to get the window. Repository copies are often listed and unlike Google the number of hits listed is real information about how much research has been done,
Preprint servers. Here authors post their draft articles before submitting them to a journal. Given that it can take years to get published this is a good place to find the latest science. I recently did a CFACT article based on a preprint. Most journals allow preprints and some even use these servers for article submission. In some cases the preprints are never submitted, making them another form of communication. A great many new preprint servers have recently been created. To my knowledge there is as yet no combined search service for these proliferating servers.
Speaking of other forms than the journal article, some federal agencies publish the final report from their funded research projects. These reports tend to be much longer than journal articles, often ten times longer, so they contain a wealth of information. Many of these reports can be found using the Science.gov portal, which I also worked on.
In turn, Science.gov is part of a global science search system that includes many national systems, called WorldWideScience.org . This global system features a unique translation algorithm that searches repositories in other languages. I helped develop the WWS.org system and the translation feature was my idea. It searches hundreds of millions of pages of science and engineering.
In short there are a huge number of science and engineering research results that are freely available to the world with more coming on. Finding just what you need can be time consuming but a lot of people are working on that as well.
A grand revolution in scientific communication is upon us. Go for it.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-09--Some unintended consequences of bioplastics that hurt marine life

According to a study performed by Tel Aviv University , “ environmentally friendly ” cutlery like utensils and plates made with bioplastics are actually posing a threat to marine species .
Previously , it was thought that disposable tableware made out of bioplastics was much better for the environment than normal plastic because it would decompose quicker and pose fewer risks to fish , birds , and other sea creatures .
Now , this study from Tel Aviv University claims that bioplastics decompose at a similar rate to traditional plastics , negating any huge environmental benefit .
What ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most severe threat to marine life with how they are disposed of .
Ocean critters are already under threat from enough plastic debris and overfishing .
“ At least in the short term , both types of plastic have a similar detrimental effect , Prof. Shenkar says .
‘ Bioplastics are made of natural materials and , in that sense , they are more beneficial environmentally speaking .
But they may also contain toxins just like regular plastic dishes and they do not biodegrade quickly in the aquatic habitat .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is dated .
It doesn ’ t refer at all to different kinds of plastic additives and speaks of biodegrading within 180 days , but that is specifically under conditions available only in industrial composting settings.
’ ” To read the entire analysis in ScienceDaily , click here .

According to a study performed by Tel Aviv University, “environmentally friendly” cutlery like utensils and plates made with bioplastics are actually posing a threat to marine species.
Previously, it was thought that disposable tableware made out of bioplastics was much better for the environment than normal plastic because it would decompose quicker and pose fewer risks to fish, birds, and other sea creatures.
Now, this study from Tel Aviv University claims that bioplastics decompose at a similar rate to traditional plastics, negating any huge environmental benefit.
What’s worse, is that these bioplastics pose the most severe threat to marine life with how they are disposed of. Ocean critters are already under threat from enough plastic debris and overfishing.
ScienceDaily reports:
“At least in the short term, both types of plastic have a similar detrimental effect, Prof. Shenkar says. ‘Bioplastics are made of natural materials and, in that sense, they are more beneficial environmentally speaking. But they may also contain toxins just like regular plastic dishes and they do not biodegrade quickly in the aquatic habitat. In fact, the standard appearing on the label is dated. It doesn’t refer at all to different kinds of plastic additives and speaks of biodegrading within 180 days, but that is specifically under conditions available only in industrial composting settings.’”
To read the entire analysis in ScienceDaily, click here.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-09--“Green Hydrogen” to replace “Black Gold”?

The harnessing of new energy sources has fueled technological advances and economic prosperity for mankind throughout history .
The history of oil alone coincides with economic growth and improving living conditions for nearly two centuries .
History and human prosperity will not end with oil and other fossil fuels since energy development and innovation inexorably continues .
In the not too distant future , it may be “ green hydrogen ” that will displace “ black gold , ” or at least make the world much less dependent on fossil fuels .
Hydrogen power comes from water by using electricity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and stored in liquid form .
“ Green ” hydrogen is so labeled based on the source of electricity coming from renewable energy , rather than from fossil fuels .
Still , liquid hydrogen is not a natural energy source ; it must be produced and stored using other energy sources .
It not only remains costlier than natural gas , it is less efficient in that it produces one quarter of the energy per unit volume .
Liquid hydrogen also is highly combustible and its storage requires compression to 700 times atmospheric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to Michael Liebreich , a New Energy Analyst at BloombergNEF .
How realistic is green hydrogen as a future energy source ?
Follow the money .
Environmental journalist Jim Robbins writes , a “ green hydrogen energy rush is underway , ” with investors , private companies and governments around the globe in pursuit .
According to Grand View Research , the global green energy market is estimated to be valued at $ 787 million in 2019 , and projected to grow more than 14 percent annually by 2027 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expand green hydrogen , including proposing that funds be used for electrolyzers and transport and storage technology .
In Germany , for example , along with other European countries , funding is being provided for electrolysis plants and other hydrogen infrastructure .
In Spain the government in Madrid last month approved a ten-year , $ 10.5 billion plan to develop green hydrogen plants using renewal energy to produce and transport .
Similarly , Great Britain last year approved a plan to invest nearly $ 15 billion to generate 4 gigawatts of offshore wind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In Japan , a new green hydrogen plant just opened near Fukishima , which will be used to power fuel cells for vehicles and stationary sites .
Then there is Saudi Arabia , which has been investing in green hydrogen to power future cities as part of its long-term plan to diversify its economy from being so heavily reliant on oil production .
The company Air Products & Chemicals , a gas company based in the United States , for the last four years has been constructing a green hydrogen plant in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Noem on the coast of the Red Sea .
The source of the electricity in the Saudi project would come from wind and solar projects across the Arabian desert .
In the U.S. , a green hydrogen power plant is being planned in Utah to replace coal-fired plants and produce electricity for southern California .
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is contributing to the investment of the Utah plant .
Also in California , the company SGH2 announced plans to build a green hydrogen plant that will use waste @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company believes will be a less expensive means to produce green hydrogen .
The largest planned green hydrogen project is planned in Australia , known as the Asian Renewable Energy Hub .
The project will comprise 1,600 wind turbines and 78 square kilometers of solar panels to power 14 gigawatts of hydrogen electrolyzers .
Green hydrogen may not soon replace “ black gold.
” The cost remains comparatively prohibitive and renewable energy itself has limits in efficiency and placement options .
Nonetheless , technology never stands still , and governments and industry around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , the investment in green hydrogen and its spread will lower its price and increase its share of the energy market .
That will make green hydrogen a growing source of energy that will make the world less dependent on carbon-emitting fossil fuels .

The harnessing of new energy sources has fueled technological advances and economic prosperity for mankind throughout history. The history of oil alone coincides with economic growth and improving living conditions for nearly two centuries.
History and human prosperity will not end with oil and other fossil fuels since energy development and innovation inexorably continues. In the not too distant future, it may be “green hydrogen” that will displace “black gold,” or at least make the world much less dependent on fossil fuels.
Hydrogen power comes from water by using electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules and stored in liquid form. “Green” hydrogen is so labeled based on the source of electricity coming from renewable energy, rather than from fossil fuels.
Still, liquid hydrogen is not a natural energy source; it must be produced and stored using other energy sources. It not only remains costlier than natural gas, it is less efficient in that it produces one quarter of the energy per unit volume. Liquid hydrogen also is highly combustible and its storage requires compression to 700 times atmospheric pressure and refrigeration to 253 degrees Celsius, according to Michael Liebreich, a New Energy Analyst at BloombergNEF.
How realistic is green hydrogen as a future energy source? Follow the money.
Environmental journalist Jim Robbins writes, a “green hydrogen energy rush is underway,” with investors, private companies and governments around the globe in pursuit. According to Grand View Research, the global green energy market is estimated to be valued at $787 million in 2019, and projected to grow more than 14 percent annually by 2027.
The European Union also is drafting plans to expand green hydrogen, including proposing that funds be used for electrolyzers and transport and storage technology.
In Germany, for example, along with other European countries, funding is being provided for electrolysis plants and other hydrogen infrastructure. In Spain the government in Madrid last month approved a ten-year, $10.5 billion plan to develop green hydrogen plants using renewal energy to produce and transport. Similarly, Great Britain last year approved a plan to invest nearly $15 billion to generate 4 gigawatts of offshore wind power to generate green hydrogen by 2030.
In Japan, a new green hydrogen plant just opened near Fukishima, which will be used to power fuel cells for vehicles and stationary sites. Then there is Saudi Arabia, which has been investing in green hydrogen to power future cities as part of its long-term plan to diversify its economy from being so heavily reliant on oil production. The company Air Products & Chemicals, a gas company based in the United States, for the last four years has been constructing a green hydrogen plant in Saudi Arabia to fuel the future city of Noem on the coast of the Red Sea. The source of the electricity in the Saudi project would come from wind and solar projects across the Arabian desert.
In the U.S., a green hydrogen power plant is being planned in Utah to replace coal-fired plants and produce electricity for southern California. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is contributing to the investment of the Utah plant. Also in California, the company SGH2 announced plans to build a green hydrogen plant that will use waste gasification instead of electrolysis, which the company believes will be a less expensive means to produce green hydrogen.
The largest planned green hydrogen project is planned in Australia, known as the Asian Renewable Energy Hub. The project will comprise 1,600 wind turbines and 78 square kilometers of solar panels to power 14 gigawatts of hydrogen electrolyzers.
Green hydrogen may not soon replace “black gold.” The cost remains comparatively prohibitive and renewable energy itself has limits in efficiency and placement options. Nonetheless, technology never stands still, and governments and industry around the globe are forging ahead.
Over time, the investment in green hydrogen and its spread will lower its price and increase its share of the energy market. That will make green hydrogen a growing source of energy that will make the world less dependent on carbon-emitting fossil fuels.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-09--How would life without fossil fuels impact society?

Most of the world ’ s population is already living without the products and fuels from petroleum , while the healthier and wealthier countries are focusing efforts to reduce their emissions from the use of fossil fuels , natural gas , and coal with extensive subsidies to accelerate their countries intermittent electricity from wind and solar renewables .
Before jumping too quickly into the proverbial snake pit of the “ green ” religious movement , greenies should take time to answer : How we can maintain our lifestyles and economies without regressing backwards to what the world looked like before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s almost impossible to understand that almost half the world— over three billion people — live on less than $ 2.50 a day .
Today , across southern Asia , portions of Europe and parts of Africa and Australia , there are families attempting to live on virtually nothing .
A complex trade-offs associated with policy choices of moving too quickly into the GND is that abandoning fossil fuels will further deprive and/or delay the 6 billion in this world living on less than $ 10 a day , from access to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and healthy countries that are all made from oil derivatives , most of which did not even exist in the developed countries before the 1900 ’ s .
For your viewing pleasure , a chart of Life Without Oil , and a short YouTube video of Life Without Oil , i.e.
, not as simple as one may think .
It may be time to believe in the undisputable science .
Renewables can only generate electricity , and intermittent electricity at best .
The undisputable science is that renewables CAN NOT manufacture any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basis of the thousands of products that are the foundation of societies and economies around the world .
The trade-off to eliminate fossil fuels too quickly is allowing 11 million children in the world dying every year from preventable causes of diarrhea , malaria , neonatal infection , pneumonia , preterm delivery , or lack of oxygen at birth .
Those children in poor countries still lack purified drinking water , sewage sanitation , adequate nutrition , reliable electricity ( or any at all ) , adequate health care , and the infrastructures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are all based on deep earth minerals and fuels .
And by the way , adults in those poor countries barely live past 40 years of age .
The focus should be toward sharing all those products for which we have yet to discover clones or generics for almost 200 years , with underdeveloped countries so they can enjoy similar lifestyles enjoyed by those in the wealthy and healthy countries .
The wealthier developed countries also have access to heating , air conditioning , and insulation that has virtually eliminated weather related deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a world with intermittent electricity is oblivious to the unintended consequences of a world without fossil fuels .
The signatories to the green movement have failed to imagine how life was without that industry that did not exist before 1900 when we had , NO medications and medical equipment , NO vaccines , NO water filtration systems , NO sanitation systems , NO fertilizers to help feed billions , NO pesticides to control locusts and other pests , NO communications systems , including cell phones , computers , and I Pads , NO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 billion people around the world , NO cruise ships that now move 25 million passengers around the world , NO merchant ships that are now moving billions of dollars of products monthly throughout the world , NO tires for vehicles , and NO asphalt for roads , and NO space program .
Looking back just a few short centuries , we have come a long way since the pioneer days .
Climate change is important , but so is economic survivability .
In case you do not remember , we also had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , submarines , planes , and tanks around the world before 1900 .
A primary reason that both WW I and II were won by the Allies , was that they had more oil , petroleum , and coal than the Axis Powers of Germany , Italy , and Japan to operate their military equipment of aircraft carriers , battleships , destroyers , submarines , planes , tanks and armor , trucks , troop carriers , and weaponry .
Also , before 1900 , the world had very little commerce and without transportation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime movers that have done more for the cause of globalization than any other : the diesel engine and the jet turbine , both get their fuels from oil .
Road and air travel now dominate most people ’ s lives .
Post 1900 , we now have medications , electronics , cosmetics , plastics , fertilizers , transportation infrastructures and thousands of products that come from the derivatives of crude oil , including every part in solar panels and wind turbines as well as the various fuels to the world to operate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ merchant ships , cruise ships , and automobiles .
The questions that anti-fossil fuel protesters from both the Democratic and Republican parties should take the time to answer is two-fold : 1 ) How can we allow 11 million children in the world dying every year in developing countries from preventable causes ?
and 2 ) How will we adjust to lifestyles that regress us back to a time when wealthy countries had no access to those thousands of products that are now made from oil derivatives , and the fuels needed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the military , that were not in existence before the 1900 ’ s ?

Most of the world’s population is already living without the products and fuels from petroleum, while the healthier and wealthier countries are focusing efforts to reduce their emissions from the use of fossil fuels, natural gas, and coal with extensive subsidies to accelerate their countries intermittent electricity from wind and solar renewables. Before jumping too quickly into the proverbial snake pit of the “green” religious movement, greenies should take time to answer: How we can maintain our lifestyles and economies without regressing backwards to what the world looked like before the 1900’s?
It’s almost impossible to understand that almost half the world— over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. Today, across southern Asia, portions of Europe and parts of Africa and Australia, there are families attempting to live on virtually nothing.
A complex trade-offs associated with policy choices of moving too quickly into the GND is that abandoning fossil fuels will further deprive and/or delay the 6 billion in this world living on less than $10 a day, from access to the 6,000 products we enjoy in the wealthy and healthy countries that are all made from oil derivatives, most of which did not even exist in the developed countries before the 1900’s.
For your viewing pleasure, a chart of Life Without Oil, and a short YouTube video of Life Without Oil, i.e., not as simple as one may think. It may be time to believe in the undisputable science. Renewables can only generate electricity, and intermittent electricity at best. The undisputable science is that renewables CANNOT manufacture any of the oil derivatives that are the basis of the thousands of products that are the foundation of societies and economies around the world.
The trade-off to eliminate fossil fuels too quickly is allowing 11 million children in the world dying every year from preventable causes of diarrhea, malaria, neonatal infection, pneumonia, preterm delivery, or lack of oxygen at birth. Those children in poor countries still lack purified drinking water, sewage sanitation, adequate nutrition, reliable electricity (or any at all), adequate health care, and the infrastructures and products we take for granted that are all based on deep earth minerals and fuels. And by the way, adults in those poor countries barely live past 40 years of age.
The focus should be toward sharing all those products for which we have yet to discover clones or generics for almost 200 years, with underdeveloped countries so they can enjoy similar lifestyles enjoyed by those in the wealthy and healthy countries. The wealthier developed countries also have access to heating, air conditioning, and insulation that has virtually eliminated weather related deaths.
The current passion to convert into a world with intermittent electricity is oblivious to the unintended consequences of a world without fossil fuels. The signatories to the green movement have failed to imagine how life was without that industry that did not exist before 1900 when we had, NO medications and medical equipment, NO vaccines, NO water filtration systems, NO sanitation systems, NO fertilizers to help feed billions, NO pesticides to control locusts and other pests, NO communications systems, including cell phones, computers, and I Pads, NO vehicles, NO airlines that now move 4 billion people around the world, NO cruise ships that now move 25 million passengers around the world, NO merchant ships that are now moving billions of dollars of products monthly throughout the world, NO tires for vehicles, and NO asphalt for roads, and NO space program. Looking back just a few short centuries, we have come a long way since the pioneer days. Climate change is important, but so is economic survivability.
In case you do not remember, we also had virtually no military aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines, planes, and tanks around the world before 1900. A primary reason that both WW I and II were won by the Allies, was that they had more oil, petroleum, and coal than the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan to operate their military equipment of aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, submarines, planes, tanks and armor, trucks, troop carriers, and weaponry.
Also, before 1900, the world had very little commerce and without transportation there is no commerce. The two prime movers that have done more for the cause of globalization than any other: the diesel engine and the jet turbine, both get their fuels from oil. Road and air travel now dominate most people’s lives.
Post 1900, we now have medications, electronics, cosmetics, plastics, fertilizers, transportation infrastructures and thousands of products that come from the derivatives of crude oil, including every part in solar panels and wind turbines as well as the various fuels to the world to operate planes, trucks, construction equipment, merchant ships, cruise ships, and automobiles.
The questions that anti-fossil fuel protesters from both the Democratic and Republican parties should take the time to answer is two-fold: 1) How can we allow 11 million children in the world dying every year in developing countries from preventable causes? and 2) How will we adjust to lifestyles that regress us back to a time when wealthy countries had no access to those thousands of products that are now made from oil derivatives, and the fuels needed by airlines, merchant ships, transportation infrastructures, and the military, that were not in existence before the 1900’s?


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-10--Recovery success: Gray wolves removed from endangered list

More than 45 years after the gray wolf was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act ( ESA ) , the administration on Oct. 29 announced the predator ’ s successful recovery and its delisting under the ESA .
The gray wolf population in the lower 48 states is estimated at more than 6,000 , far exceeding the recovery goals of the two geographically separated and genetically diverse populations of wolves .
One population of gray wolves inhabits the Western Great Lakes , where they roam and hunt in the northern parts of Michigan , Wisconsin , and Minnesota @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Northern Rocky Mountains , where packs are now thriving across sections of Idaho , Wyoming , Montana , Washington , Oregon , California , and Colorado .
Gray wolves are abundant in Alaska , and were never included under the ESA listing .
The Interior Department ’ s Fish & Wildlife Service ’ s decision excludes the Mexican wolf , which remains listed under the ESA .
Gray wolves in the lower 48 had been hunted to near extinction by the middle of the last century because of the threat they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and would just as son dine of a cow as a deer .
Their decreased numbers led to a proliferation of deer and elk , which , in turn , but strains on vegetation .
One of the goals of putting the creature on the endangered species list was to restore some semblance of balance between predator and prey in the wolf ’ s habitat .
While welcoming the wolf ’ s delisting , cattlemen whose herds graze in proximity to thriving wolfpacks view the future warily .
“ The announcement will definitely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Across the whole northern portion of Minnesota , we have seen the gray wolf population grow and continue to grow .
As the population has come out of the endangered species limit , more of the cow calf producers are seeing more wolves on their property and seeing more wolf attacks on their livestock as well , ” said Allison Vanderwal , executive director of the Minnesota State Cattlemen ’ s Association .
Those observations are echoed in the West .
There , the task is seen as maximizing conservation efforts while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Popson , a rancher in southern Oregon , told the Capital Press that a rogue pack of gray wolves had established itself in the – appropriately name – Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest .
He grazes yearlings on 2,080 acres of grassy pasture nearby and must constantly try to protect his herd from hungry wolves .
For their part , environmental groups condemned the move , insisting that the ESA stringent land-use restrictions stay in place .
They may ultimately get their wish .
If Joe Biden becomes president on Jan. 20 , look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump administration ’ s ESA reforms , and all other Trump moves to loosen regulations to be systematically rolled back .

More than 45 years after the gray wolf was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the administration on Oct. 29 announced the predator’s successful recovery and its delisting under the ESA.
The gray wolf population in the lower 48 states is estimated at more than 6,000, far exceeding the recovery goals of the two geographically separated and genetically diverse populations of wolves. One population of gray wolves inhabits the Western Great Lakes, where they roam and hunt in the northern parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. A second population can be found in the Northern Rocky Mountains, where packs are now thriving across sections of Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, and Colorado. Gray wolves are abundant in Alaska, and were never included under the ESA listing.
The Interior Department’s Fish & Wildlife Service’s decision excludes the Mexican wolf, which remains listed under the ESA.
Gray wolves in the lower 48 had been hunted to near extinction by the middle of the last century because of the threat they posed to livestock. Wolves are opportunists and would just as son dine of a cow as a deer. Their decreased numbers led to a proliferation of deer and elk, which, in turn, but strains on vegetation. One of the goals of putting the creature on the endangered species list was to restore some semblance of balance between predator and prey in the wolf’s habitat.
Still a Problem
While welcoming the wolf’s delisting, cattlemen whose herds graze in proximity to thriving wolfpacks view the future warily.
“The announcement will definitely impact of lot of northern cattle producers. Across the whole northern portion of Minnesota, we have seen the gray wolf population grow and continue to grow. As the population has come out of the endangered species limit, more of the cow calf producers are seeing more wolves on their property and seeing more wolf attacks on their livestock as well,” said Allison Vanderwal, executive director of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association.
Those observations are echoed in the West. There, the task is seen as maximizing conservation efforts while minimizing predations by rogue packs.
Jim Popson, a rancher in southern Oregon, told the Capital Press that a rogue pack of gray wolves had established itself in the – appropriately name – Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. He grazes yearlings on 2,080 acres of grassy pasture nearby and must constantly try to protect his herd from hungry wolves.
Possible Reversal under Biden
For their part, environmental groups condemned the move, insisting that the ESA stringent land-use restrictions stay in place. They may ultimately get their wish. If Joe Biden becomes president on Jan. 20, look for the ESA wolf decision, the Trump administration’s ESA reforms, and all other Trump moves to loosen regulations to be systematically rolled back.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-10--A way to de-weaponize the climate battlefield

Title : A Way to De-Weaponize the Man Made Climate Change Battlefield ( Excerpted in large part from my book ) This is excerpted ( and added on to ) from my book , “ The Weaponization of Weather in the Phony Climate War ” .
By nature I am a happy warrior that loves to be challenged .
In fact Dr Jay Lehr thinks I am too nice .
I am also someone who believes and is grateful to a mighty and merciful heavenly father , and because of that , and what I was taught , I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So unlike a lot of other climate change books , I delve into the spiritual aspect of this in my eyes in the front of the book ( may not be yours ) but also in this chapter , offer what I believe is an environmentally and economically sound solution that will not cripple the economic lifeline of this nation and take money away from where it should be directed , in helping the least fortunate among us now .
The real battleground , if one wants to use that term , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man made climate-change agenda .
There are people on both sides of the debate who are truly invested in the solution .
But if there was any kind of even playing field , you would know the names of prominent climate skeptics .
They are numerous , but they are also isolated , demonized , and destroyed .
They get branded .
The dismissal of people whose PhDs required just as much knowledge as did the doctorates obtained by their peers with opposing viewpoints should instantly make any objective person dig deeper .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idea they don ’ t have a future is something that can ’ t be overcome .
Your intentions may be noble , but the horse is out of the barn .
The man-made climate change agenda owns this issue .
That voting bloc will be crucial in coming elections — enough to tip the scale .
If that happens , it allows socialism to carry the day , and Ronald Reagan ’ s warning that we can lose our freedoms in one generation will have been proven true .
The solution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wishing to advance prosperity and freedom .
Present a plan that won ’ t crash the economy .
Find people of good will on both sides of the political spectrum that want that answer .
Put forward ideas that will enhance the future of that voter bloc that fears this and capture its imagination .
Let them know we aren ’ t some exclusionary greedy machine but one that truly loves our neighbors and wants the best for them .
Explain the humility that comes from understanding the challenges we face .
Take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following three-pronged plan I call the Real Green Deal .
1.Plant trees .
In fact , create a global Marshall Plan to expand warm-season foliage .
Studies show that planting enough trees around the globe — enough to fill Canada — would take care of the CO increase , no matter the cause .
The U.S. could take the lead .
It would instantly get the attention of people who think we are only about bulldozing and burning trees .
It would be far less costly than a $ 10 trillion ( or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s nothing more than a smoke screen for the redistribution of wealth .
What ’ s the other side going to do — be against planting trees ?
That response would expose these extremists for what they are .
2.Embrace nuclear power .
It ’ s time we shake off the China Syndrome hangover in this country .
This is the 21st century , and we are the United States .
We can build safe nuclear power plants , and we can figure out a way to get rid of nuclear waste .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the prime drivers of the man-made global-warming narrative — agrees with .
It ’ s a CO -neutral way of generating power .
3.Implement carbon capture .
This would not only significantly reduce the release of CO into the air but also protect jobs in the oil and coal fields while opening up an opportunity for more jobs .
This would have the added benefit of safeguarding fossil fuels — the most efficient source of energy we have .
Item No .
4 is the string that ties the package .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has put together a brilliant economic plan that would not only prevent shutting down our economic lifeline but would put the choice into the hands of the consumer .
But the plan puts America first and , just as importantly , puts you , the consumer , first .
It gives you a choice in how to handle this matter .
CO is being used as a tactical weapon that ’ s not only armed to the teeth but has created a phony war .
What ’ s the best way to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the protagonists ’ hands with ideas that will make CO a moot point .
If we develop a perfect balance between CO emitted and CO done away with , yet the cumulative number is still climbing , then humans can ’ t be at fault .
Either way , the issue is off the table .
Now let me explain to those that think somehow I am going “ soft ” or to “ warm and fuzzy ” .
I am not saying I am wrong , I am saying a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not want my neighbor to live in fear .
I will use an example of my daughter .
Jessie .
When she was 3 years old , already in love with Christmas , she had a virtual army of Nutcrackers .
But what she also wanted was a life size Barbie .
So for her birthday , which was about 3 weeks before Christmas , we got her that Barbie .
Well about a week later she comes into our room , crying , saying the Barbie was staring at her and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she fell asleep .
So out of this great gift , the Barbie , an irrational fear developed , I did not believe that Barbie was leading a Nutcracker Army .
But my daughter did .
Now what is a parent to do ?
Do I go in and destroy the room , smashing all the nutcrackers ?
Or do I simply remove the Barbie ?
I removed the Barbie .
Whether I believe co2 is the climate control knob or not , is not the issue anymore in my opinion .
Sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to continue to argue that , but the fact is a lot of people no matter what the reason , BELIEVE co2 is going to destroy the planet .
I have spent much of this book showing that is not the case , but a lot of people are not going to listen to that .
So what do we do ?
Do we destroy the entire system that makes life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness even possible ?
No .
Simply remove the problem .
The above ideas do just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire room , Nutcrackers and all !
I often look at the democrats and wonder , who among them has the guts to step up and actually look at it from this angle .
Afterall Reagan was a democrat but was elected as a republican .
Trump was a democrat but elected as a republican ( perhaps the reason both were demonized so much was because people felt betrayed , but both were really torn apart by the press at the time , so this person would have to face that risk .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ West Virginia and he is the closest natural evolution of the party I was a part of till 1982 ( democrats ) .
He is from a state that knows full well the value of fossil fuels .
Shirley Capito just won with 70 % of the vote !
It will be very tough for him to win re-election as a democrat , even if he stands against his party on the Green New Deal .
( good luck with that ) .
But I would love to get in front of him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any other person that is actually concerned about reducing ths fear , It is actually a no fault solution that won ’ t crash the economy .
As a political consideration beyond , it would make Joe Manchin look pretty good on a national level as a republican that came from the left and found a no fault solution to the climate change fear , that as talked about earlier in the book , is going to use Covid as a model to dictate and control social behavior .
H.L .
Mencken ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever .
“ The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed ( and hence clamorous to be led to safety ) by an endless series of hobgoblins , most of them imaginary.
” Covid , Climate change , you name it , Mencken a democrat btw , nailed it .
It ’ s very important that freedom-loving people develop a bold idea to capture this crucial set of voters and to alleviate their fears .
.
You aren ’ t going to convince them with scientific arguments since most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives this is a threat and really don ’ t have the time and/or inclination to look into the counterevidence that our schools , media , socialites , and politicians have bottled up .
Instead , prove that its people that really want to find a solution — not the side jamming rhetoric down our throats — that has the humility to say we ’ re concerned and want to provide options .
We want to put forward true solutions and don ’ t care except to advance the freedoms that have made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We can de-weaponize the issue and the result will be a positive one .
The opposite is true if we capitulate to zealots .
Any solution to any problem should have to answer this question : Does it do harm to life , liberty , and the pursuit of happiness ?
The plan outlined in this chapter does no harm and , in my opinion , builds on America ’ s foundation .

Title: A Way to De-Weaponize the Man Made Climate Change Battlefield ( Excerpted in large part from my book)
This is excerpted (and added on to) from my book, “The Weaponization of Weather in the Phony Climate War”. By nature I am a happy warrior that loves to be challenged. In fact Dr Jay Lehr thinks I am too nice. I am also someone who believes and is grateful to a mighty and merciful heavenly father, and because of that, and what I was taught, I am compassionate and want to help people. So unlike a lot of other climate change books, I delve into the spiritual aspect of this in my eyes in the front of the book( may not be yours) but also in this chapter, offer what I believe is an environmentally and economically sound solution that will not cripple the economic lifeline of this nation and take money away from where it should be directed, in helping the least fortunate among us now.
The real battleground, if one wants to use that term, is being obscured by the smoke of the man made climate-change agenda. There are people on both sides of the debate who are truly invested in the solution. But if there was any kind of even playing field, you would know the names of prominent climate skeptics. They are numerous, but they are also isolated, demonized, and destroyed. They get branded. The dismissal of people whose PhDs required just as much knowledge as did the doctorates obtained by their peers with opposing viewpoints should instantly make any objective person dig deeper.
The constant bombardment of young minds with the idea they don’t have a future is something that can’t be overcome. Your intentions may be noble,but the horse is out of the barn. The man-made climate change agenda owns this issue. That voting bloc will be crucial in coming elections — enough to tip the scale. If that happens, it allows socialism to carry the day, and Ronald Reagan’s warning that we can lose our freedoms in one generation will have been proven true.
The solution? Make this the issue of those wishing to advance prosperity and freedom. Present a plan that won’t crash the economy. Find people of good will on both sides of the political spectrum that want that answer. Put forward ideas that will enhance the future of that voter bloc that fears this and capture its imagination. Let them know we aren’t some exclusionary greedy machine but one that truly loves our neighbors and wants the best for them. Explain the humility that comes from understanding the challenges we face. Take CO 2 off the table by implementing the following three-pronged plan I call the Real Green Deal.
1.Plant trees. In fact, create a global Marshall Plan to expand warm-season foliage. Studies show that planting enough trees around the globe — enough to fill Canada — would take care of the CO 2 increase, no matter the cause. The U.S. could take the lead. It would instantly get the attention of people who think we are only about bulldozing and burning trees. It would be far less costly than a $10 trillion (or more) Green New Deal that’s nothing more than a smoke screen for the redistribution of wealth. What’s the other side going to do — be against planting trees? That response would expose these extremists for what they are.
2.Embrace nuclear power. It’s time we shake off the China Syndrome hangover in this country. This is the 21st century, and we are the United States. We can build safe nuclear power plants, and we can figure out a way to get rid of nuclear waste. This is something even James Hansen — one of the prime drivers of the man-made global-warming narrative — agrees with. It’s a CO 2 -neutral way of generating power.
3.Implement carbon capture. This would not only significantly reduce the release of CO 2 into the air but also protect jobs in the oil and coal fields while opening up an opportunity for more jobs. This would have the added benefit of safeguarding fossil fuels — the most efficient source of energy we have.
Item No. 4 is the string that ties the package. I’m involved with a group that has put together a brilliant economic plan that would not only prevent shutting down our economic lifeline but would put the choice into the hands of the consumer. But the plan puts America first and, just as importantly, puts you, the consumer, first. It gives you a choice in how to handle this matter.
CO 2 is being used as a tactical weapon that’s not only armed to the teeth but has created a phony war. What’s the best way to counter that? Take the issue out of the protagonists’ hands with ideas that will make CO 2 a moot point. If we develop a perfect balance between CO 2 emitted and CO 2 done away with, yet the cumulative number is still climbing, then humans can’t be at fault. Either way, the issue is off the table.
Now let me explain to those that think somehow I am going “soft” or to “warm and fuzzy”. I am not saying I am wrong, I am saying a lot of people fear this, and I do not want my neighbor to live in fear. I will use an example of my daughter. Jessie. When she was 3 years old, already in love with Christmas, she had a virtual army of Nutcrackers. But what she also wanted was a life size Barbie. So for her birthday, which was about 3 weeks before Christmas, we got her that Barbie. Well about a week later she comes into our room, crying, saying the Barbie was staring at her and telling the Nutcrackers to attack her when she fell asleep.
So out of this great gift, the Barbie, an irrational fear developed, I did not believe that Barbie was leading a Nutcracker Army. But my daughter did.
Now what is a parent to do? Do I go in and destroy the room, smashing all the nutcrackers? Or do I simply remove the Barbie? I removed the Barbie.
Whether I believe co2 is the climate control knob or not, is not the issue anymore in my opinion. Sure ,many purist on both sides want to continue to argue that, but the fact is a lot of people no matter what the reason, BELIEVE co2 is going to destroy the planet. I have spent much of this book showing that is not the case, but a lot of people are not going to listen to that. So what do we do? Do we destroy the entire system that makes life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness even possible? No. Simply remove the problem. The above ideas do just that and don’t burn the entire room, Nutcrackers and all!
I often look at the democrats and wonder, who among them has the guts to step up and actually look at it from this angle. Afterall Reagan was a democrat but was elected as a republican. Trump was a democrat but elected as a republican ( perhaps the reason both were demonized so much was because people felt betrayed, but both were really torn apart by the press at the time, so this person would have to face that risk.) I look at Joe Manchin of West Virginia and he is the closest natural evolution of the party I was a part of till 1982 ( democrats). He is from a state that knows full well the value of fossil fuels. Shirley Capito just won with 70% of the vote! It will be very tough for him to win re-election as a democrat, even if he stands against his party on the Green New Deal. ( good luck with that) . But I would love to get in front of him with this idea for instance, or any other person that is actually concerned about reducing ths fear, It is actually a no fault solution that won’t crash the economy.
As a political consideration beyond, it would make Joe Manchin look pretty good on a national level as a republican that came from the left and found a no fault solution to the climate change fear, that as talked about earlier in the book, is going to use Covid as a model to dictate and control social behavior.
H.L. Mencken’s words continue to ring louder than ever.
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.”
Covid, Climate change, you name it, Mencken a democrat btw, nailed it.
It’s very important that freedom-loving people develop a bold idea to capture this crucial set of voters and to alleviate their fears. . You aren’t going to convince them with scientific arguments since most of them have been told all their lives this is a threat and really don’t have the time and/or inclination to look into the counterevidence that our schools, media, socialites, and politicians have bottled up. Instead, prove that its people that really want to find a solution — not the side jamming rhetoric down our throats — that has the humility to say we’re concerned and want to provide options. We want to put forward true solutions and don’t care except to advance the freedoms that have made this country the envy of the world.
We can de-weaponize the issue and the result will be a positive one. The opposite is true if we capitulate to zealots.
Any solution to any problem should have to answer this question: Does it do harm to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? The plan outlined in this chapter does no harm and, in my opinion, builds on America’s foundation.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-11--Senegal’s forests diminish as demand for timber grows

The endangered Pterocarpus erinaceus rosewood tree is becoming increasingly scarce in Senegal .
The reason : illegal harvesting and smuggling are on the uptick .
As was recently chronicled in a report put out by the Environmental Investigation Agency ( EIA ) , roughly 1.6 million rosewood trees have been illegally logged in Senegal .
After being harvested , the trees have apparently been trucked to the neighboring nation of Gambia before being sent internationally , an effort that was uncovered in 2012 .
Driving this illegal harvesting is the instability of the region .
Illegal logging is presumed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Ziguinchor district .
Although a cease-fire has been in place since 2014 , it remains very difficult for the Senegalese authorities to enter the border areas because of landmines and guerilla fighters .
This instability has given traffickers just the cover they need to take advantage of the situation .
Not surprisingly , the Senegalese government classifies rosewood as “ conflict timber.
” The rebel group involved in the racket is estimated to have earned $ 19.5 million from the illicit trade between 2010 and 2014 .
To make matters worse , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse .
As reported in Mongabay : “ Observers say the trafficking abated for a while , but EIA ’ s data show the rate of trafficking has in fact worsened over the past two years…The former dictator , who has tribal connections with the Casamance , established rosewood trafficking as his fiefdom , reportedly making millions of dollars in exports through a parastatal company in Banjul , the capital.
” The full story is posted on Mongabay .

The endangered Pterocarpus erinaceus rosewood tree is becoming increasingly scarce in Senegal. The reason: illegal harvesting and smuggling are on the uptick. As was recently chronicled in a report put out by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), roughly 1.6 million rosewood trees have been illegally logged in Senegal. After being harvested, the trees have apparently been trucked to the neighboring nation of Gambia before being sent internationally, an effort that was uncovered in 2012.
Driving this illegal harvesting is the instability of the region. Illegal logging is presumed to have started around 2010 in rebel-held forests in Ziguinchor district. Although a cease-fire has been in place since 2014, it remains very difficult for the Senegalese authorities to enter the border areas because of landmines and guerilla fighters. This instability has given traffickers just the cover they need to take advantage of the situation.
Not surprisingly, the Senegalese government classifies rosewood as “conflict timber.” The rebel group involved in the racket is estimated to have earned $19.5 million from the illicit trade between 2010 and 2014.
To make matters worse, their illegal logging of rosewoods is getting worse. As reported in Mongabay:
“Observers say the trafficking abated for a while, but EIA’s data show the rate of trafficking has in fact worsened over the past two years…The former dictator, who has tribal connections with the Casamance, established rosewood trafficking as his fiefdom, reportedly making millions of dollars in exports through a parastatal company in Banjul, the capital.”
The full story is posted on Mongabay.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-11--Will there be a ‘Green Wave’ for America?

The major media outlets have declared Joe Biden the President-elect of the United States and Kamala Harris the Vice President-elect .
President Donald Trump has refused to concede and his campaign is litigating in court the narrow outcome in several states over mail-in ballots .
If the Biden-Harris ticket prevails , would their Green climate policies take hold ?
It would come if the President exhausted his options in the courts and falls short .
This is how the 2000 presidential election concluded , causing Al Gore to concede to George W. Bush 37 days after election day .
Upon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his commitment to fight “ the battle to save the climate ” and to re-enter the Paris Climate Accords .
A Biden administration will have a huge impact on climate policies by controlling the Environmental Protection Agency , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , and the Interior Department as the leading rule-making agencies for Green policies .
More than likely , gas pipeline construction will be denied permits , fossil fuel drilling on federal lands refused , carbon emission standards tightened on industry , and wetlands and logging restrictions re-imposed .
Literally dozens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Biden presidency that would reverse Trump administration actions , and impose costlier , anti-competitive energy burdens on American industry , jobs and households .
The question , however , arises : why is Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sounding sullen these days ?
She supported Joe Biden for president ( after his nomination at the Democratic convention last August ) , and drafted his climate policies in the Unity Task Force recommendations .
The answer is that congressional elections did not go well for Democrats .
As Joe Biden leads in the presidential count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Congress .
Several Democratic lawmakers , including 3rd ranking House member , James Clyburn , are publicly blaming the Party ’ s progressive agenda championed by AOC , Sen. Bernie Sanders and others .
AOC rejects the criticism and is on the defensive .
“ It ’ s irresponsible to pour gasoline on what [ are ] already very delicate tensions in the Party , ” she said .
She went on , “ I don ’ t even know if I want to be in politics.
” These are not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While Democrats and most pollsters expected Mr. Biden to win the presidency , they also expected to take full control of Congress : first , by expanding their majority in the House of Representatives ; second , by taking majority control of the U.S. Senate where Republicans had twice the number of seats at stake and where the Democrats heavily outspent them .
Neither occurred .
Instead , Democrats will dwindle to a very narrow House majority to perhaps a handful of seats above the minimum 218 , as Republicans are likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held by Democratic incumbents .
In the Senate , Republicans have at least 50 of the 100 seats , with two Senate run-off races in Georgia to be decided in January .
Even if Biden becomes president , a bare majority in the House and likely continued minority position in the Senate will make progressive climate policies far more difficult to pass into law , if not impossible .
In particular , Congress has the power of the purse .
Even a modest Green New Deal labeled something else would cost trillions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and “ create ” green energy jobs .
They have no mandate from the voters .
Another reason for climate policy proponents like AOC to be concerned is hydro-fracturing for natural gas , which they oppose .
Joe Biden insisted during the fall campaign that he did not oppose fracking , despite taking the opposite position for more than year prior .
Kamala Harris said , “ Joe Biden will not ban fracking .
That is a fact , ” though she claimed no reversal for herself .
Biden also claimed he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Harris refused to mention it , even though both were on record in support .
Evidently , both understood the political risk of going big and ostentatious on climate policies .
Lastly , should Mr. Biden end up as president and re-enter the Paris Accords , the Republicans should insist it come before the Senate as a treaty , which requires two-thirds approval , pursuant to the U.S. Constitution .
International deals of this magnitude on any subject are manifestly illegal for any president alone to commit the nation .
A Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans to deny funding its implementation , if they dare .
President Trump and his administration took a balanced approach between economic and environmental issues .
A Biden administration would reverse many such executive actions .
However , since a predicted “ Blue ” Democratic wave failed to materialize , a “ Green ” wave , at least from Congress , is unlikely .

The major media outlets have declared Joe Biden the President-elect of the United States and Kamala Harris the Vice President-elect. President Donald Trump has refused to concede and his campaign is litigating in court the narrow outcome in several states over mail-in ballots.
If the Biden-Harris ticket prevails, would their Green climate policies take hold? It would come if the President exhausted his options in the courts and falls short. This is how the 2000 presidential election concluded, causing Al Gore to concede to George W. Bush 37 days after election day.
Upon declaring himself President-elect, Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to fight “the battle to save the climate” and to re-enter the Paris Climate Accords.
A Biden administration will have a huge impact on climate policies by controlling the Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Interior Department as the leading rule-making agencies for Green policies. More than likely, gas pipeline construction will be denied permits, fossil fuel drilling on federal lands refused, carbon emission standards tightened on industry, and wetlands and logging restrictions re-imposed.
Literally dozens of environmental orders are likely forthcoming from a Biden presidency that would reverse Trump administration actions, and impose costlier, anti-competitive energy burdens on American industry, jobs and households.
The question, however, arises: why is Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sounding sullen these days? She supported Joe Biden for president (after his nomination at the Democratic convention last August), and drafted his climate policies in the Unity Task Force recommendations.
The answer is that congressional elections did not go well for Democrats. As Joe Biden leads in the presidential count, the Democratic Party unexpectedly took losses in Congress. Several Democratic lawmakers, including 3rd ranking House member, James Clyburn, are publicly blaming the Party’s progressive agenda championed by AOC, Sen. Bernie Sanders and others.
AOC rejects the criticism and is on the defensive. “It’s irresponsible to pour gasoline on what [are] already very delicate tensions in the Party,” she said. She went on, “I don’t even know if I want to be in politics.”
These are not the sentiments of a jubilant, victorious politician.
While Democrats and most pollsters expected Mr. Biden to win the presidency, they also expected to take full control of Congress: first, by expanding their majority in the House of Representatives; second, by taking majority control of the U.S. Senate where Republicans had twice the number of seats at stake and where the Democrats heavily outspent them. Neither occurred.
Instead, Democrats will dwindle to a very narrow House majority to perhaps a handful of seats above the minimum 218, as Republicans are likely to capture a dozen or more seats held by Democratic incumbents. In the Senate, Republicans have at least 50 of the 100 seats, with two Senate run-off races in Georgia to be decided in January.
Even if Biden becomes president, a bare majority in the House and likely continued minority position in the Senate will make progressive climate policies far more difficult to pass into law, if not impossible. In particular, Congress has the power of the purse. Even a modest Green New Deal labeled something else would cost trillions of new taxpayer dollars to impose carbon mandates and “create” green energy jobs. They have no mandate from the voters.
Another reason for climate policy proponents like AOC to be concerned is hydro-fracturing for natural gas, which they oppose. Joe Biden insisted during the fall campaign that he did not oppose fracking, despite taking the opposite position for more than year prior. Kamala Harris said, “Joe Biden will not ban fracking. That is a fact,” though she claimed no reversal for herself. Biden also claimed he was not for the Green New Deal, and Harris refused to mention it, even though both were on record in support. Evidently, both understood the political risk of going big and ostentatious on climate policies.
Lastly, should Mr. Biden end up as president and re-enter the Paris Accords, the Republicans should insist it come before the Senate as a treaty, which requires two-thirds approval, pursuant to the U.S. Constitution. International deals of this magnitude on any subject are manifestly illegal for any president alone to commit the nation. A Biden refusal to do so could trigger Senate Republicans to deny funding its implementation, if they dare.
President Trump and his administration took a balanced approach between economic and environmental issues. A Biden administration would reverse many such executive actions. However, since a predicted “Blue” Democratic wave failed to materialize, a “Green” wave, at least from Congress, is unlikely.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-09--Will a threatened Australian species check into the “Seahorse hotel”?

Could an underwater “ hotel ” of sorts provide an endangered seahorse the opportunity to avoid extinction ?
Well that is what scientists say will be the case when it comes to “ White ’ s seahorse , ” a species that is native to waters off Australia ’ s Pacific coast .
Out of some 50 seahorse species globally , the White ’ s seahorse is one of only two that is threatened with extinction ( the other being the South African seahorse ) .
To make matters worse , in recent years its population has tumbled dramatically due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroyed its habitat — wiping out 90 % of the population in its favored waters around Sydney .
To help resuscitate White ’ s seahorse numbers , wildlife experts in Sydney Harbor are constructing special “ seahorse hotels ” to provide them a place to reside and multiply .
As explained in the publication EcoWatch : “ Seahorses wrap their tails around seagrass and corals to avoid being carried away on currents .
They use the habitat to spawn and hide from predators such as crabs , while also feeding on riches of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reef .
“ Where corals aren ’ t available , scientists found seahorses taking up residence in fishing nets and old crab traps abandoned at the bottom of the ocean .
“ This inspired the Sydney team to increase available habitat in the famous Australian harbor by building cages of net and steel .
Over time , algae , sponges and corals colonize the structures , creating a safe , welcoming environment for the seahorses , say the researchers .
The hotel frame will eventually corrode , leaving behind the coral mounds that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trialed the first hotels in 2018 .
Within two months , seahorses had begun to move in and soon a few males fell pregnant.
” Will these hotels ultimately succeed in saving the rare , odd looking marine animal ?
Time will tell .
In the meantime , scientists remain optimistic as a project that recently released 90 seahorses into the wild has seen good success after its first month of operation .
For more information , you can read the full story in EcoWatch here .

Could an underwater “hotel” of sorts provide an endangered seahorse the opportunity to avoid extinction?
Well that is what scientists say will be the case when it comes to “White’s seahorse,” a species that is native to waters off Australia’s Pacific coast.
Out of some 50 seahorse species globally, the White’s seahorse is one of only two that is threatened with extinction (the other being the South African seahorse). To make matters worse, in recent years its population has tumbled dramatically due to a pair of wild storms that destroyed its habitat — wiping out 90% of the population in its favored waters around Sydney.
To help resuscitate White’s seahorse numbers, wildlife experts in Sydney Harbor are constructing special “seahorse hotels” to provide them a place to reside and multiply.
As explained in the publication EcoWatch:
“Seahorses wrap their tails around seagrass and corals to avoid being carried away on currents. They use the habitat to spawn and hide from predators such as crabs, while also feeding on riches of plankton and small crustaceans living in the reef.
“Where corals aren’t available, scientists found seahorses taking up residence in fishing nets and old crab traps abandoned at the bottom of the ocean.
“This inspired the Sydney team to increase available habitat in the famous Australian harbor by building cages of net and steel. Over time, algae, sponges and corals colonize the structures, creating a safe, welcoming environment for the seahorses, say the researchers. The hotel frame will eventually corrode, leaving behind the coral mounds that have grown around them.
The researchers trialed the first hotels in 2018. Within two months, seahorses had begun to move in and soon a few males fell pregnant.”
Will these hotels ultimately succeed in saving the rare, odd looking marine animal? Time will tell. In the meantime, scientists remain optimistic as a project that recently released 90 seahorses into the wild has seen good success after its first month of operation.
For more information, you can read the full story in EcoWatch here.


committeeconstructivetomorrowcfactorg--2020-11-08--New stinging ant species invades Kentucky

In 1954 , movies about “ attacking ants ” in such thrillers as Them !
And The Naked Jungle were all the rage .
Today in 2020 , a real live version involving threatening ants is beginning to cause mayhem in Kentucky .
Known as the Asian needle ant , this species is thought to have invaded Kentucky in 2013 .
It is about twice as large as a typical odorous house ant and carries a stinger that packs a powerful punch .
Entomologists from the University of Kentucky had this to say regarding the ant ’ s stinging prowess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and people report that they have a burning sensation paired with a pins-and-needles feeling for a couple of weeks after being stung , ” said Jonathan Larson , extension entomologist with the UK College of Agriculture , Food and Environment .
“ Most people do not need to seek medical treatment if they are stung by an Asian needle ant , unless they have a known allergy to other insect stings , such as from a bee or a wasp .
The literature suggests that the venom from this ant may be more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fortunately , Asian needle ants , unlike their sci-fi counterparts in Hollywood classics , are a bit docile in temperament .
They do not tend to be aggressive and only sting when they feel threatened .
However , the chances of a person getting stung greatly increase when the Asian needle ant moves indoors .
Therefore conservationists are saying it ’ s wise for homeowners to take extra precautions to make sure their homes are made less inviting to the marauding ants , which they can do “ by sealing up cracks and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eliminating standing water areas and removing dead trees from their property.
” To read the entire article on the University of Kentucky website , click here .

In 1954, movies about “attacking ants” in such thrillers as Them! And The Naked Jungle were all the rage. Today in 2020, a real live version involving threatening ants is beginning to cause mayhem in Kentucky.
Known as the Asian needle ant, this species is thought to have invaded Kentucky in 2013. It is about twice as large as a typical odorous house ant and carries a stinger that packs a powerful punch.
Entomologists from the University of Kentucky had this to say regarding the ant’s stinging prowess:
“Their sting is painful, and people report that they have a burning sensation paired with a pins-and-needles feeling for a couple of weeks after being stung,” said Jonathan Larson, extension entomologist with the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. “Most people do not need to seek medical treatment if they are stung by an Asian needle ant, unless they have a known allergy to other insect stings, such as from a bee or a wasp. The literature suggests that the venom from this ant may be more hazardous than bee and wasp stings.”
Fortunately, Asian needle ants, unlike their sci-fi counterparts in Hollywood classics, are a bit docile in temperament. They do not tend to be aggressive and only sting when they feel threatened.
However, the chances of a person getting stung greatly increase when the Asian needle ant moves indoors. Therefore conservationists are saying it’s wise for homeowners to take extra precautions to make sure their homes are made less inviting to the marauding ants, which they can do “by sealing up cracks and crevices, keeping their grass mowed, eliminating standing water areas and removing dead trees from their property.”
To read the entire article on the University of Kentucky website, click here.