Windmills, solar panels, hybrid cars, sacrifice (use less), and Cap and Trade (Tax) seems to be the core of the current administration's energy plan. We have never had a national energy plan since we saw the need for one back in the 1970's during the Arab oil embargo and we still don't have one! Bush and other presidents have done nothing and what Obama may do with the Cap and Trade (Tax) bill could be a mortal blow.
One commentator said that if our country went all out on wind energy we could increase our energy from that source from 1% to 2% in a few years. My question is: "How are we going to supply the other 98% needed?"
My motivation is not man made global warming...but we have to do something about our future energy needs so we can quit sending money to the the Middle East, protect our national security and improve our trade balance sheet.
Here's my plan.....
1. Encourage wind energy, solar panels, hybrid cars, higher energy ratings on appliances and HAVC systems, and building materials with tax credits.
2. Convert the entire trucking (18 wheelers) to pressurized natural gas. That will cut oil imports dramatically.
3. Subsidize and build up the rail system to transport goods nationally! The energy savings here would be incredible!
4. Tax credits for food grown and sold locally---a small tax on foods transported across state lines (is this legal?) The tax is to help build the local food industry.
5. Drill here, Drill now. Oil is not going away, neither is coal!
6. Build Nuclear plants! It's the cleanest energy source. What are the French doing with the by-products???? We could shoot it at the moon and fill up a few craters!
7. Do away with that joke called ethanol. Ethanol gives you lower gas mileage and takes almost as much energy to make than it produces. Farmers should grow food instead!
8. Tax credits for businesses/people who create and live in new communities that have walking and bike paths etc.
Doing some parts of all of these could reduce oil imports, carbon pollutions (for all you global warming types) and protect our energy independence. Oil will be a $150-200 a barrel again...How short sighted can our politicians be? Hopefully capitalism saves us?
Showing posts with label global warming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label global warming. Show all posts
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
I have included an e-mail I recieved from Toby about global warming. enjoy his thoughts
Hey Dad,
I have been doing some more research on the global warming thing. It seems that most of the dissenters to man-made warming are saying so because of the cool-down of the past decade. (650 scientists) I decided that I needed to examine this. I discovered that since the warming began in the 1880s, 2005 (one of the coolest years since 2000), was the 10th warmest year on record still. Then I discovered this article:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/01apr_deepsolarminimum.htm
This might explain why we are having the cool down also. If you take a look at the attached excel doc...you can see also that our co2 output has pretty much leveled off. Maybe this is helping to slow the warming.
Also, Its difficult to prove one way or the other, b/c climate is so complex, full of several thousand interrelated parts that are all important for overall measured temperatures; but I think I am coming to believe that it is (in part), man made. The correlation of the charts is a strong piece of evidence. In the end though, I think its like saying, "here, I just proved God existed and you can't refute it." I do see lots of strong evidence though, like I see strong evidence of God's existence.
I just want you to think carefully about it, and I would disagree completely with the notion that all liberals have diabolical intentions to take away our way of life and impose socialism. Certainly some do want to do that, but I think we could also safely say that there are plenty of crazy people on the other side too. (ie. guy holding sign of obama with hitler stache). Fringe elements should not define any political movement, conservative or liberal.
I think that people are genuinely concerned about the fate of humanity. At the end of the day, we are all environmentalists: we all like breathing air, and our bodies like to consume clean water, since water constitutes 90% of it. I heard someone once say that you are like a walking water bag. The lawhons are like walking bags of lake robinson water!
One example I often think about is the collapse of the north atlantic cod fishery. Scientists warned in the early 90s that quotas should be enstated and enforced. Unfortunately, politicians, constituents, and their lobbies were shortsighted. Few quotas were legislated and in the early 2000s, the entire fishery collapsed. No more fish. All these fishermen and an entire resulting industry were put out of work immediately. Wouldn't it have been better to make smaller cuts earlier on and save several thousand jobs in the end?
It seems that the arguments against being environmentally conscious (and some arguments against global warming---though not all) tend to go the way of those early 90s fisherman. Are we only hurting ourselves in the end by not paying attention to this stuff and making a few sacrifices now?
I will of course continue to remain skeptical of both sides, and I would welcome a reply and any evidence/arguments from the other side that are compelling for you.
Toby
Hey Dad,
I have been doing some more research on the global warming thing. It seems that most of the dissenters to man-made warming are saying so because of the cool-down of the past decade. (650 scientists) I decided that I needed to examine this. I discovered that since the warming began in the 1880s, 2005 (one of the coolest years since 2000), was the 10th warmest year on record still. Then I discovered this article:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/01apr_deepsolarminimum.htm
This might explain why we are having the cool down also. If you take a look at the attached excel doc...you can see also that our co2 output has pretty much leveled off. Maybe this is helping to slow the warming.
Also, Its difficult to prove one way or the other, b/c climate is so complex, full of several thousand interrelated parts that are all important for overall measured temperatures; but I think I am coming to believe that it is (in part), man made. The correlation of the charts is a strong piece of evidence. In the end though, I think its like saying, "here, I just proved God existed and you can't refute it." I do see lots of strong evidence though, like I see strong evidence of God's existence.
I just want you to think carefully about it, and I would disagree completely with the notion that all liberals have diabolical intentions to take away our way of life and impose socialism. Certainly some do want to do that, but I think we could also safely say that there are plenty of crazy people on the other side too. (ie. guy holding sign of obama with hitler stache). Fringe elements should not define any political movement, conservative or liberal.
I think that people are genuinely concerned about the fate of humanity. At the end of the day, we are all environmentalists: we all like breathing air, and our bodies like to consume clean water, since water constitutes 90% of it. I heard someone once say that you are like a walking water bag. The lawhons are like walking bags of lake robinson water!
One example I often think about is the collapse of the north atlantic cod fishery. Scientists warned in the early 90s that quotas should be enstated and enforced. Unfortunately, politicians, constituents, and their lobbies were shortsighted. Few quotas were legislated and in the early 2000s, the entire fishery collapsed. No more fish. All these fishermen and an entire resulting industry were put out of work immediately. Wouldn't it have been better to make smaller cuts earlier on and save several thousand jobs in the end?
It seems that the arguments against being environmentally conscious (and some arguments against global warming---though not all) tend to go the way of those early 90s fisherman. Are we only hurting ourselves in the end by not paying attention to this stuff and making a few sacrifices now?
I will of course continue to remain skeptical of both sides, and I would welcome a reply and any evidence/arguments from the other side that are compelling for you.
Toby
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Language and Global Warming
It's been said....."If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth." Such is the strategy of the global warming crowd. Global warming has not been proven to be caused by human activity. Six Hundred fifty scientist recently came out against this "accepted truth". It continues to be my opinion that global warming is more about equalizing the unequal distribution of wealth (destroying consumerism as symbolized by the evil SUV) raising taxes, and supporting the radical environmental agenda of the far left.
The latest strategy of this "lie" has been to change the language from "global warming" to "climate change", thus enabling the propagandist to play both sides of the weather--cold and hot. Extremes in the weather, like our severe winter, is used to prove "climate change".
The latest strategy of this "lie" has been to change the language from "global warming" to "climate change", thus enabling the propagandist to play both sides of the weather--cold and hot. Extremes in the weather, like our severe winter, is used to prove "climate change".
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