Social Equality Means Saving The Planet?

This is pathetically absurd. It really is.

Hey folks,

Everyone knows that Global Warming, "Man-Made Global Warming" is a SCAM. More and more Scientists, even some of the same ones Gore cited in his Propaganda Movie, say it is a SCAM. Or the Science is unsettled to say the least. Even mainstream News Outlets like the Wall Street Journal are starting to tell the truth. Wall Street Journal: No Need to Panic About Global Warming

There's no compelling scientific argument for drastic action to 'decarbonize' the world's economy.

We have talked about Natural Cycles. That is all we have. It's cold, hot, dry, wet, storms, no storms. Really bad storms that hit land. Storms that never make it to land. Snow, no snow. Cycles. We warm, we cool. Most "Experts" you talk to today say we are COOLING now. Hence the name change from Global Warming, to Climate Change. Well, of course, the Climate is changing. It changes all the time. So whatever the weather, they can say, SEE, man-made Climate Change and it's going to kill you all. Unless of course you,

1 - Listen to us and believe the Scam.
2- Give up certain Freedoms, and allow US to think for you, and tell you how to live your life.
3- Give us your money.
4- Try to convince others that what you are doing IS the right thing to do.

Then, and only then, when WE are in charge of all, will we have a Utopia here on Earth. You will be a hero, because YOU helped to save the Planet.

If this was just a few kooks out there, the Chicken Little Crowd, then it would be kinda funny. But it's NOT. It is those that seek total Power, Control, and Money. Check this out in the AFP - UN panel says retool world economy for sustainability

The world can no longer afford to ignore the environmental cost of economic growth and must redefine the very concept of national wealth, a UN panel of heads of state and environment ministers said Monday.

The panel challenged leaders to recognise that "current global development is unsustainable."

"We need to chart a new, more sustainable course for the future, one that strengthens equality and economic growth while protecting our planet," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in Addis Ababa to mark the release of the panel's report, which outlines more than 50 policy recommendations.

By 2030, the report warned, the planet will need at least 50 percent more food, 45 percent more energy and 30 percent more water.

{Sigh} 40 years ago we were heading for a mini Ice Age. We only had like 10 years to act. Then Global Warming. We only had like 20 years to act. Then we only have 10 years. Again. Then the Sea Levels were going to rise and wipe out entire Countries. NOW they are telling us that by 2030?? Really? Wait, I thought the World was going to end THIS year. Is it not? {Smile}

These needs are emerging "at a time when environmental boundaries are throwing up new limits to supply," it said.

Continuing along the same path as today risks "irreversible damage to both ecosystems and human communities."

In other words folks, no, I'll save that till the end of this piece. Please, continue on.

Entitled "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing," the 100-page report seeks to shape in broad strokes the agenda for the Rio+20 summit this summer.

The June 20-22 event in Rio de Janeiro takes place 20 years after the landmark 1992 Earth Summit that set down the UN conventions for protecting biodiversity and tackling global warming.

Led by Finnish President Tarja Halonen and South African President Jacob Zuma, the 22-member panel said a new blueprint for growth and low-carbon prosperity must be "mainstreamed" into economic policy as quickly as possible.

Social and environmental costs must be factored into how the world prices and measures economic activity, and into a revised measure of wealth that goes beyond the narrow calculus of gross domestic product (GDP), it said.

"Our report makes clear that sustainable development is more important than ever given the multiple crises now enveloping the world," Zuma said in a statement.

Remember last year, or was it the year before, that they were saying this is the very Last Chance to do anything before we all Burn. They go into their little Climate Talks, and what did they decide in this "Last Chance Meeting?" Uh, to talk more about it next Year, or maybe the Year after.

The report called for:

-- a new nexus between food, water and energy. "All three need to be fully integrated, not treated separately, if we are to deal with the global food security crisis";

-- a stronger interface between science and policy. "We must define what scientists refer to as planetary boundaries" beyond which human activity could wreck the planet;

-- reducing social exclusion and closing the widening gap of social inequality.

European Union Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, one of the report's authors, said it should be a "wake up" call for action.

"Government support for fossil fuel industry is about seven times more than for renewable energy," she said in a statement.

"We simply can't continue as if business as usual was the cheapest solution. It is not."

Hedegaard said the Rio+20 summit was an opportunity to "kick off this global transition towards a sustainable growth model for the 21st century."

This is pathetically absurd. It really is. "Closing the widening gap of social inequality." Social Equality means saving the Planet? Well yeah, in their eyes. Take everyone that has money and then they will be equal to the peasants out there. They never talk about helping those with nothing get something. They always talk about TAKING from those that do.

Folks, what this is all about is that they need to find new ways to FORCE people, and in this case, entire Countries to give them Money. There is no more money to be had with the Global Warming Bunk. None. There are very few people that still believe this garbage, hook, line, and sinker. So they want to create new Laws to TAKE the Money. But don't worry. It's for your own good.
Peter

The People to The Government, PLEASE Control Our Temperature!

A couple of years ago, people said, "It will never happen here." It already is.

Hey folks,

Happy Tuesday to ya. How are you today? Here is sunny South Florida, it is a cool 65 Degrees this morning. I got up and noticed a bit of chill in the air. I turned on the Heat, for about 10 minutes, just to take the chill off, and then I turned it off. How are you? What's your temperature outside? I see in my old Stopping Grounds of Salisbury Mills NY it's 33.1. Glad I'm here. {Smile}

So what is your comfort level? Do you like to walk around your house as if it were Summer? You like 75? What about when it is high 80s or 90s. Do you prefer to wear a sweater in your home? You like 75 year round? Do you like 65? Seriously, what is your comfort level? I've visited some friends and family over the years where I could not stand the heat in their homes. Then I had to wear a COAT in others homes in the Winter time. But that's good for them and I never complain, it's THEIR home.

However, it may not be like this too much longer. Let me explain how "Smart Meters" really work. Energy Company XWZ in your State, in your County, send a bunch of Pencil Pushing, Statisticians, and Numbers Guys, into a back room somewhere in their Company. They look at their, say 30 Million Customers. They say "OK. The Average Temperature in the Winter is THIS. The Average Temperature in the Summer is THIS. If we set the Temperature in the Home at say 75 {Just for example} the AC will kick on this many times, the heat this many. This will generate a Revenue of THIS. They haggle. They debate. They try it out the first year, then they tweak it the next. They figure out the BEST optimal Temperature for the best Revenue Stream. They do not CARE what you think or what your optimal Temperature is for Comfort. They come up with a number and it becomes a Hard Number. Set. It is what it is. Live with it.

I can hear some of you now. Screw that. That opens the door for the Big Bad Energy Companies to ABUSE it's Customers. We can not allow that. We can not let them get away with this. So? How do we prevent this? GOVERNMENT!!! We need Government to step in and Control these "Smart Meters." We need GOVERNMENT to protect us from the Evils of the Big Energy Companies. {Sigh}

As with MANY things, this is how people have been conditioned. There are Evils in the World and we need Government to come in and protect us. The first thought that ran through my head when I read this Article was "Get the Government the Hell OUT of our Homes and lives, and we no longer have a problem." But when this has been enacted, the PEOPLE that have been so conditioned, their first thought was to call out to Government for help. FREEDOM never even entered their mind. Sad is it not?

Just like the Economy, Healthcare, and many other things in a Socialistic Society, all you have to do is LOOK at where it is to see what IS coming. Look at Greece. Look at Italy. Look at Europe. Just like all other things, look at "Smart Meters." A couple of years ago, people said, "It will never happen here." It already is. They have them in California. I remember when I first brought this up people told me I was crazy. "It's MY Home. I will control MY Temperature in MY HOME!!" Uh, no you will not. That is called FREEDOM. This is not what we are talking about. Here is the FIRST Paragraph, and REALLY all you need to know about the WHOLE Article in The Guardian - Smart meters could lead to huge rise in energy bills By Rajeev Syal, The Guardian, Monday 16 January 2012

Plans to roll out new and more sophisticated meters to every home in Britain are open to abuse by energy companies and should be regulated with more vigour by the government, a powerful committee of MPs has concluded.

Like I said, People have been conditioned to see Energy Companies as these Big Bad Entities that are Greedy and Evil and the People NEED Protection by Government against them. So simply put the thought into People's heads that they {The Big Bad Energy Companies} may be allowed to abuse the People, the People CALL OUT FOR GOVERNMENT to come to the rescue. Look at the way this is worded. Margaret Hodge, the Chair of some Consumer Group in Britain, said this..

"Consumers will have to pay suppliers for the costs of installing and operating smart meters through their energy bills and no transparent mechanism presently exists for ensuring that savings to the supplier are passed on. The track record of energy companies to date does not inspire confidence that this will happen."

Again, Energy Companies are EVIL and Abusive. We need Government to step in and control them. See how this works. She went on..

"The government is relying on competition in the market to drive down prices. But, as has been previously reported by Ofgem, the energy market does not currently operate as an effective competitive market.

"The department [of energy and climate change] should clearly set out what energy suppliers' responsibilities will be for engaging with consumers to deliver the benefits of smart meters; and how they will be held accountable to both the department and consumers,"

So you see folks. It's for your own good. You see. The Government will make sure that these Companies answer to YOU. Yes. The Government is on your side. They are looking out for YOU. Just don't worry about it. The Government KNOWS what is best for you. {Sigh} The sad thing is, PEOPLE will BUY this garbage. So why are they dealing with all this nonsense ANYWAY?

Under European directives, all member states are required to install "intelligent metering systems" to at least 80% of domestic electricity consumers by 2020.

{Laughing} You got it. The GOVERNMENT Commanded it. Now the Government will take it over,,uh,, because the PEOPLE are asking for HELP!!

Folks, make no mistake about it. It's coming HERE. All this Socialistic Nonsense that would never have even been thought of as a possibility of being enacted HERE is COMING. This Administration as taken HUGE leaps forward toward that end result. This is WHY it is so important to Vote for REAL Hope and REAL Change this next Election. We need Adults, SANE Adults, in charge. And we need FREEDOM to reign supreme once again. Or, you know, go buy a sweater, you may need it to watch the next American Idol.
Peter

Sources:
The Guardian - Smart meters could lead to huge rise in energy bills

Oil Prices Rising,,,

NH RESULTS: Mitt 39% Ron 23% Huntsman 17% Newt 10% Rick 9%.

Hey folks,

I want to talk about Gas Prices, since I could not be here yesterday. However, there was a little Primary in New Hampshire last night. And I'm sorry. I'm not sure I'm buying it. Seriously. NH RESULTS: Mitt 39% Ron 23% Huntsman 17% Newt 10% Rick 9%. Now EVERYONE knows that Romney was meant to win this thing. That's NOT the problem I have. No, not even Ron Paul. My biggest problem with this is Huntsman in THIRD? Well, Money can but you a lot of things. I don't know. There is this little twinge in my gut that something is not on the up and up here. Just doesn't make sense to me.

Anyway, many more to go. Happy Wednesday to ya. Notice the Price of Gas? Going up again? We all know why. The tension in the Straight of Hormuz, and the BIGGEST Factor? Well, lets see if this is one of the 8 Factors. According to Triple Pundit - Our Perspective on the 8 Strategic Factors Shaping Oil Price in 2012 By Raz Godelnik January 10th, 2012

The price of oil is still one of the most important factors shaping the economy. It can determine not just how much you’ll pay for a gallon of gasoline but also how fast the American and the eurozone economies will recover. It even has a say in who will be the next American president. This is why many people and companies try to predict the price of oil and better understand the events that influence its volatility.

Two people that tried to give it a shot are Gregory Copley and Yossef Bodansky, who are editors at GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs. They published a list of 8 strategic factors that will likely to influence the price of oil in 2012. This is a very interesting list, although it comes from a business-as-usual perspective, which doesn’t look much beyond the price volatility implications of geo-political events. Adding the green energy market point of view might provide an even more comprehensive picture of the upcoming year, so here’s our take on 2012:

{Sigh} "Green Energy."

1. Growing global instability might be good news for clean energy – unrest in Nigeria and the Iranian threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz drove oil prices up this week. We are more likely to see this kind of event in 2012 and if tensions, especially where Iran is involved, transform into crisis, the price of oil can skyrocket. “Energy analysts say even a partial blockage of the Strait of Hormuz could raise the world price of oil within days by $50 a barrel or more,” according to the New York Times. Such a trend can make the business case for clean energy much stronger, making solar and wind energy look much more attractive.

We could very well be looking at another World War in the NEAR Future. A lot of thing are already in place. But we need not worry about Oil going up $50 dollars a barrel if we just did ONE thing.

2. But not necessarily… – 2012 will also be the year where we’ll see a divide between renewable and secure energy supply. It’s true that the sun and the wind can’t be subject to a blockade threat from Iranian, but natural gas deposits in the Marcellus Shale or Canadian oil sands, are secure without being eco-friendly. Proponents of these non-clean alternatives will probably use the rise in the risk of oil shipment in 2012 as an argument to convince the public and Washington of the need to extract more oil and natural gas in North America. If you want to understand what it means for clean energy just take 3 minutes and 39 seconds of your time and listen to this story on NPR about solar panels that need to compete with cheap natural gas.

Don't waste your time. We already talked about this. If the Government is Propping you up, then there is NO MARKET for you.

3. The Arab Spring can reshape the old oil regime – the Arab uprisings have ousted or weakened some American allies, making the oil reality of the Middle East even more volatile and unpredictable. It doesn’t necessarily mean the Arab Spring is good news for clean energy (see point 2), but it means that there’s a good chance Middle Eastern oil would stop being a default option for many countries and will make them rethink about their energy supply. Hopefully, climate and environmental considerations will be incorporated in the process, leading to further use of clean energy resources.

{Laughing} Could TERRORIST Uprising and taking over the ENTIRE Middle East be good for a nonsensical, Liberal, FAILED, Agenda? Again, there is NOTHING to switch to.

4. The year of storage – the authors write that in 2012 we’ll see “a growth in the development to strategic scale (a significant change) of viable storage devices”. It’s also true for renewable energies, such as solar thermal, where we are expected to see companies like SolarReserve and BrightSource moving ahead with new storage technologies that are supposed to make renewable energy more competitive on a larger scale.

Well, DO that and then get back to the rest of us that LIVE in REALITY. If it works GREAT. But BUILD it FIRST and make sure it works.

5. The unrest in Nigeria will not move big oil companies to clean energy activity – One of the factors the authors write about is the return of the chaos in Nigeria, where there is a threat of a civil war. Only this week Bloomberg reported that Nigerian workers began a national strike after fuel costs more than doubled, threatening to shut ports and disrupt output from Shell and Chevron. Even if the situation in Nigeria escalates, it’s unlikely that Shell and the other big oil companies operating in Nigeria will see it as a reason to shift their focus to renewable. There’s too much money for them in Nigerian oil to give it up, and in the worst case scenario, where they are kicked off the country, they’ll just be looking for a new Nigeria to make money from.

Folks, this is one of the MANY things wrong with these IDIOTS. People DIEING in Nigeria. People being Raped, Tortured, and MURDERED. Peoples Homes destroyed. All this, and what is their first thought? I don't think this is ENOUGH to persuade the Oil Companies to stop production. DAMN IT!!

6. 2013 might be even more important – The authors write that “based on present evidence, the US energy dependence pattern will remain slow to change in 2012, and significant change is only likely to occur with a change in US political leadership, which could occur at the beginning of 2013.” They’re probably right – the results of the upcoming elections can make a big difference for the clean energy sector, making 2012 a not so important year after all.

They are right about this. We keep this Moron in Office and we are,, well, the Country as we know it is DONE. Get another in there that believe the SCAM that is Global Warming,,eh,,Climate Change,,and YES, the will be slow to DO THE RIGHT THING.

7. Political changes in China – the authors remind us that the Chinese President Hu Jintao is going to step down from the presidency in 2012, and this will trigger a new era in Chinese politics. His successor Xi Jinping seems to be a supporter of clean energy and can play an important role in promoting a conservation culture in China and leading the country to meet its 12th Five-Year Plan clean energy targets.

Or they won't because they really DON'T care what YOU think about their Energy Policies.

8. Take predictions cautiously – no matter how smart analysts are, it’s difficult if not impossible to predict the future. Who could foresee, for example, the Fukushima nuclear accident and its implications on the Japanese and Germany nuclear policies? I also bet few if any analysts at all predicted the bankruptcy of Solyndra and the damage it caused to the solar market in 2011. In other words, take all predictions cautiously and don’t forget to check them on January 1st, 2013.

So who wrote this? Raz Godelnik. He is the one of the Founders of Eco-Libris, a Green Company. Could ya tell? {Smile}

So OF COURSE he would NOT talk about the most important thing that we could do, and SHOULD have done a long time ago now. DRILL MORE OIL. Get the Government out of the way of our Energy Needs. Allow the Keystone Pipeline to go through. STOP PLAYING GAMES at the cost of ALL Americans. National Security is compromised because this Administration is pandering for Votes of people like this Idiot. Some of the points they make here is VERY True, however they seem to be hoping for them to come to past. I'm hoping that we get an ADULT in the White House and in Leadership of the Senate and House and DO what we NEED to do. Use our own resources that we got RIGHT here, and our friends in the North.
Peter

Sources:
Triple Pundit - Our Perspective on the 8 Strategic Factors Shaping Oil Price in 2012

Obama Gestapo Now A Legal Reality

There is NOW no doubt this is the most important Election in HISTORY.

Hey folks,

OK, I will admit it. I missed this altogether. With the Holidays and being out of the loop and what not. I will admit this also. I didn't believe it when a Friend of the OPNTalk Blog sent this to me. "What do you think of this. Where is the outrage? Where is the Media. Where are the Liberals?" I didn't believe what I was reading. Then I learned that Rush had it on his Show Yesterday. I STILL didn't believe it. But it is TRUE.

Remember when George Bush authorized Wire Tapping? Remember the Front Page News. The Lead Stories on the Mainstream Media News Casts? Remember the Protests? Remember all that? Well, THIS President just Signed into Law the Authorization of the Military to come into YOUR House, rip you from your Family, and Detain you indefinitely, charging you with NOTHING. All they have to do is deem you a Threat. Say that you are engaged in any form of Terrorism that they deem dangerous. Are you telling yourself that you are NOT a Terrorist, so you need not worry about this? Remember The OFFICIAL Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment If you are Pro-life, you may be a Right Wing Extremist? If you are anti-Amnesty, you may be a Right Wing Extremist? If you are in the Tea Party, forgetaboutit, yous a Terrorist. You Racist, Bigoted, Chauvinistic, Homophobes out there. Yo! Yeah, I'm talk to YOU. You angry unemployed White Guys. Yous a threat to National Security. And Big Sis is watching you. You dare to question to King Obama? Uh? You dare to question the Thugs, uh, I mean the hard working, smartest People in the Country, the Congress? Yous be careful, or yous be a target. Ya hear me talking to ya?

But that's not all. Remember THIS. OPNTalk - Obama Administration: White People Are Terrorists

Big Sis and the Homeland Security, has put together a Public Service Announcement. If you see White People acting hinky, go find the nearest Minority Authority Figure and report them. They may very well be a Terrorist. I'm not joking. According to Prison Planet - Big Sis’ Latest Terrorists: More White Americans By Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com August 17, 2011

Here is what I'm talking about. This is SERIOUS Folks. Just read this.

The UK Gaurdian - The NDAA's historic assault on American liberty by Jonathan Turley guardian.co.uk, Monday 2 January 2012 11.50 EST Article history

By signing into law the NDAA, the president has awarded the military extraordinary powers to detain US citizens without trial

President Barack Obama rang in the New Year by signing the NDAA law with its provision allowing him to indefinitely detain citizens. It was a symbolic moment, to say the least. With Americans distracted with drinking and celebrating, Obama signed one of the greatest rollbacks of civil liberties in the history of our country … and citizens partied in unwitting bliss into the New Year.

Ironically, in addition to breaking his promise not to sign the law, Obama broke his promise on signing statements and attached a statement that he really does not want to detain citizens indefinitely (see the text of the statement here).

Obama insisted that he signed the bill simply to keep funding for the troops. It was a continuation of the dishonest treatment of the issue by the White House since the law first came to light. As discussed earlier, the White House told citizens that the president would not sign the NDAA because of the provision. That spin ended after sponsor Senator Carl Levin (Democrat, Michigan) went to the floor and disclosed that it was the White House and insisted that there be no exception for citizens in the indefinite detention provision.

The latest claim is even more insulting. You do not "support our troops" by denying the principles for which they are fighting. They are not fighting to consolidate authoritarian powers in the president. The "American way of life" is defined by our constitution and specifically the bill of rights. Moreover, the insistence that you do not intend to use authoritarian powers does not alter the fact that you just signed an authoritarian measure. It is not the use but the right to use such powers that defines authoritarian systems.

The almost complete failure of the mainstream media to cover this issue is shocking. Many reporters have bought into the spin of the Obama administration as they did the spin over torture by the Bush administration. Even today, reporters refuse to call waterboarding torture despite the long line of cases and experts defining waterboarding as torture for decades.

On the NDAA, reporters continue to mouth the claim that this law only codifies what is already the law. That is not true. The administration has fought any challenges to indefinite detention to prevent a true court review. Moreover, most experts agree that such indefinite detention of citizens violates the constitution.

There are also those who continue the longstanding effort to excuse Obama's horrific record on civil liberties by blaming either others or the times. One successful myth is that there is an exception for citizens. The White House is saying that changes to the law made it unnecessary to veto the legislation. That spin is ridiculous. The changes were the inclusion of some meaningless rhetoric after key amendments protecting citizens were defeated. The provision merely states that nothing in the provisions could be construed to alter Americans' legal rights. Since the Senate clearly views citizens as not just subject to indefinite detention but even to execution without a trial, the change offers nothing but rhetoric to hide the harsh reality.

The Obama administration and Democratic members are in full spin mode – using language designed to obscure the authority given to the military. The exemption for American citizens from the mandatory detention requirement (section 1032) is the screening language for the next section, 1031, which offers no exemption for American citizens from the authorisation to use the military to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial.

Obama could have refused to sign the bill and the Congress would have rushed to fund the troops. Instead, as confirmed by Senator Levin, the White House conducted a misinformation campaign to secure this power while portraying the president as some type of reluctant absolute ruler, or, as Obama maintains, a reluctant president with dictatorial powers.

Most Democratic members joined their Republican colleagues in voting for this un-American measure. Some Montana citizens are moving to force the removal of these members who, they insist, betrayed their oaths of office and their constituents. Most citizens, however, are continuing to treat the matter as a distraction from the holiday cheer.

For civil libertarians, the NDAA is our Mayan moment: 2012 is when the nation embraced authoritarian powers with little more than a pause between rounds of drinks.

Before you start making excuses such as "It was Congress not Obama that put that in there" or "He didn't know." or "He was Tricked" Or whatever, HE DEMANDED that the language EXCLUDING American Citizens BE EXCLUDED. In other words, he DEMANDED that this new Power INCLUDE American Citizens. So now, just like China, Cuba, Venezuela, or the Good Old USSR. If the Government deems you a threat, they will come and get you, throw you in Prison for LIFE without having to answer to ANYONE. If you disagree with this President, you could be arrested and charged with NOTHING. No Lawyer No defense. Just thrown in Prison. The Obama Gestapo is NOW a LEGAL Reality. George W. never even came close to what Obama just did. Where IS the outrage? Where is the Media? Where are the Liberals? Where are the Protests in the Streets?

Because it's Obama it's OK? Seriously? NOTHING? There is NOW no doubt this is the most important Election in HISTORY. In the History of this Country, there has never been a more important one. America itself is at Stake here. Look at all that Obama has done in 4 years. Imagine what he will do in another 4. After that? There may very well never again be an Election. Make no mistake about it. Obama HAS TO BE STOPPED. We need to Vote to keep America, America. Land of the Free, and Home of the Brave. If not? We will lose it FOREVER.
Peter

Both Sides Are Chasing An Energy Policy

But only one is Sane.

Hey folks,

You know, I will admit that I do not usually look at it this way, but I suppose it is TRUE. Both Sides in the Energy Debate are looking for a Energy Policy. BOTH sides want Congress and this President to do SOMETHING for ALL in this Country when it comes to Energy. Why do I not often think of it this way? Because the TRUTH is simple. Both may be chasing an Energy Policy, but only one is SANE.

One side, the one I'm on, looks at our Energy Situation and sees the TRUTH and REALITY. Oil and Natural Gas is what the WORLD Runs on. Gas is what our Cars, Trucks, Trains, Planes, Ships, ETC, run on. All the items we NEED and want are shipped all around the World using this form of Energy. Hence, when this form of Energy goes UP in Price, so does the COST of all these other Items, such as FOOD. We see that our HOMES, Businesses, Schools, ETC, all are Powered by these forms of Energy. Hence, the Price goes up, we ALL pay more to do so.

Then we look at the possibility of Energy being interrupted by outside influences. We look at our National Security, see what is happening in places around the World that do no favor America, and we recognize that it would not really take much to disrupt our Supply of what we MUST have to survive. We ask WHY are we relying on Foreign Governments that HATE us for this most Precious Source or FREEDOM?

We look at Alternatives and RECOGNIZE that even with all the Talk, Lobbying, Dreaming, and saying, What If? There is NOTHING to switch to. There is NOTHING in place that can transfer our Energy Needs AWAY from Oil and Natural Gas, and to??? We have seen AE {Alternative Energy} Companies go Bankrupt without the Federal Funding and Propping up by the Government. We have SEEN AE Companies go out of business even WITH the Federal Funding and Propping up by the Government. We UNDERSTAND that there IS no Market for the EXPENSIVE and UNPROVEN, or worse, PROVEN to FAIL, Dream that IS AE.

We look at Oil and Natural Gas and we see History. We see it as what we need MORE of. We see it as a HUGE Revenue Source for Government. We see it as Increasing our National Security. Not having to rely on Foreign Governments to supply it means that they can NOT disrupt our everyday Lives on a whim. We see it as a JOB CREATOR. Not some flash in the pan, part time, only until the money runs out Jobs like AE, but REAL, Long Lasting, Well Paying, Benefit Giving, JOBS. Hundreds of THOUSANDS of Jobs.

The other side? The other side sees US as Enemies to the Dream. They see Oil and Natural Gas as EVIL. They WANT Obama and Government to Create MORE Road Blocks and Hindrances on us Producing our Own, and Relying on our Friends from the North, for our Energy Needs. Listen to this one Paragraph from one of these "Dreamers."

In the absence of a comprehensive energy policy, expect increased use of natural gas, which is cheap because of large newly economical resources in the United States, and decreased use of coal, which is the subject of new EPA regulations. Without policy support, or sudden, big improvements to battery technology, it's hard to see electric vehicles taking off quickly, and as the cellulosic ethanol industry has been slow to get going, don't expect biofuels to make a big dent in gasoline consumption. Indeed, the country may grow yet more dependent on oil as large new resources are exploited in places such as North Dakota and Texas, and friendly neighbors such as Canada. Some experts are starting to suggest that within a decade or two, the Americas would no longer need to import any oil. That might sound good, but oil prices will still depend on the worldwide market for oil—as long as demand is growing as it has been in recent years, prices will stay high, and volatile, even if the U.S. starts sending more money to Brazil and Canada and less to the Middle East.

{Laughing} Folks, it's not funny, but it is at the same time. He, who wrote this,,,Oh here it is, Kevin Bullis. Kevin Bullis sees this as a BAD thing. Lets look at what he says here.

In the absence of a comprehensive energy policy, expect increased use of natural gas, which is cheap because of large newly economical resources in the United States, and decreased use of coal, which is the subject of new EPA regulations.

Damn it! He sees Cheap Energy as a Problem. He sees us using our own Resources as a PROBLEM. He wants Natural Gas to be Regulated just like Coal, NOT to save the Planet, but to make it harder for us to Produce.

Without policy support, or sudden, big improvements to battery technology, it's hard to see electric vehicles taking off quickly, and as the cellulosic ethanol industry has been slow to get going, don't expect biofuels to make a big dent in gasoline consumption.

Without Government Propping up these AE Companies, they are going to FAIL. Again, this is a BAD thing for Mr. Bullis. {I know, I know, too easy...} He WANTS Government to Fund these Companies so that they will still be there doing WHAT? There is NO Market. He admits, somewhat, that there are major problems in Battery Technology, but instead of, which he hopes for, they Fixing these Problems and Improve on them, he wants YOU to keep paying them. He doesn't want to see FAILED Concepts and Ideas to go into the Void that all Private Companies do when they fail. He wants YOU and YOUR Money to keep them going.

No one WANTS Over Prices, limited range, in some cases, FAILED, Electric Cars. You can not have Electric Boats, Planes, ETC. And he does not discuss how we get all that NEW Electric to Run all those Electric Cars. No forget the Problems. Just Dream the Dream. He also does not talk about the Food Wars in other parts of the World BECAUSE of Biofuels. Again, forget Reality, just Dream the Dream.

Indeed, the country may grow yet more dependent on oil as large new resources are exploited in places such as North Dakota and Texas, and friendly neighbors such as Canada. Some experts are starting to suggest that within a decade or two, the Americas would no longer need to import any oil.

Damn it!! Again, he sees this as BAD. This ill informed,,uh,, Gentleman, truly sees this as a BAD thing. Truth is, I HOPE he is RIGHT about this. Then this last comment is just flat out stupid.

That might sound good, but oil prices will still depend on the worldwide market for oil—as long as demand is growing as it has been in recent years, prices will stay high, and volatile, even if the U.S. starts sending more money to Brazil and Canada and less to the Middle East.

{Sigh} Demand IS Growing, but if we INCREASE the Supply? Yes. You got it, Prices will go DOWN. Not to mention, just a reminder, when President Bush just SAID we would use our own? Prices? When Obama said "Nope. We will not." Prices? These are Historical Facts. Look them up. But simple Supply and Demand dictates that Increased Supply MEANS Lower Demand, MEANS, Lower Prices. If we hoard our own Oil and Natural Gas, or we add it to the World Wide Market, Prices WILL go down. Oh Mr Bullis, {Too easy} goes on to talk more about the fact that he BLAMES the Government for Solar Companies going out of Business. I kid you not folks, If you want to read the whole thing, it's Technology Review - Chasing the Elusive Energy Policy By Kevin Bullis 01/03/2012. He goes on to say this...

Looking ahead, we can also expect to see more failures in the solar industry, as low prices force many out of business. One thing that will be interesting to watch is the extent to which the survivors manage to succeed, even in a climate of reduced government incentives.

So it's the Government's FAULT.. Not the fact that there is NO Market for it....Wait..Is this a Glimmer of Truth? He went on to say THIS?

The U.S.-based solar panel manufacturing giant First Solar recently announced that it plans to stop targeting fickle subsidized markets, and instead sell to places where its technology makes economic sense on its own merits. Prices for solar panels may have decreased enough in recent years that the industry can survive on its own--serving areas with lots of sun and high electricity prices—albeit at a smaller size than it could with government support.

Wait. Really? A Private Industry goes out and attempts to make it on their OWN. Without Government Propping up? In places where they think they may best Succeed? REALLY? Wither they will or they won't, THAT is the Free Market. But Mr. Bullis {Too easy} is not happy with that. He sees no Government Involvement as a Hindrance. Not a PLUS.

So lets recap. Mr. Bullis {Too easy} and his Ilk, see Reality and Truth, as Evil and something that is in need of Government to step in and change and regulate. They see a Utopia of the Green Dream, in the face of Reality and Truth, that there just is no Viable Alternatives to switch to. They want to destroy what WORKS to attempt to CREATE something that has shown NO Promise whatsoever.

What I, and my Ilk see IS Reality and Truth. We KNOW from History that the World Runs on Oil and Natural Gas, and that if we INCREASE our Own Sources, we WILL create HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of New Jobs, INCREASE our National Security, and REDUCE prices that make it affordable to all. We see continuing to throw Hundreds of Billions of Dollars at FAILED Industries as INSANE and want it STOPPED. We see the Utopia of SMALLER less Intrusive Government a REALITY and HISTORIC FACT, and want THAT Reality BACK.

Look, this company, what is is, here it is, First Solar. First Solar says, if we continue to rely on Government, the money WILL run out and we WILL go Bankrupt. So they decided to attempt the Free Market Solution. Go where their Product has the best possibility of success. If it works, more and more people will look at it, and think, hey, it's working here, it is now more affordable for us to take a chance, lets try it. Like a New Apple I Phone 4s. Not all have one, because not all can afford a Five Hundred Dollar Phone. But the more people that buy it, and share that it works the way advertised, the more the Price comes down, the more people will buy it. Same thing with AE. The more people take the chance and make the cost come down, IF IT WORKS, the more people WILL take the chance and buy into it. Good for you, and we wish First Solar nothing but the best. Not that this will explain how places like Settle will go Solar, but hey, it's a START.

I have no problem with Companies like First Solar. I will actually root them on. I hope that they succeed. But to say that we are going to continue to throw HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of Dollars at a failed industry that is COSTING Thousands of Jobs, Decreasing National Security, and RAISING Energy Costs? Sorry, that is just INSANITY. When the answer to so many of our Woes is right here, Natural, and accessible. Oh did I mention, Historically PROVEN to work?
Peter

Sources:
Technology Review - Chasing the Elusive Energy Policy

Green Energy Can NOT Sustain Itself

Another example of Green Energy NEEDING Propping up by YOU.

Hey folks.

Happy Tuesday to ya. Hope you all had a GREAT Christmas and ARE having a GREAT Hanukkah. We are now counting down to the end of 2011 and heading to 2012 at Warp Speed. Are you ready? But it IS Tuesday, and back to Life and to Reality for most. Well, for a couple of days anyway. There WILL be a Big Sunday Edition this week complete with the Idiot of the Year and Display of Logic Award for the Year this Sunday. The very FIRST day of 2012.

But it IS Tuesday, December 26th 2011, so lets check in at the Energy Front. We have been talking about the Free Market. The fact that the Free Market WORKS. We have been talking a LOT about the Keystone Pipeline and the fact we have a President that would rather NOT increase American Security, DECREASE Energy Costs, and CREATE Tens if not HUNDREDS of Thousands of NEW and long lasting JOBS, in the name of Politics and pushing a FAILED agenda.

No, he and others would rather continue to Push the Green Dream, even know the Green Dream is NOT Sustainable WITHOUT using YOUR Tax Money to prop them up. Well, it not just here. According to the UK Guardian - Bright future for solar dims after feed-in tariff cut guardian.co.uk, Sunday 25 December 2011 16.00 EST

It can come as no surprise that the Department of Energy and Climate Change lost the feed-in-tariffs case (Report, 22 December). No matter what the motivation, you cannot make changes prior to the close of a consultation period. However, after the celebrations or commiserations, ministers will hopefully take the opportunity to address the two fundamental problems that still exist: lack of a sufficient budget to support this growing industry, and a proposed structure that disadvantages smaller companies.

OK so basically, all these people were attempting to get Solar Panels installed, not because they wanted to GO GREEN, but because there is a pretty good PAYOUT by the Government to do so. The ONLY reason that most of these people applied and were going to actually BUY the Industry's Product, was because they were going to GET Money from the Government to Pay for them. No money from the Government, or a CUT in the Money from the Government, means that they would NOT want to foot the Expense themselves, therefore no one would buy the Product, {Solar Panels} meaning that the Companies would shut down. So even though there is no money to support this, they Government has been told by this Judge that they CAN'T cut the funding. They are using a Legal Maneuver to keep the Gravy Train going.

The decision to decrease the percentage return on solar photovoltaic to single figures is sensible and expected. However, to base these rates on budget levels calculated as part of the comprehensive spending review, set in November 2010, is out of line with the current economic picture. Since the decision was taken last year to create a fixed budget for the tariff, the government has changed its overall strategy and now recognises the need to inject funds into the economy to stimulate business and create jobs. The emerging renewable energy industry is showing sustained growth, with companies investing millions to satisfy the growing demand for solar microgeneration, creating thousands of new jobs. This is now in jeopardy.

But see this is all nonsense. It really is. IF there IS a "growing demand for solar microgeneration" then funding for it would EXIST. The Free Market WORKS. Look at the I Phone 4S. It isn't cheap. Yet, the Growing Demand for it is insane. People are PAYING full price and lining up to do so. Apple is happy. They can't make them fast enough. No Subsidises needed. No Tax money going out to reimburse people for buying it. The more people buy it, the CHEAPER it will become. THAT is a Demand. That is the Free Market. NOT Government funded PROP.

Second, one of the fastest-expanding industry sectors – small businesses installing solar PV – will be squeezed out of the market if the government's plans on linking feed-in tariffs to energy efficiency measures goes ahead. Most SMEs are specialist installers not geared up to install energy-efficient measures such as cavity or solid-wall insulation. Only larger companies who can invest in the infrastructure necessary to offer a total installed solution would be able to cost-effectively operate in the marketplace.

So what? Apple can afford to make the I Phone 4S. They are reaping the rewards. Smaller companies CAN'T, so they make OTHER things. Not get the Government to give them money to make up the Difference. This is all completely ridiculous. If I build homes and I have the money to invest in building Million Dollar Homes, Marble, Gold Faucets, ETC, then I reap the rewards by people BUYING my Homes. If you CAN'T invest in these things, then you build Modular Homes and sell them. If you can not invest in THAT then you should get out of the building business all together. The Free Market WORKS folks. And YES, those that take chances and INVEST in their Passion and Field of endeavour, sometimes reap the Rewards of their Investments. Sometimes they fail and have to reevaluate.

If the model set out in the consultation goes ahead, the industry will no longer be one dominated by SMEs. It will unfairly favour large organisations which can offer a far more diverse package of products. The sustainable energy industry is one of the few success stories where performance is going in the right direction. With a little care and foresight, it will gather momentum and stimulate economic growth, while contributing to energy security.

Paul Roche
Director of renewables and sustainability, Grafton Group

So what Mr. Roche is saying here is simple. Another example of Green Energy NEEDING Propping up by YOU. There is NO REAL GROWING DEMAND. It is FALSE. Phony. It is a SHOW. It is people being PROPPED UP by Government, funded by YOU, and sustained with handouts. It is NOT Supply and Demand. It is NOT the Free Market. And it IS, just that simple.
Peter

Sources:
UK Guardian - Bright future for solar dims after feed-in tariff cut

American energy can jump-start US recovery

Tapping abundant US energy deposits would create jobs and restore prosperity By Paul Driessen

Our nation’s economic growth may finish an anemic 2% on the year. Faced with looming taxes and regulations, few companies are expanding, hiring or buying equipment. More than 14 million Americans are unemployed, excluding the nearly 9 million who have been forced to take part-time jobs, or the 2.5 million who’ve given up on finding work. Meanwhile, 140,000 have been added to government payrolls, and the nation is spending $4 billion a day more than it’s taking in.

That is unacceptable, demoralizing – and unnecessary. The White House and Democrats are clueless about reinvigorating the economy. But they have proven they know how to kill jobs, prosperity and hope.

Their energy policies are especially destructive. As President Obama made clear, under his tutelage electricity costs would “necessarily skyrocket,” gasoline prices would soar, “green” energy would become the law of the land, and he would “fundamentally transform” America. He is keeping his promise.

America’s vast storehouses of untapped oil, gas, coal and uranium could generate millions of jobs and hundreds of billions in revenues. Electricity generation industries and the factories and other businesses that depend on reliable, affordable energy could do likewise, if they were unshackled from excessive regulations that often actually harm health and environmental quality.

Instead, the Environmental Protection Agency, Departments of Energy and the Interior, and other government bureaucracies continue to impose a near-total shutdown of onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing. They drag their feet or simply reject drilling permits, display antipathy toward hydraulic fracturing to tap our 100-year supply of shale gas, and impose truckloads of punitive air and water rules designed to shutter dozens of coal-burning power plants.

The President claims he will “pare back regulation” by several billion dollars – out of an estimated $1 trillion in total annual regulatory compliance costs. EPA alone promised “$126 million” in supposed paperwork reductions, while imposing several hundred billion dollars in new EPA regulations. Mr. Obama finally suspended EPA’s proposed ozone rules, which many had warned would be the most expensive environmental edicts in history. But they will be back with a vengeance after the 2012 elections.

Meanwhile, bowing to EPA and environmentalist pressure, he postponed action on the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have created 20,000 almost-shovel-ready construction jobs. Now EPA wants 230,000 new bureaucrats, just to process future carbon dioxide emission permits, based on bogus climate chaos models and scenarios. Even our worst nightmares cannot fathom the job-killing compliance costs this would impose on the 6,000,000 businesses these regulations would affect.

Again using questionable to fraudulent assertions about catastrophic manmade climate change to justify its actions, EPA is also demanding 54.5 mpg fuel economy standards – which will result in thousands of deaths and millions of injuries, as cars are further downsized and plasticized.

Even businesses on the leading edge of the “green revolution,” crony capitalism and lobbying for dollars are faring poorly. After lapping up $1.5 billion in government red-ink subsidies and loan guarantees, three US solar companies filed for bankruptcy and fired over 2,000 workers. And still the Energy Department shoveled more billions of tax dollars into more wind and solar projects, despite voter objections. DOE also sponsored programs that cost $20 million to create 14 jobs and weatherize four Seattle houses in a year. It spent $80 billion to create 225,000 “clean energy” jobs – at $356,000 apiece. It shells out $6 billion a year to grow corn on an area bigger than Indiana, and convert it into ethanol that gets a third less mileage per gallon than gasoline.

This isn’t “green” energy. It’s “greenbacks” energy. It requires perpetual infusions of taxpayer money, confiscated from hard-working, productive sectors, and given to companies that have better political connections. That is unconscionable, and unsustainable.

America must promote and permit projects that actually generate energy, jobs and revenues. It must reward and encourage companies that provide affordable 24/7 energy to power virtually everything we make, grow, transport and do. Unleashing America’s vast supplies of shale oil and gas, conventional petroleum, coal and nuclear energy isn’t a magic potion. But it is a vital part of the solution to what ails our nation.

The petroleum industry alone currently supports some 9.2 million jobs, but could do much more. Recent studies by Wood McKenzie, ICF International and other analysts conclude that opening currently off-limits onshore and offshore areas could generate an additional $800 billion in government revenues and another 1.4 million jobs, by 2030. That includes primary jobs for roughnecks on rigs; secondary jobs in steel making, construction, pipelines, refineries, transportation and other sectors; and indirect jobs in hotel, restaurant, retail and other sectors that benefit from the increased energy, payrolls and economic activity. We could do likewise with coal, nuclear and hydroelectric projects.

We need American energy for American jobs – tapping resource bounties to help balance the budget, drive down unemployment and get the country going again. We can and must protect human health and environmental quality – from real threats, not exaggerated, speculative or computer-generated threats. We can and must do so without raising energy and business costs even higher, killing more jobs, and stifling private sector and government revenue opportunities.

Over-regulation brings energy poverty and blackouts, destroys jobs, impairs families’ living standards and nutrition, leads to foreclosures and homelessness, increases stress and alcohol abuse, makes it harder for families to afford proper heating and air conditioning, and harms people’s health and welfare. Those impacts must be fully considered, along with putative benefits of current and future regulations.

If laws and rules don’t pass muster, they need to be rewritten, rejected or repealed. Subsidies do not create jobs. Getting overzealous government out of the way, ending government deficit spending, letting business work within a sensible regulatory system, ensuring that companies have the affordable energy they need – that creates permanent, sustainable jobs and brings renewed prosperity. That generates revenue streams that curb the need to raise taxes on productive companies and workers.

As election year 2012 dawns, voters must demand that presidential and congressional candidates explain how they will reform our legal and regulatory system, to tap US energy bounties, while protecting environmental values from actual risks, and ignoring exaggerated, imagined and invented dangers.

Unaccountable politicians, bureaucrats and environmental ideologues have strangled our economy long enough. We the People must now lay the foundation for producing more domestic energy, creating jobs, and ensuring that our children can look forward to a brighter future. American energy can ignite America’s renewal, and restore American jobs, opportunity and prosperity.

Voters need to send Congress, the White House and EPA a message: We need American resources for an American recovery. Slash the crippling regulations. Drill here in America. Produce affordable energy, to create jobs and fix our economy. Do it now!

Fear IS The Factor

Which is the whole point behind Global Warming.

Hey folks,

First, a quick update. Yes I have severe Bronchitis again. Just came from the Doctors Yesterday for a follow up and not getting better. Shot in the Arm, and the Bottom, an Inhaler, and a new set of Meds. If this round, Round two, doesn't knock it out, I may have to see Hospital Help. Thank you for all the Warm Thoughts, well wishes, and Prayers. They really mean a lot. Been my experience that a Hospital is no place to get better, so I'm working hard at showing signs of improvement by Wednesday this Week. Thank you to all my Facebook Friends as well.

I'll tell ya one thing, being sick DOES afford me some time to catch up on Emails, catch up with some of you, Surf and Scan the News, and take some real time to see what is happening in the World. I also have some extra time to catch up on some TV. Not sleeping at night, you find some pretty interesting stuff.

One of the things I watched yesterday was Conspiracy TheoryW/ Jesse Ventura: Global Warming Now you all know Jesse Ventura. Some of you from the old WWF days. Some of you from him being the Governor of Minnesota. Some of you from the ill fated XFL. But you all know him. He is a FRIEND of Al Gore. He was a BELIEVER in Man-Made Global Warming. So for him to take this on was interesting to me. Now it was done back in 2009. Even the more reason to watch it today. All the information we have now? It really helps to put things in prospective. What did he find? It's a SCAM. It's all about Power, Control, and Money. Where have you heard that before?

Fear IS the factor. FEAR is the whole point behind Global Warming. Remember the Psychology of Brain Washing you into thinking "Green"

There's little research on how to lower people's energy use, but early evidence suggests that many people will change if:

• They think others similar to themselves are jumping on the "green" bandwagon.

• They get frequent positive feedback for effort.

• They feel able to make a difference by taking concrete steps.

• They think their children will be harmed by global warming, or children encourage the family to lead a greener life. {AKA Polar Bears}

They are telling you what they are doing.

This is the very definition of Scaryence. Scare Science. "Don't forget, if all else fails, the KIDS. Bring up the kids."

As the Documentary Conspiracy TheoryW/ Jesse Ventura: Global Warming pointed out, since those getting fleeced get nothing from it, convince them they are saving the Planet. But as they pointed out as well, is the same thing I have been telling you for years. It's all about Power, Control, every aspect of your Private Lives, to of course, all that Money.

So now, in 2011, with more and more Scientists, including some of Al Gore's own, coming out and saying that it's a Hoax, A SCAM, and with all the evidence of them cooking the Books, more and more people are just not buying it. But this is not stopping them from using the Fear Factor. From attempting to turn it into a Religion This way they can tell you how Evil you are and how they must protect the Planet From YOU. So this, they feel, gives them cart blanch authority to attack those that are not following their agenda, and rewarding those who are. Hence Obama's de facto Moratorium, delaying the Keystone Pipeline, bankrupting the Coal Industry. ETC.

So a friend of mine sent this in to me. It's by Kevin Moody. Published: Thursday, December 08, 2011, 5:05 AM over at PennLive.com - Fear factors shouldn't direct our nation's energy policies

Pennsylvania is fortunate to be in the center of a challenging debate over energy, with coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear and renewable sources such as wind power all having a “home” here. The Marcellus Shale has put that much more of a spotlight on the state, and its early production rate shows a long-term and huge potential for natural gas from this formation.

While all this activity is happening here, we also should look at the broader concern: that our nation’s energy policy sorely needs to move in a new direction. Reliable, affordable energy supplies are essential to a viable economy. New jobs are created when energy resources are explored and developed. Other benefits accrue to communities. Given the state of the nation, one would think that lawmakers, regulators and leaders in Washington would get it.

The Numbers do not lie. Hundreds of Thousands of new Jobs, Billions in NEW Revenue to States and Federal Government Streams, lower Energy Costs for all.

Instead, in the last three years, the Obama administration has done its best to block the development of new domestic oil and natural gas supplies. It has refused to allow drilling along the East Coast and on other energy-rich federal lands.

Now, to make energy matters worse, the president has delayed until after the 2012 elections a decision on allowing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline between Canada and the U.S., threatening the creation of about 20,000 jobs and preventing the flow of an additional 830,000 barrels of Canadian oil to U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast. The delay has prompted Canadian officials to step up efforts to sell oil to other energy-hungry customers, including China.

Which even some on Obama's own side say is COMPLETELY POLITICAL and unnecessary.

Although the president’s anti-oil and natural gas actions might sound fine to his political base prior to 2012, they put the nation’s economic and energy health at risk. By limiting domestic energy production, America will not experience the economic boost, jobs and tax revenues offered by increased domestic oil and natural gas production.

These considerations, however, are not the focus of today’s energy policy debate. They have been supplanted by a campaign of fear of air pollution, fear of water contamination, fear of health effects and other often unsubstantiated worries that have been become part and parcel of the energy conversation

AKA Global Warming. Uh, We're not warming... Uh, Climate Change. Yeah. That's it.

The fears are fed by the scare tactics that have become a staple in political and public interest campaigns. Even the president has used fear as a means to avoid making tough decisions that could improve U.S. energy security. His statement explaining the Keystone pipeline delay cited concerns over “the health and safety of the American people as well as the environment,” even though the $13 billion pipeline project has been studied for three years and cleared by two environmental impact statements.

Yet? Wind Farms? Kill the Damn Birds.

Similarly, anti-drilling groups use fear-mongering as a weapon against hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania. They assert that hydraulic fracturing will poison our drinking water and harm human health. In one recent demonstration, protesters donned cow costumes and claimed that the fracturing process would poison milk supplies at schools.

As long as unfounded and irrational fears overshadow the facts, elected officials will find it difficult to make sound energy policy decisions. They know that misled and frightened voters aren’t going to focus on the benefits of oil and natural gas production, even when it helps their unemployed neighbors find jobs.

According to the state Department of Labor and Industry, an estimated 214,000 Marcellus Shale-related jobs have been created in the commonwealth since 2008. Elected officials seem to find it expedient to throw taxpayer money at so-called green energy companies even if the projects aren’t commercially viable. There’s no doubt that the fears ginned up against traditional fuels paved the way for the administration’s $535 billion investment in Solyndra.

There are times when fear is a positive force. It reminds us to buckle our seat belts, blow out candles to prevent fires and teach our children to look both ways before crossing the street. But it should not be used as the basis for key policy decisions that could frame our economic and energy future.

Just like many other things we have talked about here, Kevin, oh, by the way, Kevin Moody is Vice President and General Counsel for the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association. So another guy that KNOWS what he is talking about. Not some "Government Expert" but someone in the Business, that KNOWS the Business. But just like the many things that we have talked about over the years, FEAR is a powerful tool for those who know how to use it. But Fear is NOT what we need. What we need are REAL Solutions to the REAL Problems that we face. The answer is not hard to understand. It's right in front of our Faces. Fear not, that which is not real.
Peter

Sources:
OPNTalk - Global Warming Religion 2007
OPNTalk - Follow Up On Kill The Damn Birds
Conspiracy TheoryW/ Jesse Ventura: Global Warming
PennLive.com - Fear factors shouldn't direct our nation's energy policies

The Foundational Argument for Going Green a Lie

But we already knew that.

Hey folks,

Happy Tuesday to ya. Hope you all have a GREAT Holiday. Me? Coming off a Four day stint with Family and Friends. Trying to get back into the swing of things. Since it is TUESDAY, time to check in at the Energy Front.

Now Tuesdays are the day we set aside to talk about anything Energy. By now, you are well aware of the FACTS. In just a few years, we could create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs, Reduce the Cost of Energy practically over night, and INCREASE Revenue coming into our Government. At all levels. We could also REDUCE Spending but cutting out all the useless, and out right SCAM Spending, that this Administration does so well.

So how does Obama and Crew attempt to justify their actions? How do they attempt to justify stalling Drilling, slowing permits, attacking the Coal Industry, postponing the Keystone Pipeline {That WILL bring about a MAJOR change in supplying us with 92 Percent of all of our Liquid Fuel needs} and now attacking other areas of Energy Production? The Green Dream. We must save the Planet.

Global Warming was brought to the Mainstream by Father Gore. He turned it into a Religion. The Church of Global Warming. Just like other Man-Made Religions and Traditions out there, there are still those that follow it and will do so BLINDLY, in the face of all the FACTS and TRUTH to the contrary. This is how the Liberals gain Power, Control, and of course, all that Money.

However, over the years, people like ME have been telling you that Global Warming is a SCAM. It is not real. We have backed up what we have told you with Facts, Commonsense, and Logic. We have pointed out to you that there are things in Nature called Cycles. We rain. We are Dry. We Storm. We are quiet. We Heat. We Cool. This is all natural. We pointed out that there are more and more Scientists coming out to say it is a SCAM. Even Al Gore's OWN Scientists have come out and said he lied. And continues to do so. We talked about all those Emails that told you OUTRIGHT that they were all lying and attempting to further an agenda.

But they continue. Switching the name from Global Warming to "Climate Change." You see, we are NOT warming anymore. Haven't been since like 98. We are in a cooling cycle. But they are still insisting that you buy into the belief that we are killing the Planet. But the problem for the Chicken Little Crowd is simple. The Sky is not falling. There are now more people that do not believe in their message than there are that do. More Scientists out there are telling the TRUTH. The Movement has all but died. Now this? The VERY Foundation of the argument is found to be, uh, wrong. According to Investors Business Daily - Global Warming Models Called Into Question By New Study Posted 11/25/2011 06:03 PM ET

Climate: The Lefts proposed solutions for the world's ills are based on the idea that carbon dioxide is a climate-heating poison that must be scrubbed from the global economy at all cost. Yet another study shows this is foolish.

The study in the journal Science found that global temperatures appear to be far less sensitive to the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere than originally estimated.

This sounds prosaic, but it's a bombshell — another in a long line of revelations showing the scientific fraud at the heart of the anti-global warming movement.

The study's findings are simple and devastating. "This implies that the effect of CO2 on climate is less than previously thought," said Oregon State University's Andreas Schmittner, the study's main author.

Even with a doubling of CO2 from levels that existed before the Industrial Revolution, the study found a likely increase in Earth's temperature only from about 3.1 degrees Fahrenheit to 4.7 degrees Fahrenheit.

That compares with the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2007 report, which predicted an increase of 3.6 degrees to 8.6 degrees.

Coupled with the fact the average global temperature hasn't increased at all over the past decade — even though under all of the global warming models now in use, this is impossible — warmist ideology is crumbling. There is no climate armageddon on the horizon.

Folks, when the Obama EPA came out and said that CO2 is a Pollutant, I and MANY others told you this is Patently Absurd. It is a NATURAL byproduct of LIFE. If we had NO CO2, there would be NO Trees, Planets, and other Oxygen producing life forms on this Planet. No Oxygen, no LIFE. CO2 is NOT a Pollutant. It is NECESSARY. It is NATURAL. IT is NOT killing the Planet, it is HELPING to keep the Planet Alive. It is a necessary part of the equation of Life. There was no REAL Science, no facts, no nothing, in the Process of the EPA declaring CO2 a Pollutant. It was PURELY Political. But of course?

But don't expect global warm-mongers to admit this. As we've discovered from a new trove of emails sent by leading European climate-change scientists, there has been a vast, global green conspiracy to silence scientific opposition to the idea — even to the point of falsifying data and ruining others' careers.

The left's entire prescription for solving the world's ills — ranging from population control to strict regulation of businesses to shrinking CO2 output — are premised on the notion that carbon-dioxide is a poison.

Happily, the left's pernicious, economy-destroying and false global warming ideology is collapsing under a growing body of evidence that the CO2 scare is a fraud.

Who says we have nothing to be thankful for?

Yes folks, this is why in this area, and all areas of Life itself, it is of the utmost importance, to always have the ability to Think, Apply Logic, and Understand Truth. The importance of the Knowledge of Truth is simple to understand. If you KNOW the TRUTH, you can never fall for a Lie. It really is, just that simple.
Peter

Sources:
Investors Business Daily - Global Warming Models Called Into Question By New Study

Anti-Illegal Alien Bill Equals Bullying?

In a special YCMTSU Category, can you say REACHING?

Hey folks,

I know, I know, I get it. I'm a Racist. Because I care about this Country, and the Rule of Law, I must not like others that don't look like me. No. Wait. Oh yeah, I disagree with Obama's Policies so I'm already a Racist. I almost forgot. I was worried there for a second. But all is cool.

However, if YOU like those that are attempting to get a handle on Immigration, and reward those that come here LEGALLY, you RACIST you, you are also guilty of something else. Bullying. Yup. Bullying. According to Fox News - Immigration Law Blamed for Reported Bullying of Hispanic Students in Alabama Published October 22, 2011 Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – It was just another schoolyard basketball game until a group of Hispanic seventh-graders defeated a group of boys from Alabama.

The reaction was immediate, according to the Mexican mother of one of the winners, and rooted in the state's new law on illegal immigration.

"They told them, `You shouldn't be winning. You should go back to Mexico,"' said the woman, who spoke through a translator last week and didn't want her name used. She and her son are in the country illegally.

OK STOP! Hang on a second. Read that AGAIN! "She and her son are in the Country Illegally." SO? A statement like this; "You shouldn't be winning. You should go back to Mexico." is NOT Bullying. It is a STATEMENT OF FACT! Regardless of your opinion on Immigration Laws, the FACTS are the FACTS. The TRUTH is the TRUTH! If you go into a Museum after it Closes, you do not belong there. You are TRESPASSING and whatever you do, even if it's dusting, vacuuming the Carpets, whatever, IS ILLEGAL. You have no RIGHT to be there. Go there the RIGHT way, when it's open, and you are allowed in, you know, follow the rules, you are more than Welcome. Why is this so hard for some people to grasp?

Spanish-speaking parents say their children are facing more bullying and taunts at school since Alabama's tough crackdown on illegal immigration took effect last month. Many blame the name-calling on fallout from the law, which has been widely covered in the news, discussed in some classrooms and debated around dinner tables.

Justice Department officials are monitoring for bullying incidents linked to the law.

"We're hearing a number of reports about increases in bullying that we're studying," the head of the agency's civil rights division, Thomas Perez, said during a stop in Birmingham.

The Justice Department has established a bilingual telephone hotline and special email account for residents to report any violence or threats based on racial or ethnic background that could be linked to the law. Officials would not provide a breakdown on the types of complaints being received.

Yet the Alabama Department of Education hasn't received any reports of bullying linked to the law, said spokeswoman Malissa Valdes, and it isn't tracking the issue to determine whether there could be a problem. Any parents who call the state with complaints would be referred to their child's principal, she said.

So WAIT a second. There are NO complaints? I bet there will be now. Since the idea is now out there. Have Illegals BLAME the Law, that makes them Illegal, for someone saying that they ARE Illegal. Am I following this correctly? Now it goes on to say those that object to it, like Obama hunting for the Hispanic Votes, say that the LAW, is creating, ready, I love this,"a climate of fear and mistrust." I have a solution. COME HERE LEGALLY! If you do not belong somewhere, ANYWHERE, you can not be upset with ANYTHING that happens to you. You should not be there. It's all a matter of CHOICE. You CHOSE to go somewhere you do not belong. Whatever happens to you, would NOT have happened, had you not been there.

Now I do truly believe that the Laws against Robbing Banks, the Drug Laws, and the Law in general, create "a climate of fear and mistrust." How is the Pimp supposed to enjoy the same opportunities as other Americans if he is worried about someone calling him a Drug Dealer. Or how is the Bank Robber supposed to live a peaceful life, seeking the American Dream, if he is worried about the Popo coming and knocking on his door. They are fearful that the Police will come and rip them away from their Families and throw them in Jail. So let's just do away with the Laws. They are real people with real feelings, just like you. It's not fair.

The Supporters, you know, the RACISTS, state what is FACT. Remember when we talked about all the States that were upside down? The Budget gap was in the Billions. Take away the cost of Illegal Immigration, those States would not only have Balanced Budgets, they would have SURPLUSES! SAVE all that money it cost to House, Care for {Medically} Feed, Educate, Cloth, Jail, ETC, those that should not even BE HERE, would bring things into balance. In some cases, tip the scale by BILLIONS, in the other direction.

The Liberal Dems want the Laws ignored, because they want the VOTES. "But Pete, Illegals can't Vote."{Sigh} OK. Believe that if you want. But they feel those that are "eligible" will because their Illegal Family members are here. And not being Deported.

Those that are here Illegal, of course they do not want the Law enforced. Duh? Now with the Obama Administration's Anti-Bullying Campaign in full swing, now the Immigration Law, and those enforcing it, are causing Bullying. Keep in mind though, this is all the start of it. This whole Article is a catalyst of what is to come. As of right this second, there is not ONE single complaint. Bet that will change soon.

You REALLY Can't Make This Stuff Up!
Peter

Sources:
Fox News - Immigration Law Blamed for Reported Bullying of Hispanic Students in Alabama

JOBS JOBS JOBS Three Year Span

Real Life History Lesson on Job Creation and Energy Production.

Hey folks,

Back on October 13, 2011, Rush Limbaugh talked about this Article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal - "Green Jobs Brown Out -- How to spend $157,000 per job."

"A new report by the Labor Department's Office of Inspector General examined a $500 million grant under the stimulus program to the Employment and Training Administration to 'train and prepare individuals for careers in "green jobs."' So far about $162.8 million has been spent. The program was supposed to train 125,000 workers, but only 53,000 have been 'trained' so far, only 8,035 have found jobs, and only 1,033 were still in the job after six months." So a half a billion dollars in stimulus money, Porkulus money supposed to go to jobs training for so-called green jobs. Three years later, only a third of that money has been spent, only 40% of the people who were to be trained have been trained, and only 15% of those trainees have gotten jobs, and only 12% of those people have kept the job for six months.

So all told, fewer than 1% of the people who were supposed to be put in green jobs by this green jobs training program now have jobs, and it only has cost $157,000 per job. And there's no business there! But that's not all. There is more. The regime has expanded the definition of green jobs now to include bus drivers. EPA regulators, university professors, that now qualifies as a green job, and therefore suitable for federal funding, even the Washington lobbyists who have been scoring these bad green energy loans. Meanwhile, Obama's latest jobs bill asks for more of exactly the same kind of jobs training for more green jobs.

This was money spent 3 years ago, and THIS is what we have to show for it? No energy, tons of wasted money. No Jobs. Then he talked about this Article in the National Review online - America’s Worst Wind-Energy Project

"The more people know about the wind-energy business, the less they like it," says Mr. Bryce, "And when it comes to lousy wind deals --" now, this is gonna blow your mind -- " General Electric’s Shepherds Flat project in northern Oregon is a real stinker. I’ll come back to the GE project momentarily. Before getting to that, please ponder that first sentence. [Wind-energy proponents admit they need lots of spin to overwhelm the truly informed.] It sounds like a claim made by an anti-renewable-energy campaigner. It’s not. Instead, that rather astounding admission was made by a communications strategist during a March 23 webinar sponsored by the American Council on Renewable Energy called 'Speaking Out on Renewable Energy: Communications Strategies for the Renewable Energy Industry.'" And they admit they need lots of spin to overwhelm people who really know what's going on.

"During the webinar, Justin Rolfe-Redding, a doctoral student from the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University --" now stop and think of that, the Center for Climate Change Communication, a propaganda department at George Mason University "-- discussed ways for wind-energy proponents to get their message out to the public. Rolfe-Redding said that polling data showed that 'after reading arguments for and against wind, wind lost support.' He went on to say that concerns about wind energy’s cost and its effect on property values 'crowded out climate change' among those surveyed.

"The most astounding thing to come out of Rolfe-Redding’s mouth -- and yes, I heard him say it myself -- was this: 'The things people are educated about are a real deficit for us.'" The wind energy proponent, the PR guy, the strategist, said, "'The things people are educated about are a real deficit for us.' After the briefings on the pros and cons of wind, said Rolfe-Redding, 'enthusiasm decreased for wind. That’s a troubling finding.' The solution to these problems, said Rolfe-Redding, was to 'weaken counterarguments' against wind as much as possible. He suggested using 'inoculation theory' by telling people that 'wind is a clean source, it provides jobs' and adding that 'it’s an investment in the future.' He also said that proponents should weaken objections by 'saying prices are coming down every day.'

"It’s remarkable to see how similar the arguments being put forward by wind-energy proponents are to those that the Obama administration is using to justify its support of Solyndra, the now-bankrupt solar company that got a $529 million loan guarantee from the federal government. But in some ways, the government support for the Shepherds Flat deal is worse than what happened with Solyndra. The majority of the funding for the $1.9 billion, 845-megawatt Shepherds Flat wind project in Oregon is coming courtesy of federal taxpayers." Two billion, forget solar; now we're on to wind. Two billion for the Shepherds Flat wind project

"That largesse will provide a windfall for General Electric and its partners on the deal who include Google, Sumitomo, and Caithness Energy. Not only is the Energy Department giving GE and its partners a $1.06 billion loan guarantee, but as soon as GE’s 338 turbines start turning at Shepherds Flat, the Treasury Department will send the project developers a cash grant of $490 million. The deal was so lucrative for the project developers that last October, some of Obama’s top advisers, including energy-policy czar Carol Browner and economic adviser Larry Summers, wrote a memo saying that the project’s backers had 'little skin in the game' while the government would be providing 'a significant subsidy (65+ percent).' The memo goes on to say that, while the project backers would only provide equity equal to about 11 percent of the total cost of the wind project, they would receive an 'estimated return on equity of 30 percent.'"

Now, wait. It gets better. "The Obama administration’s loan guarantee for the now-bankrupt Solyndra has garnered lots of attention, but the Shepherds Flat deal is an even better example of corporate welfare. Several questions are immediately obvious: First: Why, as Browner and Summers asked, is the federal government providing loan guarantees and subsidies for an energy project that could easily be financed by GE, which has a market capitalization of about $170 billion?" Why are they being given two billion?

"Second: Why is the Obama administration providing subsidies to GE, which paid little or no federal income taxes last year even though it generated some $5.1 billion in profits from its U.S. operations? Third: How is it that GE’s CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, can be the head of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness while his company is paying little or no federal income taxes? That question is particularly germane as the president never seems to tire of bashing the oil and gas industry for what he claims are the industry’s excessive tax breaks.

"A few months ago, I ran into Jim Rogers, the CEO of Duke Energy. I asked him why Duke -- which has about 14,000 megawatts of coal-fired generation capacity -- was investing in wind9energy projects. The answer, said Rogers forthrightly, was simple: The subsidies available for wind projects allow Duke to earn returns on equity of 17 to 22 percent." So my point, green jobs are government jobs, and the government is funding and subsidizing already wealthy corporations and then giving them a large return on their profit. Immelt may as well be in the same bed as Obama is in. "In other words, Shepherds Flat is adding yet more wind turbines to a region that has been overwhelmed this year by excess electrical generation capacity from renewables. And that region will now have to spending huge sums of money building new transmission capacity to export its excess electricity."

As Robert Bryce said, "The more people know about the wind-energy business, the less they like it."

That's because there is NO MARKET for this. There is nothing there. "Alternative" or "Green Energy" doesn't exist. As of yet, no one has come up with a method to make it self sustainable. No one has come up with a plan to make it able to be stored, mass accessible, and affordable for all. Without the Government throwing all this money away propping up these companies, they would simply go away. Then again, with Solyndra, AFTER a half Billion dollars, they STILL went Bankrupt.

So now let look at something TRULY amazing. Remember Perdido? They go out and say, we think there is an Energy Source here. From nothing, 2 years later, they are producing an Energy Source we KNOW will help increase the Supply, lowering the Demand, on what the World NEEDS to run. Here's a Video I hope you find as impressive as I. Check out the Video. It truly is amazing. I said this.

So let's recap. No oil. A structure larger than the Eiffel Tower, weighing as much as 10,000 cars, that will be producing oil from THREE different fields, and a product to market within 2 years. Do not tell me we can't do it. Do not tell me we can't drill our way out of foreign dependency. Out of outrageous gas prices, and do not tell me that this will kill the planet. We can do whatever we set our minds to. THAT is what has always, and will always, keep us great.

So TWO years, we can have increased Revenue to the Government to help pay down debt. Increased National Security. Lower Energy Costs for all. If the Government would just get out of the way, Tens of Thousands of Jobs would be created. Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs, both direct and ancillary, will be created all over the Country. History tells us this.

So which do you prefer? The "Green" Scam? Or REALITY. 3 Years and $500 Million Dollars to Create 1,033 Jobs and NO Energy? Or 2 years that Produce Hundreds of Thousand of Jobs, and affordable Energy for all? OH, and by the way. All that Exploration, Extraction, Refining, and Shipping? It costs Tax Payers ZERO. Not one Dime. No. Not one Pennie.
Peter

Sources:
WSJ - Green Jobs Brown Out
The Washington Examiner - Solyndra funder Kaiser paid zero taxes for years
National Review online - America’s Worst Wind-Energy Project
OPNTalk - Ten to Fifteen Years
Rush Limbaugh - /the_green_jobs_training_scam">The Green Jobs Training Scam