The Latest Assault On The Planet

Recently we have heard in the news about the Keystone XL Pipeline and the Canadian Tar Sands. Many people have not made the connection about The Dirty Secrets in Alberta Canada and this pipeline but they are directly related to one another.

The majority of the people in this country believe that the Keystone XL Pipeline will help reduce our dependency on foreign oil and the price at the pump.  Both perceptions are wrong, as most of that Tar Sand is headed to China. In addition, the high pressure that is needed  to move that tar sand to Houston puts that pipeline at risk of a catastrophic failure over the largest fresh water aquifer in the United States.

Global Warming is a “Hoax!”

Just why is it all the Republicans and Tea Baggers want everyone to believe that Global Warming, especially Global Warming which is caused by man is nothing but a Hoax? In conjunction with this, why is it the Republicans and Tea Baggers are pushing for the end of the EPA? Let us first watch this video proving Paul Broun’s position…

Let’s think about this for a moment. The Right is pushing the idea that Global Warming by man is a Hoax and they want the elimination of the EPA. Additionally Paul Broun’s partner in crime Fred Upton wants to stop the funding for alternative energy and open oil production in the ANWR Wilderness in Alaska. Any logical person with basic common sense can see the purpose of this multi-pronged attack by the Right. These statements when combined clearly points to the source of this agenda… Big Oil!

• Pollution by man burning fossil fuels causing Global Warming is a Hoax therefore we should not feel as a society that by driving our and cars fueling big oil is a bad thing.
• Elimination of the EPA will not only remove regulations keeping big oil in check but will also eliminate the pollution requirements and regulations from the burning of fossil fuel in motor vehicles.
• Stopping the funding for research and development for alternative energy will lock us into the dependence oil which has a nice ancillary benefit of declaring war in the Middle East fueling the government contractor war machine. Of course this is exactly why Paul Broun claims jobs will be lost as alternative energy will take away money & jobs from big oil and take away money & jobs from the War machine.
• Finally the little slip in of the “Need to be Drilling Baby Drill” in the ANWR Wilderness. Of course this means more money for big oil and it will cost billions. The Original Alaskan Pipeline cost roughly about 8 Billion dollars to build and that is 1997 dollars for that estimate. A new pipeline from ANWR would be easily triple that, and for what benefit? It has been stated by the industry that the amount of oil that could be produced would amount to an eyedropper comparative to the Middle East. So why bother? Here is your answer to many things, “Alaska’s Pipeline is running on empty.” This site proves that there really isn’t much oil to be produced and secondly Alaska is lobbying to get clearance to drill in ANWR and build a new pipeline, fuel their economy & to continue getting those oil share checks

Now, Paul Broun’s comments that “Scientists All Over the World say the idea of Human Induced Climate Change is a Hoax” is nothing but a talking point tall tale. Notice that Paul Broun never mentions any names or studies for his Lies. There is 0.1% of the scientific community that will be a Global Warming denier and the other 99.9% percent of the Global Scientific community have been studying it for decades using long range data models have proven beyond any doubt that Global Warming is REAL and that man made Greenhouse Gasses have been a contributor to the warming.

Just who is this .1 percent who deny Global Warming? Well I’ll give you a guess who they are employed by and the lack of credentials that they have. Here is one of these “Scientific Experts” for the Right, Dr. Tim Ball. Of course Dr. Ball claims to have a “Doctorate” in Climatology when in fact he has a simple degree in Geography. Of course the Right will never tell you this.

Here is another one of that .1 percent who deny Global Warming, Christopher Monckton. Monckton does not have formal training in Climate Science and is one of the most cited and widely published climate skeptics. Mr. Monckton has even been invited to testify to the U.S. Senate and Congress on several occasions. Nothing like having the blind lead by the blind. Mr. Monckton re-uses existing studies and tweaks them for his purpose and position and he uses deceptive means trying to drive a point. One example of this is to show graphs which show very little variance in climate change. The trick that is used is to show only a couple years in the chart, and it’s true, you will not see much variation in a year or two. But, when you step back and show the long range trends, the evidence is overwhelming.

This Presentation by Professor John Abraham who is a climatologist and an expert in air and water mechanics does a very clear point by point rebuttal of Monckton’s work. The White Paper Link above provides a huge amount of information on Global Warming. This online presentation with narration by Professor Abraham is very exhaustive and will take nearly a full hour to see not only the scientific facts by Professor Abraham and other experts but will clearly discredit Monckton.

What are the Real Facts?

Global Warming IS Man Made and years of studies by scientist and climatologist all over the world, who are NOT in the back pocket of Energy & Oil Companies, have the overwhelming proof.

Studies and Statistical Data supported by:

• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Department of Energy
• Department of Interior
• Department of State
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Health and Human Services
• NASA
• National Science Foundation
• Smithsonian Institution
• United States Agency for International Development
• United States Department of Agriculture
• United States Environmental Protection Agency

Sources: United States Global Change Research Program

Human activities have led to large increases in heat-trapping gases over the past century.

The Earth’s climate depends on the functioning of a natural “greenhouse effect.” This effect is the result of heat-trapping gases (also known as greenhouse gases) like water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone, methane, and nitrous oxide, which absorb heat radiated from the Earth’s surface and lower atmosphere and then radiate much of the energy back toward the surface. Without this natural greenhouse effect, the average surface temperature of the Earth would be about 60°F colder. However, human activities have been releasing additional heat-trapping gases, intensifying the natural greenhouse effect, thereby changing the Earth’s climate.

Climate is influenced by a variety of factors, both human-induced and natural. The increase in the carbon dioxide concentration has been the principal factor causing warming over the past 50 years. Its concentration has been building up in the Earth’s atmosphere since the beginning of the industrial era in the mid-1700s, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) and the clearing of forests. Human activities have also increased the emissions of other greenhouse gases, such as methane, nitrous oxide, and halocarbons. These emissions are thickening the blanket of heat-trapping gases in Earth’s atmosphere, causing surface temperatures to rise.

Even The Deniers Are Starting to Believe

In a recent article, University of California-Berkeley physicist Richard Muller who is one of these 1% Global Warming Deniers and he has often criticized Al Gore and others over the reality and true science of predicting Global Warming.

So in 2010 this Global Warming Critic started his own project to prove that Global Warming was not as real as so many other scientists have proven it to be true based on air and water mechanics, as well as long range temperature change trends. Muller named his project Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project (BEST) and he was going to prove how to do Global Warming measurements and that it was not really a problem.

The Real Benefit to this project was, that Muller who was technically on the side of Big Oil received funding for his pet project by none other than the Oil Billionaires, The Koch Brothers. Well of course Big Oil and the Republicans were licking their chops when Muller gave his presentation in front of a congressional committee back in March.  Well to everyone’s surprise, Muller’s research backed up all the other models that have been used to predict Global Warming.  He stated that  Global temperatures have gone up considerably over the past century, and the increase has accelerated over the past few decades.

So… Just what else is it going to take for the people in this country to wake up and take a stand against Big Oil? The proof is overwhelming and if You keep denying the facts, there will be a Global Meltdown that will not be able to be stopped.