After following this thread from the beginning, I'm now convinced I need to thoroughly check out wind power. There seems to be a NEVER ENDING supply.
Of course I see the dangers in that. And I posted *data*, not conspiracy theory, go research it yourself, see where carbon credits came from. I've been pro getting away from the big energy cartels since the 60s now. And getting to the point we can leave that stuff way buried in the ground.
And I have also embraced solar power myself, put my meagre wallet where my mouth is, for a variety of reasons. I like solar photovoltaics (have a modest array), solar thermal (greenhouse, got some fresh picked tomatoes yesterday...), and solar biochemical--firewood. Firewood is stored solar, about as clean an energy source as you can get. It's not perfect, but it gets close compared to most other sources, and is pretty spiffy about being carbon neutral. Not all the way, but dang close..
Those are my top choices for energy. Nuclear fusion power, and the easiest way to get it.
Liquid fuels are harder right now, but eventually I'll get independent on that, and won't need any fossil fuels. Cleaner and more independent. Why pollute, and why make billionaires richer?
And I minimize my uses of them, and never waste or burn any that aren't necessary, ie no fuel burning "toys" for one. Necessary work, then shut down, that's it. No jetski type toys (land, air, sea, nuthin) no trailriding, no racing, no joyriding on the road, no running stuff 10 times bigger than it needs to be to get the job done. None, zero, it doesn't happen with me, not anymore. Used to, seen the light, changed my mind and my actions.. I'm serious, don't waste an erg that isn't necessary for my work. And I've switched back to all hand splitting over most of it being done with the hydraulic. Now, hand split only. Now if/when I go sell some wood sometime in the future..not sure how I will address that yet. Ideally..something like a diesel engine splitter running off my own biodiesel, or something like a steam plant, running clunky pieces of wood. Ideally...have to see how it goes.
My little timeline was just to illustrate where the driving force for classifying CO2 as a dangerous pollutant came from..not so much from science, as much as from the scam paper financial product known as "carbon credits". And how the data-the real science-got perverted. It's a money grab, and also a major political power grab. Governments want *control* over their serfs. It's part of their gig now.
That took something that was good and necessary, dealing with serious pollution, and blew it out of the water with unnecessary baggage. It is corrupt now. Whizzes me off something this important got perverted for that crap.
There's probably a lot of *good* science in there..just we have no way to tell now. That's the part that annoys me the most.
People say that the big oil cartels have economic power..bah, pikers, it is the big international money boys who are the real string pullers here.
I want science independent as possible, as far from politics as can be had. Because of the proven recent past history of compromised science and obviously corrupt government...personally..I can't trust it (them). I would *like* to, but can't.
But that doesn't mean I have adopted like some sort of neocon Rush Limbaugh Luddite version of science either, of course not. I certainly remember chunky styled yellow air and rapidly losing any sources of even moderately clean water. Left to their own profits, corporations could give a whit about pollution, that's why I think they should have some minimum regulations, I just don't trust the regulators now, nor do I trust the tame scientists who exist on corporate grants. We are in a seriously "no win" situation.
No, I don't have any easy answers for that either, to me, the system has been flawed for a long time, due to corruption and too much fixation on the almighty conjob buck.
I believe in being a "good steward", and to me, that should come first over "profits".
I also know that puts me into a distinct minority on this planet. So be it, I don't care, "making money" has never been the most important thing in my life. It barely makes it into the top ten, if that.
After following this thread from the beginning, I'm now convinced I need to thoroughly check out wind power. There seems to be a NEVER ENDING supply.
Different game. It's "Virtual" wind. At the very least you'll need a good internet connection for a constant supply.
You just posted my thoughts, they are self explanatory.
Gentlemen,
I regret to inform you that the horse has died. There is no further reason to beat it anymore.
So, with your thinking everyone who makes a statement on here must to your satisfaction provide documented sources for anything that they say? Get over yourself, you don't agree ,we get that.Like the previous poster your mock outrage proves the original statement.You have added nothing new so obviously your writings are for your own ego.This thread has gone off track and has become a soap box for blowhards,thus a dead horse.Please have the decorum to let it go.
Most professors went to school, became indoctrinated and then taught school making them liberal idiots on the threshold of communism. Are there exceptions ? Sure there are, but by and large they are smug superior jackasses that couldn't get by their raging incompetence without tenure(don't even get me started on that). So if in our experience most of us have as much respect and contempt for them as they have for us don't be surprised at the general perception. Much like lawyers, there is a reason there is so many jokes about them.Because it's true.
So, with your thinking everyone who makes a statement on here must to your satisfaction provide documented sources for anything that they say? Get over yourself, you don't agree ,we get that.Like the previous poster your mock outrage proves the original statement.You have added nothing new so obviously your writings are for your own ego.This thread has gone off track and has become a soap box for blowhards,thus a dead horse.Please have the decorum to let it go.
It is interesting that I merely asked you for documentation to support your allegations and the only response that you can provide is to personally attack me and digress into a political rant. No, I am not a professor, but I have enough education and focus to answer a simple question without having to resort to obfuscation. You have revealed much more about your character and intellect by evading the question that we ever could have gleaned via a direct response. I can certainly understand how you came to have difficulty interacting with intellectual people....
You speak the truth . I merely meant we're almost in Canada and thats as far North as you can get and we don't conduct business that way. I will concede the northen status to you.
Not all of us Canadians are as far North as you think !
So, with your thinking everyone who makes a statement on here must to your satisfaction provide documented sources for anything that they say? Get over yourself, you don't agree ,we get that.Like the previous poster your mock outrage proves the original statement.You have added nothing new so obviously your writings are for your own ego.This thread has gone off track and has become a soap box for blowhards,thus a dead horse.Please have the decorum to let it go.
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