The Stafford Voice

Our little place to talk about and share about life.

climate change

There is Much Work to be Done to Combat Climate Change

by

Let me first start off by saying that I am in no way an expert on the issue. There are much smarter people out there discussing climate change and what we can do. One of which, Bill Gates, has spent a handful of years studying and researching the issue.

Right now, the majority of the US is dealing with some sort of weather event. The central flyover states are setting record lows and are having to deal with strategic rolling blackouts so as not to overload the power grids.

When things like this happen, we should pause and ask ourselves, “What can we learn from this?”

What can we learn? We need to learn that there is plenty of work to be done to combat climate change.

Sure, there are going to be a lot of people who say climate change isn’t real. Hear me out; the climate is changing. It’s as simple as that. What we are dealing with right now is a simple weather event. What we aren’t able to fully answer is exactly how much of what we do has an impact on the climate. 

Admittedly, the climate goes through periods of hot and cold cycles. However, again, to what extent do we play a part in the advancing of those cycles? I don’t know. But, there is much work to be done.

So, let’s discuss for a second how we could avoid or lessen our chances of overloading the power grids.

One thing is certain and that is when something works, let it. But, when those methods become antiquated, something must be done. There have been numerous advancements in the way of energy production. Unfortunately, many of them are expensive. We shouldn’t let that deter us from progressing forward and being a leader in cleaner energy production.

Again, let me say that I am in no way an expert. I’m just a person with ideas and an open mind.

One idea that I think could work would be for electric companies to offer solar panel system leases. It wouldn’t be much for a system to be installed on every home to lessen the impact on our climate and the energy grid. 

Speaking for myself, I am planning out a system to install on my own home. The biggest hurdle at the moment is the upfront cost. This is part of the reason why I propose a lease from your energy supplier.

With that being said, the time to admit that climate change is a real thing is now. There are things that need to be done and things that could be done to combat this issue. There is a lot of work ahead of us.

What we need to figure out:

  • How do we produce cleaner energy?
  • How can we be more efficient at it?
  • What is the best way to discuss and educate people on the issue?
  • How much can we really do?
  • And more!

Obama: Climate Summit to be ‘Powerful Rebuke’ to ISIL

by

Time after time we’ve heard Obama and his administration claim that nothing is a bigger threat to civilization than climate change. On top of that, every single democrat candidate makes the same claim.

Recently, Bernie Sanders tried to justify the terrorist attack in Paris claiming climate change caused a drought and they were all just really upset they couldn’t grow crops.

Seriously? What is wrong with these people?

Truly, liberalism is a mental disorder!

So, to top it off, Obama had a press conference at the White House with French President François Hollande urging Americans to unite against the threat of terrorism.

His proposal?

You guessed it, attend a climate change summit in France.

Obama said, “What a powerful rebuke to the terrorists it will be, when the world stands as one and shows that we will not be deterred from building a better future for our children.”

A ‘powerful rebuke?’

If you ask me… France and Russia dropping hundreds of bombs on ISIS controlled areas is a pretty powerful rebuke.

The Islamic State couldn’t give two craps about climate change, or global cooling, or global warming, or weather for that matter.

They care about one thing: killing anyone who doesn’t agree with them.

 

Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast! Check it out:

Stay alert and follow to know the moment the show is LIVE.

Bin Laden in the Game of Climate Change

by

In a new video, obtained by Al Jazeera, Osama bin Laden is condemning industrial states holding them responsible for the phenomenon of climate change.

Al Jazeera – Bin Laden deplores climate change

In an audio tape obtained by Al Jazeera, bin Laden criticised George Bush, the former US president, for rejecting the Kyoto pact and condemned global corporations.

“This is a message to the whole world about those responsible for climate change and its repercussions – whether intentionally or unintentionally – and about the action we must take,” bin Laden said.

“Speaking about climate change is not a matter of intellectual luxury – the phenomenon is an actual fact.”

In the new recording, bin Laden said: “Noam Chomsky [the US academic and political commentator] was correct when he compared the US policies to those of the Mafia. They are the true terrorists and therefore we should refrain from dealing in the US dollar and should try to get rid of this currency as early as possible.

“I am certain that such actions will have grave repercussions and huge impact.”

While continuing to attack America, bin Laden’s comments mark a shift from his earlier, more regionally focused commentary.

Scientists Push Idea of Mini Ice Age

by

Years ago, the world was being told by scientists that Earth was going through the beginings of the next ice age.  Over the last few years, some of these same scientists tried to then push the idea that we were suffering what was being explained as Global Warming. Before they knew it, their lies were debunked when hacked e-mails were blasted all over the internet and mainstream media portals. Today, scientists are announcing that we are amidst a mini ice age. Which is it? Warming or Cooling? Or, could it be, just the natural cycle of the planet?

Fox News:

Professor Mojib Latif thinks the cold snap Americans have been suffering through is only the beginning. He says we’re in for 30 years of cooler temperatures — a mini ice age, he calls it, basing his theory on an analysis of natural cycles in water temperatures in the world’s oceans.

At a U.N. conference in September, Latif said that changes in ocean currents known as the North Atlantic Oscillation could dominate over manmade global warming for the next few decades. Latif said the fluctuations in these currents could also be responsible for much of the rise in global temperatures seen over the past 30 years.

Latif is a key member of the UN’s climate research arm, which has long promoted the concept of global warming. He told the Daily Mail that “a significant share of the warming we saw from 1980 to 2000 and at earlier periods in the 20th Century was due to these cycles — perhaps as much as 50 percent.” 

The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSICD) agrees that the cold temperatures are unusual, and that the world’s oceans may play a part in temperatures on land.

For more commentary:

Top 5 Political Issues of 2009

by

As the year comes to a close, a look back through the top five political issues of 2009 have definately sparked interest in many ways. It is not to say that these were the only issues, however this is a list of the most pressing and longest lasting issues.

5. Nuclear Iran

Iran has been, for many years, trying to obtain enough nuclear material to produce their own nuclear weapons. 2009 has proven to be a monumental year for Iran. They were secretly operating in a facility rapidly producing material at an alarming rate. Also, they got enough international interest that brought the most powerful nations together to attempt to bring an end to their nuclear weapon wishes.

4. Government Spending

As a roll-over issue from last year, the amount of government spending has definately been increased under the watchless eye of the Obama administration. In just one year, this administration has tripled the defecit with programs like TARP, stimulus packages and bank and business bailouts. The other side to this horendous spending spree, is that most all of it was financed and backed by China.

1. (3 way tie) Afghanistan War

At the very start of Obama’s presidency, he took a strong stance on the war in Afghanistan. With an initial strategy that wasn’t, he asked his hand-picked general, Gen. McChrystal, to give prepare an assessment. An assessment that was soon leaked to the media. Wasting time deciding on a direction, Obama finally announced that he would send a surge of troops and that the mission would be completed by 2011. This sparked a buzz among some that the troop surge was purely political, being that troops would be victoriously coming home in the middle of the 2012 elections.

1. (3 way tie) Health Care Reform

Among one of the most talked about items during the election was health care reform. Obama has now stated that this is something he wants passed by Christmas, a date that has been continuously pushed back as it faces more and more opposition. Opposition now coming from both sides of the isles. With a government take-over of an industry amounting to one-sixth of the economy, and a price tag in the trillions, health care reform is something talked about by mostly every American.

1. (3 way tie) Global Climate Change

The most highly talked about international issue at the close of 2009 is climate change. An industry built on manipulated science. Pending legislation being built on the same science has proved to be a costly change that many Americans are not willing to accept. At what point will action be taken to truely investigate and study the climate, without falsifying the numbers?

Certainly, the year has brought many issues. Some more pressing than others, and for the most part will be a deciding factor for 2010 also.