While riding my bike it occurred to me that exercise increases my output of CO2, and I wondered how that compares with the amount generated by an automobile, or perhaps a motorcycle. Ha ha, I’m kidding, because I really don’t care about my carbon footprint, or whatever it’s called. What I care about it making money, so I decided I need a CAT scam. No, I didn’t say scan, I said scam, as in Cap and Trade scam. I’m going to sell carbon offsets.
What’s that, you may ask? Well, it’s simply a method of allowing huge consumers of energy, such as the behemoth Owl Gore, to pay me so they can produce more carbon. No, it doesn’t reduce the carbon output, but it makes money for me, and it makes the greenies feel good.
You see, I’m not a believer in this man-made global warming, or climate change thing. We have cold spells and heat waves, but overall, the global temperatures have been decreasing for at least the last decade. And that’s using trumped up temperature data, where many of the thermometers were deliberately placed in areas where the temperature was almost certain to be hotter than in the general area. For example, one was located near an incinerator, and another beside an airport runway. Some were simply ignored when they didn’t fall in line with hoped-for temperatures. Leaked emails proved there was a consensus all right, but it was a consensus to stack the deck in favor of the global warming, or “climate change.”
Global warming alarmists always quickly dismiss cold snaps as aberrations with no relation to climate change, but then holler that they told us so when a heat wave rolls around. They never seem to mention the effects of El Nino and La Nina, both of which affect global weather patterns, generally about every three to seven years. Nor do they consider large volcanic eruptions, which play havoc with weather patterns.
Whether or not global temperatures are actually increasing is less important than whether or not the increases are due to people’s interference. Historical data shows that the Earth was both warmer and cooler in centuries past, long before the industrial age and automobiles. Remember that in the 70’s the “experts” told us we were headed for another ice age, but after 30 or 40 years, we still haven’t unplugged our refrigerators.
But who cares? I’m going into the cap and trade business, and you may just wonder how to go about this, just in case you want to try it. I could write a lot more here, telling you how you can make thousands of dollars each day while sitting in your pajamas, if you simply send me enough money to pry the secrets free from my mind. I can even offer a discount if you respond within a certain amount of time.
That’s not necessary, however. All anyone needs in order to make a fortune in the cap and trade business is to sell some air to big companies. Yes, that’s right, let them pay you to belch out enormous amounts of carbon dioxide from their manufacturing facilities and corporate offices. Tell them to crank up the heat in the winter and turn up the AC during the summer months. Leave lights burning (preferably incandescents, while they last) 24/7 365. Just like Owl Gore and Obama, you’ll never have to work a day in your life.
Where do you get these so-called carbon credits to sell? Well, I guess the EPA will help with that. Using complex formulas it determines how much CO2 is permissible, depending on the size and scope of the operation. You then give (or take, who cares?) credits for any company which produces less than its quota in emissions. You then simply sell the credits to companies that need to exceed the allowable amount of emissions. Yes, it sounds something like a shell game, but that’s only because you’re not quite green enough. Weird, isn’t it that being green in this case means not being a greenhorn?
I, like thousands of scientists, do not believe that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. That was simply a theory, later recanted by the person who first considered it. That person also happened to be one of Owl Gore’s professors. Whether or not Gore actually believed the theory is irrelevant when one considers the millions of dollars and phony accolades he received for riding the bandwagon.
Plants need CO2 to survive, and, through photosynthesis, they generate oxygen for other life forms. Carbon dioxide is used in fire extinguishers, especially for electrical fires, and is used for refrigeration and cooling in its liquid form.
In its solid form it is known as dry ice, and is used when something must be kept cool for longer periods than would be possible with regular ice, especially when food is shipped over long distances.
It has many industrial uses, and is also used in the food and beverage industries, and adds the bubbles to soft drinks, beer, and some wines.
CO2 also provides a quick way to inflate survival rafts, and has been used as a propellant in air guns as well as aerosol cans.
Yes, carbon dioxide has many uses, but its most dangerous use is by whacko environmentalists, who wave it around as a cause of man-made global warming. If they manage to get climate change legislation passed, the average person will see utility rates skyrocket. That’s a major part of the plan. Obama himself has even said so, and he and his group of investors stand to pocket millions if the legislation is ever passed. All it will take is a few idiot RINOs like Lindsey Graham, (Rin, S. Carolina), who has supported the “climate change” scam.
If you can’t tell from his appearance that Graham is a mealy-mouthed liberal, just wait a few seconds for him to open his mouth. He’s worse than McCain and runs about even with Arlen Specter, who finally ran head on into responsible voters.
Many Republicans tossed confetti in the air when Scott Brown was elected to Ted Kennedy’s seat. They figured he now tipped the scales to defeat the socialist health care bill. Congress decided to push the bill through anyway, even though they lacked a few votes. The elephants quickly cleaned up the mess with their trunks after Senator Brown proved his worth as a dedicated RINO, voting with the Dems on a few ridiculous bills, such as “financial reform,” which is nothing more than a payoff to the unions. I guess Mr. Brown wants to be known for “reaching out” to the other side, a gesture still practiced by some Republicans, even though it’s pretty much the same as trying to pet a rabid mongrel. As the folk song says, “When will they ever learn?”
It’s both easy and troubling to observe that cap and trade legislation may enter our lives, whether we want it or not, and whether it’s generally good or bad for our welfare. We’re supposed to have a system of checks and balances in this country, but the current president has succeeded in circumventing Congress for passing much of his socialist agenda.
Getting back to the situation at hand, so-called green energy will cost everyone, just as the ethanol fiasco has increased prices of both gasoline and food. It has also proven to be less efficient than regular gasoline. The greenies keep pushing for all-electric cars, while utilities struggle to keep up with output. Where do they think the power to charge the batteries will come from? Perhaps I’m a modern Don Quixote, because I understand that wind and solar power provide intermittent service and require huge resources in land. Fuel cells may be the best option for the future, but no one seems very intent on pursuing that technology. Until they do, I just want to cash in.
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