As the coordinator for a think tank which happens to operate online, we talk an awful lot about solving the serious challenges which plague mankind's civilizations and societies.
Far too often, the political climate is not in the right place to take hold of a legitimate solution, and therefore we end up attempting to solve the problem based on hope, fear, or political correctness.
This of course is the wrong way to play it, as it takes logical decision-making to solve real problems.
I'd like to spend a few minutes with you and talk about some examples of real-world solutions versus fantasyland wishful thinking strategies.
First, we are told that our planet is heating up, the polar ice caps are melting, and mankind must curb its emissions.
Of course, anyone who really understands climate change and global warming theory knows that most of the facts and figures that are coming from the media are less than accurate.
But in all of our fear, and propaganda we are seeking solutions in alternative energy strategies which are not feasible.
Let me explain.
First, 60% of our nation's electricity comes from coal-fired plants.
There is no way that solar and wind energy is going to equal that at the current growth rate.
Each year we need perhaps 1 to 2% more energy, and yet all the solar and wind we already have is only about 2% of the electricity we produce, and it is far more costly.
So whereas we are producing these types of alternative energies faster, we can't keep up with our needs and growth in usage, nor can we afford to pay that much for energy.
Spending hundreds of billions of dollars on wind and solar projects, and thinking that somehow it will solve our nation's unemployment problem is complete poppycock.
Of course, it is these types of fantasyland solutions which get us into trouble, and then we experience the law of unintended consequences.
Worse, many of our citizens actually believe this, and the Obama Administration continues to purport that our alternative energy solution will solve multiple problems.
The reality is it won't, but it does create multiple problems.
A better solution in this case would be to use clean coal technologies, and put modifications on our coal-fired plants so they don't pollute is much.
That way we wouldn't have the pollution problem, even if the CO2 that mankind produces is really only 1.
5% to 2% of the CO2 in our atmosphere.
In other words we created a fake problem, and have come up with bizarre and nonsensical solutions which are not even viable.
Perhaps you can understand why someone who runs a think tank often has to challenge these fantasyland strategies.
Please consider all this and think on it.
Far too often, the political climate is not in the right place to take hold of a legitimate solution, and therefore we end up attempting to solve the problem based on hope, fear, or political correctness.
This of course is the wrong way to play it, as it takes logical decision-making to solve real problems.
I'd like to spend a few minutes with you and talk about some examples of real-world solutions versus fantasyland wishful thinking strategies.
First, we are told that our planet is heating up, the polar ice caps are melting, and mankind must curb its emissions.
Of course, anyone who really understands climate change and global warming theory knows that most of the facts and figures that are coming from the media are less than accurate.
But in all of our fear, and propaganda we are seeking solutions in alternative energy strategies which are not feasible.
Let me explain.
First, 60% of our nation's electricity comes from coal-fired plants.
There is no way that solar and wind energy is going to equal that at the current growth rate.
Each year we need perhaps 1 to 2% more energy, and yet all the solar and wind we already have is only about 2% of the electricity we produce, and it is far more costly.
So whereas we are producing these types of alternative energies faster, we can't keep up with our needs and growth in usage, nor can we afford to pay that much for energy.
Spending hundreds of billions of dollars on wind and solar projects, and thinking that somehow it will solve our nation's unemployment problem is complete poppycock.
Of course, it is these types of fantasyland solutions which get us into trouble, and then we experience the law of unintended consequences.
Worse, many of our citizens actually believe this, and the Obama Administration continues to purport that our alternative energy solution will solve multiple problems.
The reality is it won't, but it does create multiple problems.
A better solution in this case would be to use clean coal technologies, and put modifications on our coal-fired plants so they don't pollute is much.
That way we wouldn't have the pollution problem, even if the CO2 that mankind produces is really only 1.
5% to 2% of the CO2 in our atmosphere.
In other words we created a fake problem, and have come up with bizarre and nonsensical solutions which are not even viable.
Perhaps you can understand why someone who runs a think tank often has to challenge these fantasyland strategies.
Please consider all this and think on it.
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