Strange Allies in the War on Carbon Fuels
What
great cause could unite Prince Charles, President Obama, the Pope, the
Arab Oil sheiks, the United Nations, the European Union, the Russians,
the Chinese, Pacific Island Nations, most undeveloped countries, the
glitterati of Hollywood, left-wing politicians, unrepentant reds,
government media, the climate research industry, Big Oil, Big Gas, and
the Green Blob? It must be something posing a clear and urgent danger to
all humanity?
No, the crusade that unites them all is the War on Carbon Fuels, focussed mainly on that most vilified target, coal.
The biggest group, and the generals in this war on carbon, have no real
interest in the facts or science of global climate change – they see
climate alarmism as a great opportunity to achieve their goal of
creating an unelected global government. They have even laid out their
plans in a document called Agenda 21. This group naturally includes the
United Nations and all of its subsidiaries, the EU, and left-wing
politicians and media everywhere. At a news conference in Brussels
recently, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of U.N.'s Framework
Convention on Climate Change, admitted that the goal of environmental
activists is not to save the world from ecological calamity, but “to
change the economic development model” ie destroy what is left of free
enterprise and private property.
The next big group of carbon warriors is the anti-Western failed states
who see this as their big chance to enrich and entrench their ruling
classes with “climate reparations”.
Then there are the enviro-entrepreneurs forever seeking new crusades to
energise their supporters and get the donations rolling in – Greenpeace,
WWF, Get Up etc...
In the dark corner are the anti-human Malthusians and the Deep Greens
who want to get rid of most of us other people -- personified by the
rich and powerful such as Prince Charles and Maurice Strong. They know
that carbon fuels support millions of people by cultivating, harvesting,
transporting, processing, and storing most of the food that supports
the cities of the world. Killing the use of carbon fuels will certainly
achieve their goal of reduced world population.
Naturally, government media usually support a bigger role for
government, and all media like a scare story. Truth or logic does not
matter greatly for most of them -- just so long as they can coax a
looming disaster story from someone. The daily diet of natural
calamities soon heightens climate anxiety, which then motivates
politicians to be seen to be “doing something”.
And then there are those who see that fighting carbon fuels also suits
their pockets. As someone said “When placing a bet, the best horse to
back is the one called ‘Self-interest’ -- at least you know he is
trying”.
For example, Shell, with its massive gas interests, was caught
campaigning against coal-fired power, the main competitor of gas in
electricity generation. Arab Oil interests were caught funding a film
attacking their competitors -- shale oil fracking in America; and a
Russian oil company was exposed funding U.S. anti-carbon green groups.
The Chinese of course are great supporters of green energy as long as it
is installed elsewhere - e.g. they supply the machines and solar panels
and then welcome the factories forced from the host country by soaring
electricity prices.
Gas, nuclear, and hydro power will be the greatest long-term
beneficiaries of the war on coal. Initially, they will be needed to
provide base load and back up for intermittent green power like wind and
solar. Then as green subsidies are withdrawn to appease angry
taxpayers, the green play-toys will fail and grown-up generators will
step easily into full-time electricity production.
Finally, the government bureaucracy and the research grants industry
justify their existence by “solving community crises”. They love “The
Climate Crisis” because it can be blamed for any weather event anytime,
anywhere. It is unlikely to be solved, no matter how many dollars are
thrown at it -- a problem that does not exist can never be “solved”. And
the sinister “Greenhouse Effect”, like any good ghost, is invisible,
mysterious in operation, debatable, and allows anyone to produce their
own scare story.
Opposing this coalition of climate alarmists and opportunists is a
rag-tag army of stressed tax payers and electricity consumers and a
scattering of sceptical scientists and media researchers.
But the imposing alarmist empire has a hollow heart -- the globe has
refused to warm, the alarmist “science” is crumbling, their climate
models are discredited, some researchers have been caught manipulating
records and results, and the costs of green electricity are becoming
obvious and onerous. The public is growing restive, governments can no
longer afford the climate industry cuckoo in the public nest and the
ranks of sceptics grow. Groups like UKIP in UK and the Tea Party in U.S.
have abandoned the war on carbon.
The climate revolt is spreading.
great cause could unite Prince Charles, President Obama, the Pope, the
Arab Oil sheiks, the United Nations, the European Union, the Russians,
the Chinese, Pacific Island Nations, most undeveloped countries, the
glitterati of Hollywood, left-wing politicians, unrepentant reds,
government media, the climate research industry, Big Oil, Big Gas, and
the Green Blob? It must be something posing a clear and urgent danger to
all humanity?
No, the crusade that unites them all is the War on Carbon Fuels, focussed mainly on that most vilified target, coal.
The biggest group, and the generals in this war on carbon, have no real
interest in the facts or science of global climate change – they see
climate alarmism as a great opportunity to achieve their goal of
creating an unelected global government. They have even laid out their
plans in a document called Agenda 21. This group naturally includes the
United Nations and all of its subsidiaries, the EU, and left-wing
politicians and media everywhere. At a news conference in Brussels
recently, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of U.N.'s Framework
Convention on Climate Change, admitted that the goal of environmental
activists is not to save the world from ecological calamity, but “to
change the economic development model” ie destroy what is left of free
enterprise and private property.
The next big group of carbon warriors is the anti-Western failed states
who see this as their big chance to enrich and entrench their ruling
classes with “climate reparations”.
Then there are the enviro-entrepreneurs forever seeking new crusades to
energise their supporters and get the donations rolling in – Greenpeace,
WWF, Get Up etc...
In the dark corner are the anti-human Malthusians and the Deep Greens
who want to get rid of most of us other people -- personified by the
rich and powerful such as Prince Charles and Maurice Strong. They know
that carbon fuels support millions of people by cultivating, harvesting,
transporting, processing, and storing most of the food that supports
the cities of the world. Killing the use of carbon fuels will certainly
achieve their goal of reduced world population.
Naturally, government media usually support a bigger role for
government, and all media like a scare story. Truth or logic does not
matter greatly for most of them -- just so long as they can coax a
looming disaster story from someone. The daily diet of natural
calamities soon heightens climate anxiety, which then motivates
politicians to be seen to be “doing something”.
And then there are those who see that fighting carbon fuels also suits
their pockets. As someone said “When placing a bet, the best horse to
back is the one called ‘Self-interest’ -- at least you know he is
trying”.
For example, Shell, with its massive gas interests, was caught
campaigning against coal-fired power, the main competitor of gas in
electricity generation. Arab Oil interests were caught funding a film
attacking their competitors -- shale oil fracking in America; and a
Russian oil company was exposed funding U.S. anti-carbon green groups.
The Chinese of course are great supporters of green energy as long as it
is installed elsewhere - e.g. they supply the machines and solar panels
and then welcome the factories forced from the host country by soaring
electricity prices.
Gas, nuclear, and hydro power will be the greatest long-term
beneficiaries of the war on coal. Initially, they will be needed to
provide base load and back up for intermittent green power like wind and
solar. Then as green subsidies are withdrawn to appease angry
taxpayers, the green play-toys will fail and grown-up generators will
step easily into full-time electricity production.
Finally, the government bureaucracy and the research grants industry
justify their existence by “solving community crises”. They love “The
Climate Crisis” because it can be blamed for any weather event anytime,
anywhere. It is unlikely to be solved, no matter how many dollars are
thrown at it -- a problem that does not exist can never be “solved”. And
the sinister “Greenhouse Effect”, like any good ghost, is invisible,
mysterious in operation, debatable, and allows anyone to produce their
own scare story.
Opposing this coalition of climate alarmists and opportunists is a
rag-tag army of stressed tax payers and electricity consumers and a
scattering of sceptical scientists and media researchers.
But the imposing alarmist empire has a hollow heart -- the globe has
refused to warm, the alarmist “science” is crumbling, their climate
models are discredited, some researchers have been caught manipulating
records and results, and the costs of green electricity are becoming
obvious and onerous. The public is growing restive, governments can no
longer afford the climate industry cuckoo in the public nest and the
ranks of sceptics grow. Groups like UKIP in UK and the Tea Party in U.S.
have abandoned the war on carbon.
The climate revolt is spreading.
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