Every issue should have it's debate and the stage was set. The Subcommittee on Energy and the Environments was having hearings on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. The House Democrats boasted about a unnamed "celebrity" witness they had lined up to testify in front of the subcommittee in support of global warming, "green" jobs, and the carbon cap program. This turned out to be, none other than, Al Gore. In turn, the House Republicans lined up their own unnamed "star" witness. This being a person, perhaps not as well known here in the United States, but someone who is no stranger to Mr. Gore.......Lord Christopher Monckton.
Monckton is a former science policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher during her years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He has been quoted as saying, "A careful study of the substantial corpus of peer-reviewed science reveals that Mr. Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, is a foofaraw of pseudo-science, exaggerations, and errors, now being peddled to innocent schoolchildren worldwide.". Monckton issued a challenge to Gore on March 19, 2007. It was a challenge to "step up to the plate and defend his advocacy of policies that could do grave harm to the welfare of the world's poor. If Mr. Gore really believes global warming is the defining issue of our time, the greatest threat human civilization has ever faced, and then he should welcome the opportunity to raise the profile of the issue before a worldwide audience of billions by defining and defending his claims against a serious, science-based challenge.". Monckton and Gore have clashed heads before but only in print. Monckton never did succeed in getting his nationally televised debate with Al Gore concerning the threat of global warming back then but what would happen now? Fast forward two years:
Al Gore, the Nobel Peace Prize and Oscar winning global warming supporter
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Lord Christopher Monckton, former science advisor to Prime Minister Margret Thatcher
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Lord Christopher Monckton, former science advisor to Prime Minister Margret Thatcher
The joint appearance of Mockton and Gore was scheduled to take place before the Subcommitte on Energy and the Environments. Lord Christopher Monckton's plane touched down in DC from London the day before the April 24th hearings. Upon his arrival, he was told there would be no joint appearance with Gore. Old Al had chickened out. When the House Democrats found out who the GOP had flown in to give testimony, they refused to allow Monckton to testify alongside of Gore because of their fear of humiliation. Why would that be? Shouldn't the American citizens (and the world for that matter!) have the right to hear both sides of the issue? Their refusal to allow the public debate can only lead to one conclusion.....The House Democrats were afraid of real science blowing holes all through the global warming scam! But, hey! Gore was allowed to rant and rave about the effects of global warming and liken the pending "Clean Energy" legislature to the civil rights movement. I really believe this is one of the greatest swindles of our time.
Did you know, according to applied environmental ecomonics, the following can be said about the effects of "green jobs" on our economy:
1. On average, for every 1 "green" job created, 2.2 regular jobs are lost.
2. Only 1 in 10 "green" jobs are permanent.
3. In the wind turbine industry: For every 1 "green" job created, 4.27 jobs are lost. And this is the industry that the Enviromental Defense Fund claims is the largest job creator?!
4. For every 1 "green" job created in the solar power industry, nearly 13 jobs are lost.
I will continue to drive my SUV with pride until they come and remove me by use of force.
Are these jobs that are being lost, ones being held by 14-year old Asian kids who make junk waste like Mardi Gras beads and plastic Easter eggs?
ReplyDeleteThese are real jobs. Take the Carbon Cap Program for instance. What does this cap really boil down to? It's a tax! A tax that companies will pass on to the consumer that will cost the average American family thousands of more dollars per year. Even President Obama has gone on the record to admit that consumer energy costs will skyrocket with the carbon cap program in place. Then what happens? Consumers stop spending b/c they can't afford to. If consumers are not spending, companies do not hire or retain workers. More layoffs will occur in an already weak economy. Then consider the amount of industry that moves out of this country due to higher energy cost. Even more job losses. The carbon cap program will touch every business and every consumer in some way b/c it takes energy to produce and move things.
ReplyDeleteAre you saying that the warming of the planet is false because Al Gore, a politician, will not debate on national TV a scientist who specializes in environmental issues? I'm not so sure that would be a fair fight, even with Gore's experience. Making a film and speaking about it does not make one an expert. Anyone who thinks otherwise should listen to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, or Keith Olberman for economic advice. None of those guys would stand a chance against an economist, but that doesn't necessarily mean their views or arguments are not valid.
ReplyDeleteSorry to post twice in a row, but I'm unfamiliar with the term "applied environmental economics", and could only find some information about some programs in the UK. Could you post a blog that goes into some more details about what it is? Also, I know that every statistic can be used to prove a point, but I had read recently that for every job lost to traditional oil-based energy, four green jobs would be created. Anyways, I'm intrigued by the applied environmental economics, and would like to learn more about it, especially if it is called something else in the states.
ReplyDeleteAl Gore has been making a living over the past several years off of the global warming platform. Fair fight or not, he has put himself in a position where people think he is an "expert" on the subject even though he is not a scientist. While testifying in front of the subcommittee last week, he made a statement that the majority of people believe in global warming....the consensus of scientists are in favor of global warming....even though over 31,000 scientist have signed a petition stating they believe the research in favor of global warming is faulty. I want the debate. And if it's not going to be Al Gore, that's fine. Put up the best scientists in the world and have the debate before we go forward and pass very expensive legislature that will make our country less competitive.
ReplyDeleteAre you looking for books on applied environmental economics?
I think that if there are truly jobs being lost due to green jobs being created, I can only imagine that the lost jobs have something to do with sucking the earth dry of its natural resources. That's a casualty of efficiencies being created in the fuel renewal process. There are new and more efficient processes being developed every day in every single aspect of corporate/manufacturing America, and when that happens, people get laid off. It's the way of the technologically advanced world.
ReplyDeletePeople lose jobs when processes become more efficient....this is true. However, at this point, green technologies have not been proven to be as efficient as current resources....we are not at that point yet. I have no problem with new technologies being developed but I think we should use everything that is available to us which is oil, coal, natural gas, AND wind, solar, etc. BUT, to make my point again, a cap and trade TAX should not be adopted in order to subsidize these new technologies. Why not let the open market take care of it? Remember last summer when you were paying $4 a gallon for gas and everyone was outraged? That set people into motion to develop new ways of doing things....need is the mother of invention.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, Gore won't debate because he will be proven a fraud, second, how does he travel? Oh yea...private "carbon footprint" plane! HAHA, Thirdly, the planets all cool down and heat up together depending on the Sun and lastly, the hottest decade on record was in the 30's.
ReplyDeleteI don't buy Al Gore's arguments about Global Warming, but really, we do need to concentrate on keeping this planet Green. Don't let the fact that some idiot took the face of a Go Green campaign discourage you from doing your part on this planet. It's easier to jump into your SUV than charge up an electric car or take public transportation....or dare I say it.....Walk!! And it's easier to toss your soda cans into the garbage instead of walking it into the garage where your recycle bin is kept. It boils down to the laziness of your average American Citizen. The same lazy attitude we accuse our Government of having. Cut the corners, slap a pretty picture on it, and let those who haven't even been born yet deal with the concequences. We do need to create SOME green jobs. But, we are in hard economic times, so no, we can't go full speed on into the realm of green jobs. The point is, there is nothing wrong with taking pride in your planet. Forget Al Gore.
ReplyDelete"I will continue to drive my SUV with pride..."
ReplyDeleteReally? That's about as irrational an argument as they come.