Environment and Human Health
The Earth’s climate is affected by many things, ranging from the solar cycle, volcanic activity, and even human influence. It is irresponsible to deny the dynamic nature of our weather patterns. The only thing scientists do agree on is our climate is constantly changing. As concerned citizens, we must demand that our representatives and journalists be honest about what they do and don’t know. Without honesty in reporting, we will never reach any meaningful solutions.
The only absolute truth about the climate change narrative is that our climate is constantly changing. Our atmosphere consists of just .04% CO2, and the average temperatures are measured only in the arctic and urban areas. The Arctic region is the area of our planet closest to the sun, and cities are affected by the Urban Heat Island Effect. These two factors are the causes of higher average temperatures and do not provide evidence of a global temperature shift. I share your concerns about the future health of our planet. However, the invisible enemy of climate change should not be our focus.
Our focus must be on an issue we can identify, environmental contamination. World Governments and corporations have been contaminating our Earth for centuries in pursuit of profits. The plastic island floating in the Pacific, industrial dumping in rivers and oceans, and even the mining practices of lithium and cobalt used to manufacture the so-called “solution” of electric vehicles. According to a Harvard study, for every 1 ton of REM mined, the process creates 2,000 tons of toxic waste. If you combine that with the atmospheric pollution of earth movers and excavators and an electric grid 80% dependent on fossil fuel, it is easy to see through the narrative.
An abrupt shift to a coal-based electric grid, without a plan to be energy independent, is worse than continued reliance on a portfolio of fossil fuels for our energy needs. We must not place America at an economic disadvantage while enriching foreign adversaries who don’t share the same long-term goals. Innovation must come from the private sector, not subsidized by the government. The issue of energy production is a global challenge and must be addressed, by all nations, with an untied front. There can be no half-measures.