Digging ourselves out of a hole with a steam shovel...
A trillion here a trillion there.. Pretty soon you're talking about real money... To paraphrase Barry Goldwater.
President Obama’s budget released Monday embodies his policies for
economic growth and recovery. The document, including the President’s
accompanying budget message, makes those policies quite clear. If you
think the key to economic growth and prosperity is increased government
spending, financed by increased tax rates on job creators, investors and
small business, with sustained record deficits and soaring debt, then
President Obama is your man. If you think that is nuts, then what the
budget says to you is your only choice is to get him out of office.
Read more at Forbes...
Professor Richard Lindzen is one of the world's greatest atmospheric physicists: perhaps the
greatest. What he doesn't know about the science behind climate change
probably isn't worth knowing. But even if you weren't aware of all this,
even if you'd come to the talk he gave in the House of Commons this
week without prejudice or expectation, I can pretty much guarantee you
would have been blown away by his elegant dismissal of Catastrophic
Anthropogenic Global Warming theory.
Read more at The Telegraph...
Download and read his complete speech here...
Here's a brief excerpt...
Here are two statements that are completely agreed on by the IPCC. It is crucial to be aware of their implications.
1. A doubling of CO2, by itself, contributes only about 1C to greenhouse warming. All models project more warming, because, within models, there are positive feedbacks from water vapor and clouds, and these feedbacks are considered by the IPCC to be uncertain.
2. If one assumes all warming over the past century is due to anthropogenic greenhouse forcing, then the derived sensitivity of the climate to a doubling of CO2 is less than 1C. The higher sensitivity of existing models is made consistent with observed warming by invoking unknown additional negative forcings from aerosols and solar variability as arbitrary adjustments.
Given the above, the notion that alarming warming is ‘settled science’ should be offensive to any sentient individual, though to be sure, the above is hardly emphasized by the IPCC.
- Carbon Dioxide has been increasing
- There is a greenhouse effect
- There has been a doubling of equivalent CO2 over the past 150 years
- There has very probably been about 0.8 C warming in the past 150 years
- Increasing CO2 alone should cause some warming (about 1C for each doubling)
Nothing on the left *(above) is controversial among serious climate scientists.
Nothing on the left *(above) implies alarm. Indeed the actual warming is consistent with less than 1C warming for a doubling.
* (above) added by me.
Unfortunately, denial of the facts on the left, has made the public presentation of the science by those promoting alarm much easier. They merely have to defend the trivially true points on the left; declare that it is only a matter of well- known physics; and relegate the real basis for alarm to a peripheral footnote – even as they slyly acknowledge that this basis is subject to great uncertainty. We will soon see examples of this by the American Physical Society and by Martin Rees and Ralph Cicerone.
Almost everything we have or use today is made from oil. Below is a partial list of the things we use every day which are made from petroleum.
A partial list of products made from
Petroleum (144 of 6000 items)
One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates
19.4 gallons of gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make things like:
Solvents
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Diesel
fuel
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Motor Oil
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Bearing Grease
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Ink
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Floor Wax
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Ballpoint Pens
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Football Cleats
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Upholstery
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Sweaters
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Boats
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Insecticides
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Bicycle Tires
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Sports Car Bodies
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Nail Polish
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Fishing lures
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Dresses
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Tires
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Golf Bags
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Perfumes
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Cassettes
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Dishwasher
parts
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Tool Boxes
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Shoe Polish
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Motorcycle Helmet
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Caulking
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Petroleum Jelly
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Transparent Tape
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CD Player
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Faucet Washers
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Antiseptics
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Clothesline
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Curtains
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Food Preservatives
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Basketballs
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Soap
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Vitamin Capsules
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Antihistamines
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Purses
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Shoes
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Dashboards
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Cortisone
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Deodorant
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Footballs
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Putty
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Dyes
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Panty Hose
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Refrigerant
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Percolators
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Life Jackets
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Rubbing Alcohol
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Linings
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Skis
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TV Cabinets
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Shag Rugs
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Electrician's Tape
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Tool Racks
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Car Battery Cases
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Epoxy
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Paint
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Mops
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Slacks
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Insect Repellent
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Oil Filters
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Umbrellas
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Yarn
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Fertilizers
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Hair Coloring
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Roofing
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Toilet Seats
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Fishing Rods
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Lipstick
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Denture Adhesive
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Linoleum
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Ice Cube Trays
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Synthetic Rubber
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Speakers
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Plastic Wood
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Electric Blankets
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Glycerin
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Tennis Rackets
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Rubber Cement
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Fishing Boots
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Dice
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Nylon Rope
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Candles
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Trash Bags
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House Paint
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Water Pipes
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Hand Lotion
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Roller Skates
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Surf Boards
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Shampoo
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Wheels
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Paint Rollers
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Shower Curtains
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Guitar Strings
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Luggage
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Aspirin
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Safety Glasses
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Antifreeze
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Football Helmets
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Awnings
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Eyeglasses
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Clothes
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Toothbrushes
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Ice Chests
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Footballs
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Combs
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CD's
& DVD's
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Paint Brushes
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Detergents
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Vaporizers
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Balloons
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Sun Glasses
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Tents
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Heart Valves
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Crayons
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Parachutes
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Telephones
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Enamel
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Pillows
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Dishes
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Cameras
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Anesthetics
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Artificial Turf
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Artificial limbs
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Bandages
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Dentures
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Model Cars
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Folding Doors
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Hair Curlers
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Cold cream
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Movie film
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Soft Contact lenses
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Drinking Cups
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Fan Belts
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Car Enamel
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Shaving Cream
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Ammonia
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Refrigerators
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Golf Balls
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Toothpaste
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Gasoline
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Americans consume petroleum products at a rate of three-and-a-half gallons of
oil and more than 250 cubic feet of natural gas per day each! But, as shown here petroleum is not
just used for fuel.
List from Ranken Energy...
In addition to the list above, buses use oil, too... This guy seems to think they don't...
The person holding this sign is expressing a desire to go live in a cave somewhere...
Wow... Where has she been?
