Matt Coopers stance on Global Climate Change

Mathiew Copper is a very good friend of mine. He attends Hamline University and is on the Hockey team. I decided to interview him so I can get another view on my blog. Mathiew Cooper has had an interest in this subject for quite some time now. His view's are as follow's

Global warming has become a very large issue in our society over the last few years in particular.  There are many dangers that come along with the theory of global warming and it has a multitude of possible causes.  There have been many studies done on temperatures across the globe, and there is no denying the increase over the last hundred years, on a large scale.  It has been posed that our population is the main cause of these increases, and I would have to agree.  Our population gives off many emissions into our atmosphere every second and these emissions are causing severe damage to our atmosphere. 

That isn’t to say that we are the only reason for these changes.  He would argue that our planet has a certain system of revolving tendencies, that repeat and revulge over time.  Over the course of these changes and vast amounts of time, our planet is bound to have ups and downs in certain categories.  Even though our planet goes through these changes I believe there is no denying us as a people have made an impact on how our planet is changing, and that we’ve made an irreversible impact on how our planet will react in the future.

President Obama's views on Global Climate Change

President Barrack Obama has been looking at the issue of Global Climate Change for quite some time. the issue was a big part in his preidential campaign and has been an issue he has been working on during his term. Obama has been pledging to make America more energy independent and to also slash carbon emissions by focusing on alternative sources such as wind and solar. He is also vowing to work more cooperatively with other nations on climate change. President Obama say's "Few challenges facing America -- and the world – are more urgent than combating climate change," he says in the video. "The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear. Sea levels are rising. Coastlines are shrinking. We’ve seen record drought, spreading famine, and storms that are growing stronger with each passing hurricane season. Climate change and our dependence on foreign oil, if left unaddressed, will continue to weaken our economy and threaten our national security.        

One of the topics brought up earlier in my blog was America's dependence on foreign oil. President Obama understands these Renewable Energy technologies that our nation has been working on are important to the prosperity of our nation. He say's "This investment will not only help us reduce our dependence on foreign oil, making the United States more secure. And it will not only help us bring about a clean energy future, saving our planet. It will also help us transform our industries and steer our country out of this economic crisis by generating five million new green jobs that pay well and can’t be outsourced."

A message From President Bush on Global Warming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOjfxEejS2Y

Former President Bush views on Global Climate Change

At the beginning of President Bush's term in 2001 he withdrew from the Kyoto Protocal. The Kyoto Protocal was a treaty established by the United Nations in order to achieve an overall understanding on Global Climate Change. The UN understands the Global Climate Change scare and want greenhouse gas emissions to reduce in order to lower the risk of Global Climate Change.
President Bush withdrew from this treaty because he was not certain on the issue of Global Climate Change. He felt the science involved was not as efficient as it should be. President Bush also felt that the Kyoto Protocol was hurting America's economy and therefor we as a nation should not be involved.
President Bush has been highly riticuled for his views on Global Climate Change. Many believe that theFormer President and his administration were giving false information to the American public in order to lower the Global Climate Change scare.
I find President Bush's Views on Global Climate Change dissapointing. Yes, the country was in somewhat of a disaray but I believe he should have worked more to create a national level of low greenhouse emissions. President Bush invested time in some renewable energy's. But he did that because he new that they can help America economically. However his reasons where not because of the risk of Global Climate Change.

President Bush jumped into the Iraqi War with little information. Why is he not acting on the Global Climate Change situation we are in with a lot of information?

Success Story

Wind Farms have been rising in the US ever since the dependence on foreign oil was getting to be to much. Europe has been the frontrunner in Wind Farming for quite some time now. Te successes of these wind farms in Europe have been showing us the good in wind farms, just as round-a-bouts on our city streets. Vermont has been contemplating the use of wind farms in their legislature and many other Wind rich states.
 One area where wind farms are benefiting the community is in Iowa. The wind farm in Iowa produces clean and efficient enerfy that can support the surrounding farm land etc. Large wind turbines typically use less than half an acre of land, including access roads, so farmers can continue to plant crops and graze livestock right up to the base of the turbines.
Farmers and ranchers are in a position to benefit from the growth in the wind industry. To tap this market, farmers can lease land to wind developers, use the wind to generate power for their farms, or become wind power producers themselves.
One of the easiest and most attractive ways for farmers to benefit from wind power is to allow developers to install large wind turbines on their land. The royalties are typically around $2,000 to $5,000 per year for each turbine, depending on its size. These payments can provide a stable supplement to a farmer's income, helping to counteract swings in prices.
This post shows one of the success stories of renewable energy and how it can affect people in a great way, in this case the Farmers and Ranchers.

The Non-Believer

Hello again Earthlings!
     I wanted to show an individual who supports the counterpoint to the need for Renewable Energy technologies. I was researching Global Climate Change and came across a website called Globalwarminghysteria.com, I found a videa by Professor Terry J. Lovell on the new book "Energy and Climate Wars" by Peter C. Glover. Professor Lovel encourages his students to read the book. Mr. Lovel states that the book is a good supporter in the need for energy in todays economy, however he feels green energy or renewable energy is not as legitamate as it is to myself. Terry say's that the renewable energy persona is just "BUNK" He does not feel we can transition into these renewable energy's as easy as it's being put out to be, and does not feel it will make a difference. The Prof. states that Coal accounts for over 50% of our energy sources and that we need to take in mind the fact that the wind is not always strong and the sun is not always out.

      I obviously do not feel that the Prof. Is right on the issue. He is not trusting in the fact that renweavle energy can cover most of our energy needs. Even though the sun isn't alwaysout or the wind isn't always blowing. Solar and wind Power cand harness or save more energy than that of non-reneable energy sources. The prof. seems uneducated on that issue.
http://www.globalwarminghysteria.com/
I have given the link above. Due to my horrible understandings with computers. The video is on the home page.

Hi Everyone

Hello Earthlings! I have been researching the Global Climate Change for the past week for a paper I am writing. I have been using some pretty great sites for reference. 1. NASA take on Global Climate Change http://climate.nasa.gov/ 2. http://www.globalclimatescam.com/

I wanted to fully examine all sides of the issue. In doing so its important to get all the different perspectives.

I was actually driving home for thanksgiving when I saw a bumper sticker that said globalclimatescam.com on it. The site brings up lots of information. However it's focus I feel is primarily about the money issue of Global Climate Change. They are trying to find every reason they can not to invest in new technologies. This is because they feel that scientist have made this whole situation up in order to help themselves financialy.

To the common person Global Climate Change is probably the last thing on their mind. This is due to the struggling economy etc.

Last Blog post I wanted to show a picture of the Wind Farm in Southern California that I saw. So here it is!

I will be further examining the issue of Global Climate Change and will be releasing my thesis on the issue soon! Stay green Earthlings!