Video about hyrdocarbon man. Quotes from James Lovelock. Message from EFN-USA

Some governments, non-profit organizations, the media talk about “carbon footprint,” “reducing carbon footprint,” and “serious man-made climate change” from “carbon.”

That’s their code word for carbon dioxide, an essential molecule for life. Carbon is also very important in other “hydrocarbon” molecules essential for life and most of modern living.

John Holdren, Science Advisor to the White House from 2009 through 2016 was committed to promoting very serious man-made climate change from carbon or carbon dioxide from fossil fuels. He did not accept people presenting scientific papers challenging the idea of very serious man-made climate change. For him and the president he served, Barack Obama, very serious man-made climate change was the most important thing for the world to focus on. They recommended stark reduction in the use of fossil fuels. For Holdren, any presentation of scientific papers questioning the scientific basis of man-made climate change was “preposterous.” That’s his message in a personal communication to John Shanahan.

James Lovelock is a famous scientist in chemistry and earth science. He was especially looked up to by those who are focused on “carbon footprint” and “very serious manmade climate change.” He has many respected scientific accomplishments. He was a leading proponent of the idea that carbon dioxide from fossil fuels is causing serious man-made global warming. In 2016 at the age of 96, his thinking about predictions of very serious man-made global warming changed.

In an interview with Catherine Bolado of the Bournemouth DAILY ECHO, James Lovelock said: He added that global warming proponents stated that the earth would get hotter and hotter but “they don’t really know,” and climate models are only based on what data goes into them, so it was hard to say what would happen in the future.

“Don’t try and save the world, it’s pure hubris. We might be able to save Dorset. I don’t know how we do it. It’s up to us. I think it’s easier to save Dorset than the planet.”

Adding: “There’s one thing to keep in mind here. We don’t need to save the planet, it’s looked after itself for four billion years. It’s always been habitable and things have lived on it, so why worry.”

At 97, Lovelock ascribes the dramatic change in his once fervently alarmist beliefs to the fact that he has “grown up.”

Only ten years ago – when the inventor, scientist and environmentalist was a mere spring chicken of 87 – Lovelock argued in his book The Revenge of Gaia that mankind was doomed.

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Because of global warming, he predicted, “billions will die” and the few survivors would have to retreat to the Arctic which would be one of the few habitable places left on earth.

But now he admits to being “laid back about climate change.”

“CO2 is going up, but nowhere near as fast as they thought it would. The computer models just weren’t reliable. In fact I’m not sure the whole thing isn’t crazy, this climate change. You’ve only got to look at Singapore. It’s two-and-a-half times higher than the worst-case scenario for climate change, and it’s one of the most desirable cities in the world to live in.”

Besides, he says, nature is more powerful than the computer models: It’s only got to take one sizable volcano to erupt and all the models, everything else, is right off the board.

Lovelock says: “Wind power is a great big scam."

“Saving the planet is a foolish, romantic extravagance.”

“So-called 'sustainable development'... is meaningless drivel.”

“We rushed into renewable energy without any thought. The schemes are largely hopelessly inefficient and unpleasant. I personally can't stand windmills at any price.”

“The climate is doing its usual tricks. There's nothing much really happening. We were supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now.”

James Lovelock, Environmentalist, Chemist, Earth Scientist He encourages the use of well managed, well built nuclear power as much as possible.

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As a result of this effort to promote the idea that carbon dioxide from fossil fuels is causing very serious man-made global warming, many people are terribly frightened about “carbon.” Some don’t really know what carbon is. Some don’t recognize the chunk of carbon on their wedding ring, etc. They don’t recognize their use of carbon when they take notes by the kitchen telephone with a “lead” pencil.

The concept of hydrocarbons from fossil fuels is a lot more challenging. Most people don’t recognize that a lot of the wonderful things we have in life come from hydrocarbons in fossil fuels. Do we really want to “leave fossil fuels in the ground?”

As advocates of nuclear energy and their many important by-products, it is imperative that we understand fossil fuels correctly and not demonize them with unsound scientific proclamations like those made by some governments and extreme environmentalist organizations.

Click here for a funny and educational short video of HydroCarbon Man

Edelweiss flowers in the Austrian Alps, the “Noble White” flower Page 3

A Catholic Church in snow in Bavaria

A Christian Church with field of rapsflowers, Prince Edward Island, Canada Some leadership in the Catholic Church and other Christian Churches take opposite views on the use of fossil fuels and the topic of man-made global warming. They differ on what is better for humanity: to continue to use fossil fuels or go without them.

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Dogs have been a good friend to mankind for several thousand years.

Nature, biodiversity, wilderness and wild animals need respect and help from humans, not endless exploitation.

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A lot of people live without the full benefits of modern society. They are lacking stable, peaceful, corruption free government, lack plentiful energy from fossil fuels, hydro, and nuclear, and by-products of fossil fuels and nuclear in medicine and other aspects of our lives.

Are we going to help people less well off than ourselves around the world or build a 2,000 mile long, people stopping high fence on the American border with Mexico to keep out criminals?

Many of the nasty criminals don’t walk long miles in the desert to cross the Mexican border into the United States! They come by car, plane, boat, bus and truck!! Why do Latin American drug traffickers want so desperately to get into the United States? To sell profit making, addicting, harmful drugs to some very willing American buyers!!!!

At Environmentalists for Nuclear – USA, we encourage practical, uncorrupt, and generally middle of the road governments around the world, and engage with knowledgeable people of good will to establish a much better world than history has shown. We have an International Board of Advisors from 27 countries.

Do you want to join practical efforts at Environmentalists for Nuclear – USA for a better world?

If so, please sign up on the website: efn-usa.org

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Thanks, John Shanahan, Dr. Ing. Civil Engineer Denver, Colorado, USA President of Environmentalists for Nuclear - USA E-mail: acorncreek2006@gmail.com

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