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UndertheObamaadministration'sEPA,adeclarationwasenactedconcerningthedangersofcarbon dioxide.TheEPAfortheveryfirsttimeclassifiedcarbondioxideasadangerousgreenhousegasthat neededtobecontrolled. Amazingly,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgencywhosepurposeistoprotecttheenvironmentwanted tocontrolcarbondioxide.Thisisafundamentalgasthatisabsolutelynecessaryforallplantlifeon earthtoexist.Carbondioxidewithwaterandsolarenergythroughaprocessknownasphotosynthesis allowsallplantlifetoproducesugarsthatareusedastheplant'ssourceoffuel.Thechemicalreaction thatformsthesesugarsreleaseoxygenasabi-productintotheairofouratmosphere.Thisexpelled oxygensuppliessufficientquantitiesofthisgastosupportalloxygenbreathinglivingbeings.Oxygen existsinearth'satmospherebecauseplants,carbondioxide,andwaterexist.Carbondioxideexists primarilybecauseoxygenbreathinglivingbeingsexpelcarbondioxideaspartoftheirrespiratory process.Thereisasymbioticrelationshipbetweencarbondioxideusinglivingplantsandoxygen breathinglivingbeings. Asallfarmersknowwhousegreenhousestogrowcrops,plantsflourishwithabundantsuppliesof carbondioxide.Infactmostofthesegreenhousesreleasecarbondioxideinternallyatlevelsovertwoto threetimeswhatispresentinair.Theplantsconsumeitandgrowhealthilyandrapidlyasaresult.Itis bafflingthattheagencythatwascreatedtoprotectourenvironmentwoulddeemcarbondioxide dangerous.Plantsneedcarbondioxidetothrive,growandproduceoxygen.Oxygenisneededfor oxygenbreathinglivingbeingswhosubsequentlyexpelcarbondioxide.

Thecatchphrasesforthemarketingplantoeliminatetheuseoffossilfuelsare“dangerousgreenhouse gas”,“anexistentialthreattoourplanet”,“carbonfootprint”,“mustreduceourcarbonfootprintbefore itstoolate”,“fossilfuelcreatedclimatechange”,“mustachievecarbonneutrality”andofcourse 1

TheCarbonDioxideMarketingPlan

CarbonDioxideMyth

Howdidthisvitallifeenablinggas,carbondioxide,becomeadangerousgreenhousegaswhich threatenstheveryexistenceofplanetearth?Simplyputitispartofamarketingplanwhosepurposeis tocompletelyeliminatetheuseoffossilfuels. Whataretheelementsofthismarketingplan?Thefirstgiveawayarethecatchphrases.Good marketingrequiressimplephraseseasilyrememberedthatdelivertheessenceofthemessage.Afew quickexamplesofcatchphraseswouldbeAlka-Seltzer's “poppopfizzfizzohwhatareliefitis'',State Farmisthere,We'llleavethelightsonforyou,andonerememberedfrommanyyearsagowitha captionunderapictureofpeopleinacrowdedelevator“Aren'tyougladyouuseDial?Don'tyouwish everyonedid?”

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“carbontax”.

Thismarketingpitchisverycleverandatthesametimedevious.Forthemostpartpeoplearequite happywithcarsthatuseinternalcombustionengineswheretogoanother300plusmilesrequires5 minutesatthegaspump.Theyenjoyinexpensiveelectricitydeliveredseamlesslytotheirhomes.They appreciateallthebenefitsofferedbythesupplychainenabledbyfossilfuelpoweredtrucks,trains, ships,andairplanes.Beingabletoflyanywhereintheworldusingfossilfuelpoweredpassengerjets hascreatedincredibleglobalopportunitiesforbusinessesthroughouttheworld.Fossilfuelsarean extremelyimportantpartoftheworldeconomy.

Tobeginthisdiscussionitisimportanttoexaminethecompositionofair.Forevery1partofair,.78 partsarenitrogen(N2),.21partsareoxygen(O2), .0093partsareargon(Ar),.00042partsarecarbon dioxide(CO2),.000017partsaremethane(CH4).0000029partsarenitrousoxides(NxO),trace amountsofothergases,andimportantlyairalsocontainsonaverageofabout1%watervapor.Mostare shockeddiscoveringthatcarbondioxidecomprisesonly.042%ofair.Thisisrealityeventhoughthe climatechangeenthusiastsspeakmoreintermsofmetrictonsofcarbondioxidereleasedbutfailto mentiontheamountofmetrictonsconsumed.PlantsusethereleasedCO2 totheiradvantageinorderto growandflourish.TheequilibriumbetweenCO2 producedandCO2 consumedis420partspermillion or Why.042%.iscarbondioxideconsideredagreenhousegas?Understandingthisrequiresknowingwhatisthe definitionofagreenhousegas.Tobettercomprehendthedefinitionofgreenhousegasitisimportantto understandtheconceptofresonantfrequency Asystemconsistingofaspringandaweightexemplifies thisconceptbest.Imagineaspringofsomestiffnessisconnectedandsuspendedfromtheceiling. Attachedtotheotherendofthespringisaweight.Iftheweightwasforceddownwardandthen released,thespringwouldcausetheweighttorisetowardstheceilinguntiltheweightforcesitsway backtoearththusextendingthespringagain.Thisprocesswouldcontinue.Thisoscillatingmotion occursataveryspecificfrequencyandisdependentuponthestiffnessofthespringandhowmuch weightisused.Iftheweightisincreased,thefrequencyofthisoscillationwoulddecrease.Ifthespring stiffnessisincreased,thefrequencyoftheoscillationwouldincrease.Thefrequencyatwhichthis oscillationoccursonaspringmasssystemisreferredtoasitsnaturalorresonantfrequency. 2

Todirectlyattackfossilfuelburningwouldhavebeenalosingstrategy.Insteadthemarketingplan createdwastoassociatefossilfuelburning,atfirst,withglobalwarming.Oncethejetstream experiencedadip,referredtoatthetimeasa“polarvortex”,duringwinterdeliveringfreezing temperaturesdeepintothecentralsouthernareaoftheUS,globalwarmingwasabandoned.Thenew catchphrasebecame“fossilfuelcreatedclimatechange”.Thismarketingplanmadeitintomany mainstreamnewsoutletsandnewspapers.ItmadeitswayinHollywood.Ourpublicschoolsystems adopteditaspartofthecurriculum.Hurricanes,tornados,droughts,monsoons,duststorms,toomuch snow,notenoughsnow,recedingglaciers,andevenforestfiresfocusedtheblameonfossilfuelcreated climatechange.Itisnowtothepointthatfossilfueluseandclimatechangeareinseparable. Noonewantstheiractionstocreateacatastrophiceventonearth.Noonewantstofeelresponsiblefor addingtothegrowingproblemofclimatechangeandthependingdoomfacingearthasaresult.This makespeoplemorewillingtoacceptalternativestofossilfuelburning.Thiswasanincrediblywell executedmarketplanaccomplishingeverythingitsetouttoachieve.Fossilfueluseandclimatechange arejoinedatthehip. Carbondioxideisfrontandcenteranddeemedtheultimateculprit. CarbonDioxide

2 gainedthisdistinctionaswellasmethane(CH4)and nitrousoxides(NxO).Theonlythingspecialabout thesegasesisthattheyaremoleculargases.All moleculargasesbecauseoftheirnatureofbeingspringmasssystemsabsorbandemitinfraredlight. Interestingly,nitrogen(N2)andoxygen(O2)arenotcategorizedasgreenhousegaseseventhoughthey existasdipolemolecules.PartofthereasonforthisisthatIRspectrometersareatmosphericsystems meaningthattheysitinairwhichis99%nitrogenandoxygen.Thelocationoftheinstrumentinthelab issurroundedbyinfraredlight.Itemanatesfromthewalls,thelights,thewindows,theinstrumentand manyotherplaces.TocalibratethesesystemsthisbackgroundIRmustbemeasuredandsubtractedso thatonlyIRfromthesamplecanbeseenfromtheinstrument.Thisbackgroundincludestheabsorption andemissionfrequenciesforair.AsaresultyoucannotseetheIRfrequenciesthatareabsorbedor emittedfromeitheroxygenornitrogen.IfyouuseanotherinstrumentcalledalaserRaman spectrometertomeasurenitrogenandoxygenIRabsorptionandemissionfrequencies,canbe measured.Sincebothdipolenitrogenanddipoleoxygenarespringmasssystems,thisisnotasurprise. Hereistheresultfromthisinstrument'sanalysis: 3

Hereistheformulaforcalculatingthisforasimplespringmasssystem: =√(k÷m)÷2π where: fisthenaturalfrequency kisthespringstiffness misthe Moleculesmassarespringmasssystems.Theatomswithinthemoleculeactasthemass.Thebondsbetween atomsactasthesprings.Thesebondspringsaredifferentinthattheycanbestretchedinmorethanone direction.Theycanstretch,bend,betwisted,etc.Becauseofthisflexibilityofthebondsevery moleculehasoneorseveralnaturalorresonantfrequenciesdependingonthecomplexityofthe molecule.Ifthemoleculeexperiencesawavelikealightwaveatitsnaturalfrequencyitwillcausethe atomswithinthemoleculetovibrateatthatnaturalfrequency.Innatureinfraredlight(IR)whichhas wavelengthsfrom700nmto70,000nmisattherightfrequencytocauseatomswithinmostmolecules tovibrate.InfactonemethodofidentifyingspecificmoleculesisreferredtoasIRspectroscopy This systemintroducesabroadspectrumofIRdirectedatasamplechemistry.Byobservingwhat frequency(s)areabsorbedoremitted,thischemicalcanbeidentified. MoleculesnotonlyabsorbIR lightbuttheyalsoemitIRonceactivated.ThisemittedIRisatareducedenergybecauseofthe conversionoflightenergyintokineticenergy.TheemittedIRwavelengthislongerthantheabsorbed wavelengthasaresultofthismomentaryenergytransfer Afterabsorptionemissionoccurswithin microseconds.Hereisthereference: gaslight.Theton.374997/https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-happens-when-a-co2-molecule-absorbs-an-infra-red-phodefinitionofagreenhousegasisanymulti-atomgasmoleculethatabsorbsandemitsinfraredThisisaveryconvenientdefinitionfortheclimatechangeenthusiastsbecauseeverymulti-atomcanbecalledagreenhousegas.ThusCO

Nitrogenandoxygenmeetingthecriteriaofagreenhousegasisveryinconvenienttotheclimate changeenthusiastsbecausethesegasesoccupy99%ofearth'satmosphereandhavefor1000'sofyears. WithCO2 at.042%andchangingonly110ppmin100years,putsinseriousquestiontheclimate changecausedbyCO2 theory.Asyoucanimaginethis isasubjectofgreatcontroversyduetothe gravityoftheimplication.Thereisthe“cannotbeseenbytheFTIR”argumentandmyfavorite“yes butthisbondisdifferent”.

Belowisamarketingcreatedpictureillustratingwhatwasdescribedabove: 4

SpectroscopyRefuteGreenhouseTheory”byBlairMcDonald

“Quantumhttps://vixra.org/abs/1811.0498MechanicsandRaman

AdiscussionofthemarketingplancannotbecompletewithoutabriefexplanationoftheGreenhouse theorywhichisanotherelementinthefossilfuelcreatingclimatechangesaga.Anindepthdiscussion ofwhatreallycreatesearth'sclimateswithmoreindepthanalysisoftheGreenhousetheoryisasubject ofanotherpaper

HereisalinktotheresearchconductedonthissubjectofN2 andO2 absorbingandemittingIR:

GreenhouseTheory

Inbrief,GreenhousetheoryisamarketingplannarrativedescribinghowanincreaseinCO2 levelsas wellasmethaneandnitrousoxideshaveraisedtheaveragetemperatureoftheearth.Thenarrative picturestheearthsurroundedbyaircontainingthesegreenhousegases.Sun'srayscontainUV,visible, andinfraredlight.Theseraysarriveattheearthandpassthroughtheairmostlyunobstructedandheat theearthbycausingmoleculesontheearth'ssurfacetovibrate.Thisvibrationcreateskineticenergy whichisotherwiseknownasheat.Whentheearthcools,thesurfaceofearthemitlongwaveinfrared light.Thisinfraredlightshinesonthegreenhousegasesinearth'satmospherewhereitisabsorbedthen re-emittedtoearth'ssurfacecausingmoleculestovibrateresultinginheat.Itconcludesthatthisisthe causeofglobalwarming.CO2 isadangerousgreenhousegas.

Ifattendingapublicschoolinthelast18years,itislikelythisillustrationwasusedtoshowhowfossil fuelburninghascreatedglobalwarming.Thiswaspartoftheapprovedcurriculum.Agenerationhas beeneducatedbeingtaughtthatfossilfuelburninghascreatedglobalwarming.Thisillustrationwould beafamiliarpicturestudentswouldhaveseen.

Thetheorycontinuesstatingthattheoutgoinginfraredlightfromearthshinesonthesegreenhouse gaseswherethislightisabsorbedandafewmicrosecondslaterisemitted.Thisemittedlightaccording totheillustrationisdirectedbacktoearth'ssurfacewhereitheatsthesurface. Thefirstobservation wouldbeifthegreenhousegassesareintheearth'satmosphereallthetime,whyistheinfraredlight comingfromthesunnotabsorbedandemittedbacktowardsthesun?Theelectromagneticenergyfrom thesuncontainstheentirephotonspectrafromwavelengthsof100nanometers(nm)to70,000nm whichisallphotonsstartingwithultravioletlight(UV)100nm–400nm,visiblelight400nm700-nm,andinfraredlight(IR)from700nm–70,000nm.Thesun'sspectrumdoesnotlackanyofthe IRlight.Wouldthisnotblocksomeoftheenergycomingfromthesunandcausecoolingratherthan Althoughheating?

Let'slookmorecloselyatthisillustrationanddiscussitusingscienceasthebackdrop.Thefirstthing tonoticeisthebroadbandofatmospherewhichinboldlettersspellsGREENHOUSEGASES.

picturedasamirrorbythisillustration,greenhousegassesdonotactasamirrorandsend emittedIRlightinamirror-likedirection.Whenagreenhousegasemitslightthatmicrosecondsago wasabsorbed,thisemittedlightisomni-directionalmeaningthatthereisnodefineddirectionthelight willtravel.Itcouldbeemittedtowardsspaceorsidewaysorataninfinitenumberofangles.The probabilityoftheemittedlightactinglikeamirrorasindicatedhasnocredibility.Theillustrationis scientificallywrongandhighlymisleading. 5

RememberthatthosepromotingthistheoryandwhocreatedthisillustrationdonotbelievethatN2 and O2 aregreenhousegases.Eventhoughbeingmoleculargaseswithbondsandatoms,thecreatorsofthis illustrationdonotclassifynitrogenandoxygenasgreenhousegases.N2 andO2 makeup99%ofthe gasesinouratmosphere.CO2 represents.042%,methane(CH4)represents.0017%,andnitrousoxides (NxO)represents.00029%.Ifcolorswereusedtorepresentthesesgases,let'ssayredforCO2,bluefor CH4,andgreenforNxO,ifdrawntothecorrectscaleinthisGreenhousetheorydepiction,thesegases wouldappearasdotssosmalltheycouldonlybeseenthroughaveryhighpoweredmagnifyingglass oramicroscopewhenlookingattheillustrationofearth'satmosphere.Theseminusculespecksof greenhousegasaresaidtoberesponsibleforenhancingallofthecurrentnaturaldisastersbycausing theearthtowarm.

Recently,aUNreportsurfacedclaimingwithgreatfanfarethatthescientistfundedbytheUNhave irrefutableevidencethatglobalwarmingiscausedbyhumans.Theycitecarbondioxidedatashowing historicalnumbers.Theyespeciallyfocusedoncarbondioxidelevelsat315ppmin1960growingby morethan30%to420ppminthepresentday Theyblameitontheindustrializationoftheworldand theburningoffossilfuels.Theystatethatthisincreaseinthedangerousgreenhousegasesfromthis process,namelycarbondioxide,methane,andnitrousoxidesweretherootcauseforthewarmingof the Theearth.reportblamestheentirerisefrom315ppmto420ppmofcarbondioxideontheburningoffossil fuels.ItispossiblethattheUNfundedscientistsfeltcomfortablethatthisemphaticobservationcould neverberefuted.Fortunately,thereisagovernmentfundedstudythatoccurredduringtheObama administrationexecutedbyCalTechwhichscientificallyandcompletelyrefutesthisclaim.Thelinkto theabstractofthispaperishere:

Thewww.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/3843/2016/mainbodyofthepapercanbeaccessedbyclickingtheArticlesubtitleundertheDownloadbox.

TheCalTechstudywasconductedintheLABasinareaat2sitesinparticular,Pasadenaandthe PalosVerdesPeninsula.Hereisthemapoftheareastudied: ThepurposeofthestudywastodeterminethecontributionsofCO2 totheatmosphericairfromthe burningofpetroleum(gasanddiesel)andtheburningofnaturalgas.Anyonewhohasvisitedthisarea wouldbewellawareoftheabundantfreeways,automobiles,buses,trains,trucks,houses,airports,and businesses.Additionally,theareacontains3naturalgasburningpowerplantsaswellas6busyairports operating24hoursadaysevendaysaweek.PasadenaisinlandandagainsttheSanGabrielmountains whichtraptheair.PalosVerdesPeninsulareceivestheoceanwinds.ThisLABasinlocationhasplenty offossilfuelburningbothfrompetroleumandnaturalgas.Rememberalsothathouseholdsand businessesinthisareapredominantlyusenaturalgasforheatingandcooking.

ThescientificallybasedobservationisthattheGreenhousetheoryhasnocredibilityinexplaininghow CO2,CH4,andNxOaddadditionalwarmthtotheearth.

TheCalTechscientistsunderstoodthattheycoulddeterminethecontributionsfromnaturalcauses, petroleumburning,andnaturalgasburningbyusingmassspectrometergenerateddataofthe 6

Rememberthatlightonlyisabsorbedwhenatafrequencythatcorrespondstotheresonant frequency(s)ofthegasmolecule.Theseareverydistinctwavelengthsandfewinnumber.Remember alsowhenthislightisemittedmicrosecondslateritisatalongerwavelengthcorrespondingtothe amountofelectromagneticenergylostinabsorption.AllotherwavelengthsofIRlightaretotally unobstructedbythesemoleculargassesandcontinuetheirjourneytoearthortospacedependingonthe originofthislight.Ifearth'satmospherecontained100%CO2 anditwasassumedthatIRemittedfrom earth'ssurfacerangedbetween3000nmto70,000nm,lessthan5%oftheemittedIRwouldbe absorbedandemittedbythisCO2 WithCO2 at.042%concentration,thispercentagecorrespondingly changesto5%*.042%or.21%.Inotherwords99.8%oftheIRlightwouldnotbeaffectedbytheCO2 containedintheatmosphere.Withmethaneat.0017%andnitrousoxidesat.00029%,thesegasses affectisevenless.

NowknowingwhyCO2 iscalledagreenhousegas,itsconcentrationinearth'satmosphere,andits inabilitytoaddwarmthtoplanetearth,thetimehascometodiscoverhowmuchoftheCO2 intheair comesfromfossilfueluseandhowmuchcomesfromnaturalsources?

Inorderforcarbontobecarbontheatom'snucleusmustcontain6protons.Thecarbon12isotope contains6protonsand6neutrons,thecarbon13isotopecontains6protonsand7neutrons,andthe carbon14isotopecontains6protonsand8neutronsinitsnucleus.Carbon12andcarbon13arestable inthatcarbon12willalwaysbecarbon12andcarbon13willalwaysbecarbon13.Carbon14isnot stableandbecomesnitrogen14byaneutroninthenucleusconvertingtoaproton.Carbon14isformed throughcosmicradiationconvertinganitrogen14protonintoaneutron.Halfthepopulationofcarbon 14convertsbacktonitrogen14in5730years.Knowingthisscientistsusecarbon14asamethodfor datinghowlongformerlylivingorganicmatterhasbeendead.Onceaplant,forinstance,diesits carbon14decaysandisneverreplaced.Bymeasuringthequantityofcarbon14,thetimeofdeathcan be Oildetermined.andnaturalgasisformedfromplantlifethatdiedmillionsofyearsago.AsaresulttheCO2 releasedfromthecombustionofpetroleumandnaturalgaswillhavecarbon12andcarbon13but containnoquantitiesofcarbon14.ThisscienceallowedtheCalTechteamtodeterminethequantityof CO2 thatwasintheirairsamplesduetotheburningoffossilfuels.Theywerealsoabletouse variationsinthecarbon13signaturetodeterminethedifferenceinCO2 generatedbytheburningof petroleumandCO2 generatedbytheburningofnaturalgas. Thismultiyearstudybeganin2006andranthrough2013.AirsampleswerecollectedatPasadenaand atthePalosVerdesPeninsulaatvarioustimesofthedayandthroughouttheyears.Theairsamples weredriedthusremovinganyresidualwatervapor.Carbondioxidewasremovedbytakingadvantage ofitsunusualattributes.Carbondioxidehasuniquecharacteristicswithrespecttothetemperatureand pressureatwhichitwillbecomealiquidandwhenitwillbecomeasolid.Atnormalatmospheric pressureCO2 becomesasolidat-100oCwhichisarelativelyhightemperaturecomparedwiththesame phasechangeothergassessuchasnitrogenandoxygenexperience.Thismakesiteasytoseparateout theCO2 fromtheairsample.ItisreferredtointhepaperasremovingCO2 cryogenically

concentrationsofthecarbonisotopescarbon12,carbon13,andcarbon14containedintheCO2 gas theyextractedfromthevicinity'sair.

Onceremoved,theconcentrationofCO2 intheairsamplecanbedetermined.OncecalculatedtheCO2 thatwasextractedfromtheairsampleisrunthroughamassspectrometer.Thisinstrumentbreaksapart7

Thelogicalnextquestionwouldbewheredidtheremainingnearly400ppmofCO2 comefrom?Some occurredduetodesorptionfromtheearthandtheoceans.Primarily,however,mostcomesfromoxygen breathingorganismssuchashumans.Rememberasdiscussedpreviouslyhumansinhaleoxygenand exhalecarbondioxide.Theamounttheaveragehumanexhalesdailyis40,000ppmofCO2.Hereisone ofmanyreferencestothis Humanshttps://principia-scientific.com/human-co2-exhalation-whopping-40000-parts-perfact:-million/arenottheonlyoxygenbreathingorganism.Infacttherearebillionsofoxygenbreathing

ThedataindicatesthattheoverallconcentrationofCO2 intheLABasinareaairofthisstudywas averagingabout420ppminbothlocationswithPalosVerdesslightlylowerthanPasadena.The significantfindingiscontainedinthelowerchartwheretheredrepresentstheconcentrationofCO2 in theairsamplesfromtheburningofpetroleum,thebluerepresentstheconcentrationofCO2 intheair samplesfromtheburningofnaturalgas,andmagentarepresentsthesumofthetwo. ClearlyshownbythedataiswithallthecarsandtrucksinthiscongestedLABasinareaonly14ppm ofthe420ppmtotalcamefromtheburningofpetroleumandwithallthehouses,businesses,andthree naturalgaspowerplantsonly10ppmofthetotalcamefromtheburningofthisnaturalgas.Ona percentagebasisthismeansofthetotalCO2 only3.3%camefromtheburningofpetroleumandonly 2.3%camefromtheburningofnaturalgas.

Hereisthedatafromthestudy:

theCO2 moleculesandthenseparatesandquantifiestheconcentrationsofcarbon12,carbon13,and carbon14thesemoleculescontained.Byunderstandingnormalnaturalpresentdaylevelsofcarbon14 ascomparedtocarbon12andcarbon13andcomparingthiswiththelevelofcarbon14containedin thesample,thenaturaloccurringCO2 concentrationandtheCO2 concentrationduetofossilfuel burningcanbedetermined.

NowinperspectivethenumbersgeneratedfromtheCalTechstudymakemoresense.Howoftendothe millionsofhumansandotheranimalsintheLABasinareabreathe?Howlongdoestheaverageperson spendintheircar?ThesanitycheckmakessenseoftherelativelysmallcontributiontoCO2 fossil burningaddstotheCO2 inair.

Theotherimportanteventtorememberwithrespecttofossilfueluseisthehugeabundanceof improvementsmadeoverthelastseveraldecadestothisformofenergycreation.Car'sandtruck's internalcombustionengineshavegreatlyimprovedefficienciesduetoadvancesindirectfuelinjection, electronicignitionsystems,computercontrols,aswellasimprovementsineffluenttreatmentpriorto theexhaustreleaseintothesurroundingair TheseimprovementscaneasilybeseenvisuallyinthisLA Basinarea.Inthe1960'sand1970'sapersonlivingorvisitingtheareawouldhaveseenhugecloudsof smogeverywhere.Inthepresentdaythatsamepersoncanseebluecloudlesssky Theseimprovementscanbefurtherverifiedbytheresultsseenaftersmogtestingwherethetesting probeisinserteddirectlyintheexhaustpipe.Formanystatesthisisarequirementbeforepurchasinga yearlyvehiclelicense.Forthosewhoarerequiredtodothisalookatthefinalreportshowsastounding resultsofveryminimalemissions.Theengineersandscientistshavebeencreativeandsuccessfulat minimizingpollutants.TheCalTechstudyverifiesthisaswell.

Hereisa Whyhttps://ceresgs.com/growing-plants-with-carbon-dioxide/reference:allthehysteriaconcerningfossilfuelburning?Thelevelscreatedandthelevelsexistingintheair ofcarbondioxide,methane,andnitrousoxideshavenoscientificbasedevidenceforcausingglobal warming.TheCalTechstudywhichemployedscientificmethodstodeterminetheamountofcarbon dioxidegeneratedbyfossilfuelburninginafossilfuelintensivemicro-environment,determinedthat theamountcreatedfromfossilfuelswasbarely5%ofthetotalCO2 containedinthisLABasinarea.

Thereisnoplausiblebasisforthehysteriabutitexistswiththeflamesbeingfanneddailyby 9

organismsfrombacteriaandinsectstocows,horses,sheep,tomice,rabbits,rats,todogsandcatsand soon.Thisiswhyunderstandingthesymbioticrelationshipbetweencarbondioxideabsorbingplants andoxygenbreathingorganismsissoimportant.Plantsabsorbanduseabundantquantitiesofcarbon dioxideandreleaselargevolumesofoxygenjustascontinuallyashumansbreathe.

Theequilibriumthatexistsbetweencarbondioxideabsorbingplantsandoxygenbreathinganimalsis extremelyimportanttoremember.Plantsneedandthriveoncarbondioxideandproduceoxygenin abundantquantities.Oxygenbreathinganimalsneedandthriveonoxygenandproduceabundant quantitiesofcarbondioxide.In1960whencarbondioxidelevelswereat315ppmtherewere3billion peopleonearth.In2020whencarbondioxidelevelsweremeasuredat420ppmtherewere7.9billion peopleonearth.Theequilibriumlevelshiftedaspopulationgrewandplantsshranktomakeroomfor theeverincreasingneedsofthegrowingnumberofhumans.Theplantsarehappywiththehigher levelsofcarbondioxideresultinginoxygenlevelsintheairremainingat21%.Plantsareveryefficient absorbersofcarbondioxide. Previouslytherewasamentionoffarmerswhogrowplantsingreenhouseswhointroduceelevated levelsofcarbondioxideinordertoenhancethegrowthofplants.Thiscarbondioxideisintroducedat therootsoftheplantsatlevelsof1000–1200ppm.Theplantsconsumeitandthrive.Bythetimethe CO2 exitsthegreenhousethroughthevents,levelsarebelow400ppm.

governmentofficialsandmanyinthenationalpress.

TheUSgovernmentsubsidizessolarpanelstothetuneof26%inordertoencouragetheproliferation oftheseasasourceof“clean”energy.Solarpanelsarenotagoodchoiceasa“clean”energysource. Firstinthelistofproblemsassociatedwithsolarpanelsistheefficiencyofconvertingalreadyvery dilutesolarenergyintoelectricity.Thisefficiencyisonaverage,12%.Thesecondproblemisthe limitedlifetime.Theelectricityiscreatedviaachemicalreaction.Onaverage,in20yearsthis chemistryislargelydepletedthusrequiringreplacement.Thisexposesthethirdproblemwhichisthese depletedsolarpanelscontainarsenic,cadmium,silicon,andcopper.Disposingofthesedepletedpanels requirehazardouswasteprotocols.Thefourthproblemisthattheyonlyworkwhenthesunisoutand notverywellwhenthissunishiddenbehindcloudsorwhendrenchedwithrainorsnow.Thefifth problemisthecost.Solarpanelsareexpensiveevenwiththegovernmentsubsidies.A6,000wattsolar panelsystemscostsaround$12,000withgovernmentsubsidiesincluded.Asacomparisona gas/naturalgasdriven6,000wattgeneratorcostsaround$750.Theactual6000wattACgeneratorfor thissystemrepresents$300ofthe$750.ACgeneratorshavebeenmassproducedandperfectedover manyyears. Asaresult,theyareinexpensivewithmanyhavingefficienciesof98%to99%.Thefinal problemisthat80%ofallsolarpanelsarecurrentlyproducedinChina.Therearebetterwaystodo solar.Governmentsubsidieshavedriventhesolarpanelintotheforefront.

Theramificationsofbuyingintothisfossilfuelcausingglobalwarminghysteriahaveapotentially monumentalimpactoneconomiesandfuturegenerations.Governmentshaveplacedthemselvesinthe positionofgrandarbiterswhochoosetechnologiesnecessarytosolvethisnon-problem“crisis”.The dangerthatthiscreatescannotbeoveremphasized.Let'slookattwoexamples.

ThegoalrecentlyforecastbytheBidenAdministrationtotheworldaudienceisthatby2036,15years fromnow,theUSwouldproduce50%oftheelectricalpowerthrough“clean”energy.Cleanmeaning solarpanelandwindmills.Ifdoneprincipallybysolarpanels,this50%goalwouldrequireaminimum of5000squaremilesofsolarpanels.Toputthisinperspective,imaginedrivingyourcar,nowan electricvehicleduetoomnipotentgovernmentmandates,fromSanDiego,CaliforniatoOrlando, Florida.Thisisarounda2700milejourney.Asyoudrivethisroadyoulooktoyourleftandtoyour rightandalltheeyecanseearesolarpanelsbecausetomeetthis50%“clean”energygoal,therewould needtobesolarpanelsplacedalongthisentiredistanceextending1miletoyourleftand1miletoyour right.Itwouldlooklikethis: Noticethattherearenotreesandfewplants.Therearenofarmsthatgrowtheneededcropsnecessary tofeedthenearly8billionpeopleoftheworld.Thereisnolivestock.Additionally,rememberthatin 20yearsallthesesolarpanelswillneedtobereplacedbecausetheywillnolongerproducethequantity ofelectricityneededtosupportthedemandsofanation.Hazardouswastedisposalwouldberequired. Thenationinthemeantimehasnowaddedanadditionalburdenontotheelectricalgridwhichisto havetheabilitytoelectricallyrechargealltransportationvehiclebatteries.Thesebatterypowered transportationvehiclesarethesecondexampleof“clean”energyhysteriasponsoredanddirectedusing UStaxdollarstosubsidizethisgovernmentchosenwinner

Inadditiontothesolarpanels,nighttimeelectricaldistributionwouldneedtobeaccomplishedvia batterybackup.ThebatterytechnologylikelychosenwouldbeLi-ionbatterieswhichalsohavea limitedlifetimeontheorderof 5–10yearswith10yearsbeingahugestretch.Thesealsoare hazardouswastewhendepleted.ThecurrentcostofrecyclingLi-ionbatteriesis10timesthecostof makingthemnew.Duetothealreadyhugeexpensethesebatteriesentail,itwouldbehighlyunlikely 10

Sowhatisthemorereasonedapproach?Thereaderbynowistotallyawareofthefallacythatfossil fueliscreatingglobalwarming.Themathandscienceprovethattheconcentrationsofcarbondioxide, methane,andnitrousoxidesaresignificantlytoosmalltocauseanywarmingeffect.Furthermore thankstotheingenuousmethodsusedbytheCalTechscientists,thecontributionscreatedbythe burningoffossilfuelsintheLABasinareawasfoundtocontributeabout5%tothealreadylow 11

Becauseoftheenormousarearequiredtoproduceelectricitythroughthistechnique,theentire electricalinfrastructurewouldneedtoberadicallymodifiedtoaccommodatethischangeinelectrical production.Additionally,therewouldbehugerecurringcosts.Thepanelswouldneedtobecompletely replacedanddisposedofafter20yearsatacostof$2trilliondollarsforthepanelsand$1trillionfor thehazardouswasteaccommodationforboththepanelsandthebackupbatteries.Thebackupbatteries wouldneedtobereplacedatworstevery5yearsandatbestevery10yearsatacostof$2trillionper replacementcycle. Therewouldneedtobeconstantmaintenance.Dust/mud/snowcoveredsolar panelsdonotproducetheamountofelectricityneededtocontinuouslyfeedthehungryelectricalgrid.

Duststorms,tornados,hurricanes,andlightningstormswouldwreakhavoconsolarpanelinstallations. Itseemsoddthatsuchasystemwouldbeattheforefrontofournation'selectricalfuture.Evenodderis thelackofactionfromtheSierraCluborGreenPeaceregardingthedestructionofforests,animal habitat,andthepollutionoftheenvironmentwithheavymetalsfromthedepletedsolarpanelsand backupbatteries.Wherearethedemonstrations?Wherearetheenvironmentalimpactstudies?Where willtheACLUbewhenlandownersareforcedtoselllandtothegovernmentbackedutilitiesunder eminentdomaindeclarations?Whyistherenoreportingonthehugecarbonfootprintthiswouldcarve outduetothelackofcarbonabsorbingplantsthathavecompletelybeenwipedoutbysolarpanelsand backupbatteries?Itiscompletelybafflingwhythisproposedgovernment/media/Hollywoodsolutionto thisnon-problemissodestructivebutsoreadilyembracedbythe“savetheplanet”crowd.

thattheseusedbatterieswouldendupanyotherplacethanahazardouswastelandfill.

Thetwoprimaryfuelsusedarecoalandnatural gas.Overthelastseveralyearsutilitieswithcoalplantshavebeenconvertingtheseplantstouse naturalgasasafuel.Naturalgasplantsareveryefficientwiththisefficiencyshowntobearound45%.

concentrationofcarbondioxide,thusaddinganinsignificantamountofCO2 totheair Additionally, theelectricalinfrastructurechanges, thelanduse,cost,maintenance,andtheenormousgenerationof hazardouswastemakesthesolarpanelapproachenvironmentallydangerousandimpractical.

TheUSelectricalpowerinfrastructurewasdesignedtodistributeelectricalpowernationwidebasedon concentratedpowerplants.Theseplantsoccupylimitedlandareasandgeneratesignificantquantitiesof relativelyinexpensiveelectricalpowerthatfeedhomesandbusinesses.Someofthesepowerplantsuse fossilfuelasasourcetoproducethiselectricalenergy

sufficienttoreplacethepowergenerationfromapproximately3coal firedplants.TheWyomingsitecurrentlyhas4coalplantsthatarebeingretiredoverthenext2 decades.Hereisthewebsitethatdescribesthisprojectinmoredetail: a-46fhttps://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/terrapower-picks-kemmerer-for-nuclear-plant/article_a8b9387f-5810-9976-7cd68c750388.html

TheCalTechstudywasconductedinarelativelysmallbutdenselypopulatedareawiththeSanGabriel Mountainsactingasabarriertowesterlywindflow.EvenwiththistheCO2 intheairproducedbythe useofnaturalgasusedinthreepowerplantsandhomesandbusinessesforheatingandcookingwas10 ppmor2%ofthetotalCO2 present.Theuseofnatural gasasafueldoesnotproduceenvironmental Thereproblems.isan

interestingsecondarywayofreplacingexistingcoalplants.ThemethodhasBillGate's backingbyTerraPowerasthedesignanddevelopmentcompany.Hereistheirwebsite:

Carbondioxideisavitallifeenablinggas.Plantsarecriticallyimportanttooxygenbreathingcreature's survivalbecauseoftheplant'sabilitytoproducelargequantitiesofoxygenfromtheprocessof photosynthesiswithwhichplantscreatesugarforfuel.Oxygenbreathingcreaturescreatehuge quantitiesofcarbondioxidewhichenablesplantstosurvive.Thereisavitallyimportantsymbiotic relationshipbetweenplantsandoxygenbreathingcreatures.Becauseofthissymbioticrelationshipan equilibriumexistsbetweencarbondioxidereleasedintotheatmosphereandcarbondioxideconsumed. Theresultingconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheairis420ppmor.042%.

Thereexistthosewhobelievethatfossilfueluseshouldbeeliminated.Tothisendamarketingplan wasconceivedandexecuted.Thisplanwashighlysuccessfulatconvincingmanyinthepublicto associate“climatechange”withfossilfueluse.Partofthisplaninvolveddemonizingcarbondioxide, namingitadangerousgreenhousegasusingIRabsorptionandsubsequentemissionasthecriteriafor thisdesignation.Sinceallmoleculargasseshavenaturalfrequency(s)atwhichtheyresonatethusare subjecttoabsorptionandemissionofIR, CO2 beingcalleda“dangerousgreenhousegas”ismorefor marketingpurposes.Theplanalsopublicizedeventslikehurricanes,tornados,droughts,monsoons, duststorms,toomuchsnow,notenoughsnow,recedingglaciers,andevenforestfiresclaimingthey werearesultoffossilfuelcausedclimatechange.

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Abouttheauthor:theauthorisaretiredmechanicalengineerwhodesignedandimplementedfull rangeUVtoIRphotospectroscopyinstrumentation,fullyautomatedmassspectrometerrealtime chemicalmonitoringsystems,productionequipmentforthemanufactureofsemiconductorchips,flat paneldisplays,andsolarpanels.HeheldpositionsofdivisionalVicePresident,COO,andCTO.

From1960to2020theearth'shumanpopulationhasgrownfrom3billionto8billion.Thebalance betweenplantsandoxygenbreathingcreatureshasshiftedresultinginhigherequilibriumlevelsof carbondioxide.Moreplantswillberequiredinordertolowerthisequilibriumlevelofcarbondioxide.

Inordertojustifythisrhetorictheremustbesomeharddatasupportingtheseclaims.Previouslythis harddatafocusedonCO2 concentrationincreasingfrom350ppminthe1960'sto420ppminthe presentday.Theclaimwasthatitallcamefromtheindustrializationoftheworldandtheincreaseduse offossilfuels.A 7yearstudyundertakenbyCalTechandfocusedontheLABasindeterminedthat3% oftheCO2 inthisLABasinareacamefromgasoline anddieselburningand2%camefromnaturalgas burning.95%oftheCO2 camefromnaturalsources.Thisstudydeliveredalethalblowtothe GreenhouseTheoryofglobalwarming.Additionally,aspresented,sciencedoesnotsupportthe GreenhouseTheorymodelofhowgreenhousegassescauseearth'stemperaturetorise.

Humansexhaledailyaround40,000ppmofCO2 perpersonwithallotheroxygenbreathingcreatures contributingtothenaturallyoccurringcarbondioxidelevelsfoundintheearth'satmosphere.The completeeliminationoffossilfuelburningwillhavezeroimpactonclimatechangebuthaveahuge impactoftheworld'sabilitytohandletheneedsofourgrowingpopulation.

Withthepopulationoftheworldat8billionpeople,therearefarmoreimportantissuesfacingearth thanthefocusedeffortofeliminatingfossilfuelburning.Thisisanon-problem.Therealproblemthat needscarefulattentionandeffortismanagingthestrainofearth'sresources.Thesepeoplewillneed food,shelter,andwaterallofwhichdependonfossilfuelstoplantfood,harvestcrops,transport, ensuremanufacturingsupplylines,supplyenergy,andsupplywarmthwhereneeded.Leftunchecked wecoulddestroyouroceans,ourwatersupplies,ourforests,ournaturalresources,andpollutethis planetbeyondanythingwehaveseeninthepast.Ifsavingtheplanetisourfocus,weneedtoquit wastingourlimitedresourcesonchasingthefossilfuel“windmill”andfocusonsavingourplanet's valuableresourceslikeouroceans,ourforests,ourwaterways,ourfarms,andrealizeourwastesneed tobeproperlytreatedsothatearthremainssustainable.Weneedtostopbeingsocavalieraboutour throwaway/disposableeconomy.Thisneedstohappensoonerratherthanlater.

NotebyJohnShanahan:Theauthorhasveryclearly explainedthescienceofglobalwarmingasit relatestoatmosphericcarbondioxide.Heexplainedtheimportanceoffossilfuelsinallareasof moderncivilization.Heexplainedwhatwemustbefocusingoninordertohaveprosperousmodern economiesforallforthousandsofyears.AtmosphericcarbondioxideisessentialtolifeonEarth.Coal andoilcanbeusedwithalotcleanerresultsnowthanbackinthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.The maineffortsagainstcoalandoilarebyindividualsandorganizationsdeterminedtoforcereductionin theworld’spopulationandreturntolifeonthefarmlikeinthe1800s.Noimportantandwonderful by-productsfromcoalandoil:medicines,surgicalequipment,plasticswiththousandsofuses,asphalt forhighwaysandroofing,energyformakingsteelandcement,tonameafew.Howfoolishwoulditbe ifhumanityfocusedonnon-existent“man-madeglobalwarming”anddidnotprepareforrealclimate changethathappensmorethanhalfthetime-naturalclimatecoolingwithfrozenriversandshorter growingseasons?

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