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Add to FavoritesAfter months of exploring the complex issue of climate change, from a human psychology perspective, it has become clear to me, that the number one priority is leadership at the top. The majority of citizens' relative lack of green actions, is a cry out for a leader to set out a clear environmental agenda for the country. The magnitude of the problem requires both a top down, and a bottom up approach. Many grassroots initiatives are surfacing every day, proving that we are not lacking in green soldiers. What we need is a general to define a strategy, and coordinate the soldiers' work.
Borrowing from systems theory, it is known that the best way to intervene in an organization is with the executive unit. Change at the top will trickle down at several levels. First, it will serve to inspire the rest of the country, and capture the imagination of the masses. Second, it will act as a signal with the rest of the world. Third, it will facilitate the new policies, laws and regulations, that are going to be needed as external reinforcements for a change in citizens' behaviors. Fourth, it will facilitate the economic climate necessary for renewable initiatives to flourish. Fifth, it will serve as the connective glue between the many actors whose participation is essential in order for a durable solution to evolve.
Using Jung's concept of the archetype, we need to move from the cowboy Bush archetype, to a new style of leadership, that is more grounded in both the masculine and feminine principles. A new paradigm, to be incarnated by a new type of leader. Strong, and with the capacity to navigate easily between the rigor of scientific facts and the power of the imagination. I will not put a name on that person, as I am not sure it has yet emerged from the crowd of candidates.
Popular emotions regarding climate change are high on the anxiety scale, from powerlessness, guilt, hopelessness, frustration. We the people are presented daily with this monumental problem, and asked to do our share, without a real acknowledgment of the hard realities of trying to be green. We are not even given the economic or logistic means to come through as green citizens. A great leader will come in and propose solutions, before asking the impossible from its people. With solutions offered to them, citizens will be more likely to make the daily sacrifices that are going to be necessary, if we are sustain ourselves well as a species.
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Yes, climate change can be confronted, or preferably studied, in order to alleviate any adverse effects to mankind.
Climate change is nothing new. It has been with us since the dawn of earth time, or about 4.5 billion years ago. It is a natural phenomenon, like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and hurricanes. Contrary to the preaching of Al Gore, climate change has got nothing to do with greenhouse gas emissions and burning of fossil fuels, all of which is part of the bizarre religious dogma of the Green Movement.
There is no reliable scientific support for the idea that the atmosphere is being "polluted" by manmade emissions of CO2, which is a vital gas for the well being of the biosphere and so is essential for all life on earth, including us human beings.
Climate change, globally, regionally and locally, is manifest by observed changes in temperature in the long term (e.g., mountain glaciers retreating or advancing), by changes in rainfall (e.g. prolonged drought conditions or mega floods), rising and falling of sea levels, which are more likely due to local or regional land movements, up or down. All these features are natural in origin. They can be catastrophic when they occur , but sometimes these changes are beneficial to mankind in the long run.
Don't be frightened by all this. Let's be thankful we live on a dynamic planet, the Earth, and not a dead one like Mars!
What to do about it?
There is a role for the Federal and State governments to play in the matter of climate change, but it is not the one promoted by Obama and the Democrats, and many Republicans.
Where climate changes are observed to be in progress it is appropriate for government authorities to gather their resources and apply them to alleviate any harm that may eventuate to the communities effected.
Climate change may happen over a longer time span than earthquakes or hurricanes, etc., but in principal it is a similar hazard to mankind. You can't stop climate change, but it is duty bound for all governments, State and Federal, to have an active and top notch civil defense organization to deal with it, when it is obviously causing problems to a community, such as with droughts and flooding.
Climate change over the past few thousand years has caused the rise and fall of many civilizations. Periods of warm temperatures have resulted in the blossoming of human endeavors and cold periods have caused widespread famine and economic decline. Greenhouse gases weren't invented then!
Climate change has always been a problem to mankind.
The ancient Indians of Central and South America tried to cope with the problem.
The Aztecs and Mayans resorted to human sacrifices on tops of temple pyramids. The Incas in times of drought sacrificed a few virgins on the summits of volcanoes, all to appease the weather Gods!
Obama has not yet suggested that we do likewise.
What we can learn from the past is that if you get your climate change policy wrong then your civilization is doomed!
In my opinion, the proposed Democrat policy on climate change is wholly wrong. It purports to stop climate change and prevent global warming pollution (both nonsense ideas) and so is little advancement on the religious beliefs of the Incas.
We now have a Discussion Draft of "The Clean Energy and Security Act 2009".
It unjustly demonizes carbon dioxide which is regarded as a poisonous gas, instead of glorifying it for being the life-giving gas of the biosphere and for us human beings.
According to the bill, CO2 gas must be regulated, removed, taxed, or buried at all and any cost to the US economy! This is just eco-religious dogma right out of the Green's Bible!
If this bill were enacted and all the recommendations followed through it would destroy the US economy.
The rest of the world will be leading a happy and prosperous life burning fossil fuels and utilizing nuclear power!
Some References:
(1) "The Futile Quest for Climate Control" by Prof. Robert M. Carter
Quadrant Magazine, November 2008
(2) "Satanic Gas - the Politics of Carbon Dioxide" by Ray Evans
Quadrant Magazine, September 2008.
(3) "Thank God For Carbon" by Ray Evans
Quadrant Magazine, November 2008; A Lavoisier Group publication.
All these articles may be found at the Lavoisier Group Inc. website, which is maintained by Australian scientists concerned about proposed climate change legislation in Australia and elsewhere.
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