Global warming is not a fact it is a theory. The theories main claim is man is producing more CO2 than nature can handle thus resulting in the warming of the planet. The problem is, recent data suggest that the planet is cooling. There are even scientist whom believe we are entering into the start of the ice age cycle. Scientist in Antarctica looking at CO2 levels found that the planet has had higher CO2 levels in the past.
Reliable science must be done so we can have a better understanding of climate. Non-scientist like Al Gore getting a Nobel Prize for his documentary that includes poor unreliable data, only scares the public. The real problem is that modeling climate is not possible. The amount of variables exceeds the processing power any computer or super computers can handle. To truly discover the changes require anticipating the breath exhaled by a baby, as well as the flapping of butterfly’s wings. The problem is as scientists say non-trivial. To give and an example of the complexity, it is more likely that we will build a highway to Hawaii from California before we are able to accurately predict next weeks weather.
What we need to address, and soon is our reliance on imported fuels. We need to stop buying them and start using our own. We are the most advanced civilization on the planet and yet we still see the need to transfer our wealth to other countries to supply our energy needs. So here is my plan, it is simple, it creates private industry jobs, and we can do it. The only thing missing is the blessing from the minority of people who believe no matter what we do we will destroy the planet. For you guys remain calm and read on.
To start we need to start drilling for oil in areas that we know it is and supplement the US with oil reserves we have. Only companies, employees, materials, and equipment from the US may be used. We have very smart and creative people in the US that will be able to design and build rigs that limit the impact on the environment. They may even invent new ways to extract oil never though of because this project needs to be profitable, pay for itself, be built on time, on budget and offer consumers a better price than foreign crude without government subsidies.
We need the oil to hold us over till we can build enough alternative energy sources to turn us into a country that runs on electric motors and not combustion engines.
Next we need to build large-scale solar power plants like the one suggested in the Mohave Dessert. It could be build so large that it could provide power for the entire nation. I know we will be destroying a lot of dessert, however, the power is needed till we can develop better methods of power production. The net result is very inexpensive power that companies need to manufacture products. Cheap energy means cheap products. Wow we might be able to sell our products overseas because it is cheaper to produce them here than abroad. Wait a minute, when we sell more we hire more people. I think I just put a lot of people back to work.
At the same time that we are building the solar array, we need to look into plasma engines. What you say, aren’t they only for space travel and can’t be use on Earth? You are correct if you want to use the plasma engine in a car or plane it wont work, however, it will be excellent for boiling water. Steam turbines can be powered by plasma engines, which generate clean intense hot exhaust. Just ask NASA.
Now you are saying, okay smarty-pants you are going to ruin the environment with all of the batteries needed to store all of this energy right? Wrong, we can store all the energy we need in flywheels. What? Yes Flywheels. A company called US Flywheels at one time was developing flywheel electricity storage that could store lots of energy. The flywheel was held in place by a magnetic field and placed in a vacuum. This process allowed the energy to be stored for long periods of time with little power loss. This is the technology used in many satellites to store electricity incase the solar panel fails or the satellite is not in direct sunlight.
Wow I seem to be creating new jobs and saving Americans money all the while reducing our dependency on foreign oil and creating a smaller carbon footprint. So what is the cost of all this? I don’t know. What I do know is for this all to work we need to have the focus we had when we were heading to the moon. That’s right I believe that within a decade we can make this happen. What we need now is a leader who will push for private industries to do this as well as open up areas for drilling. We can do this America. President Obama has no plan but to tax and spend us to death. He said where is your plan? Well President Obama here is my plan. It is sound, it is cost effective, it creates private sector jobs, stimulates scientific research, it reduces American’s energy bills, it removes our dependency on foreign oil, it reduces our carbon footprint, and most important it does not put us in debt.
I will, in the next few days, offer my plans to fix education, health care, the budget and any thing else the President has no plan for or has a poor plan. I hope he reads this message and realize that there are smart people in the United States that are willing to help. Bill Gates the riches man in the country surrounds himself with smart people, maybe President Obama should take a page out of his play book.
Harry
