Monday, April 22, 2019

Green New Deal: Fact versus Fiction



Wow, a liberal guy, the former editor of Popular Mechanics, says the Green New Deal is a bad idea. You could have asked me. Yes, I still want fresh air, safe drinking water, and cheap energy, however, current alternative energy sources such as solar and wind energy are poor providers. To make current renewables work we have to solve the battery issue.

Batteries are toxic, use a large amount of fossil fuel to produce, and are extremely hazardous to dispose of. If we solve the battery problem of storage, toxic chemicals, and disposal, it might make the eleven to twenty-two percent solar cells efficiency reasonable.

Storing and producing energy closer to the user is more efficient. A lot of energy is lost in the transmission of power from the say, a dam on a river to a city many miles and sometimes hundreds of miles away. It is also expensive and dangerous to maintain the powerlines running across the country.

It is uncertain what new technology or discovery will help the world's energy problems. The certainty is that scientist, engineers, and inventors are working to solve our energy needs.

From my own research, I know that we should stop building more wind farms. Wind turbines are inefficient, need constant cleaning, and are difficult and dangerous to maintain. We should use the money to build solar arrays. They are easier and safer to clean and maintain,  simple to upgrade and work in most areas of our country.

I also like nuclear power. New designs are small and powerful enough to run a small city of fifty to sixty thousand people. They use golfball size fuel to make energy and are much safer than traditional nuclear power plants. Another advantage of a local power plant is there is less energy loss from the transmission of the electrical power. These plants are also easier to harden against terrorist attacks and electrical magnetic pulses (EMPs) generated by high altitude nuclear detonations.

I can go on and on about alternative energy power generation. A friend of mine and I in Hawaii proposed the building of a plasma gasification plant. It would solve a big problem for the island state by getting rid of some landfills that use up precious real estate and as a by-product produce much-needed electricity. There are a lot more ideas where that came from but for right now I will end it here.

Is Denmark Socialist?



Wow! Capitalism Works!

Monday, April 15, 2019

Preferred Pronouns or Prison



Resist with all your might! I am not a homophobe. I know many homosexuals and lesbians and are related to a few. I don't condone their lifestyle choices, however, I would not turn them away if they seek help for whatever reason, food, clothing, shelter, counseling, etc. I love all people. God does not make trash. People choose and God lets them.

The scientist who has not come out to say that there are only two biological sexes need to have their facts checked. Chromosomes determine your sex if you have two "X" chromosomes you are a girl and if you have one "X" and one "Y" chromosome you are a boy, these are facts, not opinions, facts. I know you want to say that there have been people born with two types of genitalia. This very rare and does happen, however, by checking the chromosomes you can tell which sex they are.

Gender identification is a social construct it is an opinion and no, opinions are not facts. Transgenders are in need of attention. They want people, family, and friends to pay attention to them. Studies have shown that children who think they are transgender usually become transgender after seeing one of their friends become transgender. Many became transgender because of attention or what psychologist call gender dysphoria. Some go on to have gender reassignment surgery and after a time commit suicide at a higher rate than everyone else because of regret. Again this fact not opinion.

Lastly (if I put this at the beginning not a lot of people would read to here), sex in any homosexual, lesbian, or same-sex relationship is unacceptable to God. This has been a teaching of the Catholic Church for two thousand years. It is unfortunate that in recent years there are some priest and bishops who are gay and some have been found to have their gay loves in the rectories. It is also difficult to teach the faithful when we have a Pope who makes ambiguous statements. Though the Pope may say strange things it does not change the teachings of the Church.

God became a man, Jesus, and established the Catholic Church on Earth Himself. If you are struggling with your sexuality pray. Pray the Rosary, use the sacrament of penance or more commonly called confession to ask for forgiveness, pray for healing and receive communion. Return to God, return to the Church, and return to your family. Amen.