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A Winning Trifecta for Climate Science and Rationality
American Thinker.com ^
| June 27, 2020
| Charles Battig
Posted on 06/27/2020 6:41:02 AM PDT by Kaslin
First there was Michael Moores Planet of the Humans, then came Bjorn Lomborgs False Alarm, and now Michael Schellenbergers Apocalypse Never. All three authors sound the common theme that the hyper-green environmental activists who have captured, politicized, and monetized the concern for the environment have, as Lomborg explains, created a false climate alarm which has costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet. To varying degrees, all three authors come from a strong environmental activist background, which observation makes their public revelations even more noteworthy.
Planet of the Humans, the recent film produced by Michael Moore, caused consternation and a considerable backlash from the green activists and their allied backers by pointing out how traditional energy companies had co-opted the environmental movement by donning a green alter-ego and embracing renewable energy. By doing so, the corporations gained access to government funding/subsidies for wind turbine and commercial solar power installations and created a public relations victory for their vociferous eco-shareholders. Moores revelation that the reality of needing to provide 24/7 reliable electricity to consumers ensures that fossil fuel plants will remain the primary energy sources because of the failure of wind or solar to provide power if there is no wind or sufficient sun. Renewables do not displace reliable fossil-fuel power plants. Consumers energy bills do not go down, but go up, when renewables are imposed.
Planet of the Humans, the recent film produced by Michael Moore, caused consternation and a considerable backlash from the green activists and their allied backers by pointing out how traditional energy companies had co-opted the environmental movement by donning a green alter-ego and embracing renewable energy.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: apocalypsenever; apocsalypsenever; bjornlomborg; climatescience; energy; environmentalism; falsealarm; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; hydrocarbons; lomborg; maga; michaelmoore; michaelshellenberger; mikeschellenberger; opec; pages; planetofthehumans; religion
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posted on
06/27/2020 6:41:02 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
Is Michael Moore getting redpilled?
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posted on
06/27/2020 6:55:55 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Great Things Never Come from Comfort Zones)
To: Kaslin
From the comments on Schellenberg’s book comes a description of the root of the problem:
“He reflects upon his early devotion to environmentalism as a manifestation of an underlying anxiety and unhappiness in my own life that had little to do with climate change or the state of the natural environment. It became a quasi-religion offering emotional relief and spiritual satisfaction for those, like him, who may have lost the guidance of traditional spiritual faiths.
“Schellenberg concludes with the observation that the trouble with the new environmental religion is that it has become increasingly apocalyptic, destructive, and self-defeating.”
How many people on this board have pointed out that environmental extremism is just a false religion, basically a form of Neo-paganism?
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posted on
06/27/2020 7:06:43 AM PDT
by
Stosh
To: Kaslin
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posted on
06/27/2020 7:14:04 AM PDT
by
aquila48
(Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you.)
To: Kaslin
Howie is a Russian asset just like Jill Stein was kids...
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posted on
06/27/2020 7:19:49 AM PDT
by
Geronimo
(God Bless America and President Donald J. Trump...)
To: silverleaf
"Is Michael Moore getting redpilled?" If MM says it, it has to be wrong.
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posted on
06/27/2020 7:33:51 AM PDT
by
Wonder Warthog
(No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
I'd suggest starting with the Lomborg, and skip the Moore. Selections from the Michael Moore keyword (he has 229 six-digit topic numbers):
- Michael Moore-Produced 'Planet of the Humans' Doc Pulled From YouTube, Director Cries 'Censorship' [2020]
- Climate Attack Dogs Target Michael Moore for Exposing Green Energy Myths [2020]
- Climate experts call for 'dangerous' Michael Moore film to be taken down [2020]
- MSNBC Gives Michael Moore a Forum to Connect Climate to Corona 'Warning' [2020]
- GREEN BROWNSHIRTS STRIKE AT MICHAEL MOORE [2020]
- Environmentalists demand that Michael Moore's anti-EV film be retracted [2020]
- "Less Must Be the New More." - a Review of Michael Moore's New Documentary [2020]
- Michael Moore's 'Planet of the Humans' asks: what if green energy cannot save the planet? [2020]
- Michael Moore Admits He Had No Idea Where the Juice to Power Electric Cars Came From [2020]
- Michael Moore stumbles upon the truth about so-called 'green' energy [2020]
- Michael Moore Encourages Rioters To Demolish Police HQ, Shares Kaepernick Call For 'Revolt' [2020]
- Michael Moore, Democratic Socialists, Journalists Join Hands And Cheer Minnesota Riots [2020]
- Michael Moore Shares Disturbing Video of Trump Dummy Getting Punched and Kicked in the Face [2020]
- Michael Moore says 'white men' will make amends for Trump [2020]
- VIDEO: Dueling Meltdowns: Michael Moore vs Cenk Uygur [2020]
- Michael Moore suggests Trump is 'more dangerous' than coronavirus [2020]
- Michael Moore: 'White People Have Not Changed... You Should Be Afraid Of Them' [2019]
- Michael Moore: Pro-Trump White People 'Are Not Good People,' 'Be Afraid of Them' [2019]
- Michael Moore: White Guys Who Voted For Trump 'Are Not Good People' -- Be Afraid Of Them [2019]
- Michael Moore: Job One for 2020 Is Not Just Get Rid of Trump But Also 'That Which Gave Us Trump' [2019]
- Ilhan Omar Condescends Voters: Democrats Know "Things Most People Can't Understand" [2019]
- Michael Moore on Joker: "The greater danger to society may be if you DON'T go see this movie." [2019]
- Michael Moore Warns Dems: While You Laugh At Trump's Base in Tulsa, 'There's No Massive, Intense Love of Joe Biden' [2020]
- Michael Moore Torches Biden: He Lacks 'Necessary Enthusiasm' to Beat Trump [2020]
- Donald Trump's Only Path To Re-Election Is To "Cheat," Michael Moore Tells 'Real Time With Bill Maher' [2020]
- Michael Moore under fire for saying South Carolina "is not representative" of US while downplaying Biden candidacy [2020]
- Michael Moore to Tom Perez after #IowaCaucus Sabotage: "You And I Need to Talk" (3 min video) [2020]
- Michael Moore: DNC Changing Rules To Allow "Billionaire Republican Mayor Of NYC" Mike Bloomberg On Debate Stage [2020]
- Michael Moore slams 'disgusting' DNC for clearing debate path for Bloomberg: 'Because he has a billion f---ing dollars!' [2020]
- Michael Moore slams Elizabeth Warren for Bernie Sanders comments, claims she's helping Trump's re-election [2020]
- Bernie: When I'm President I Won't Just Be Commander In Chief, I'll Also Be Organizer In Chief [2019]
- Michael Moore endorses Sanders for 2020 nomination: 'He absolutely can win this' [2019]
- David Hogg urges foreigners to meddle in U.S. elections Michael Moore takes mic away [2018]
- Michael Moore takes mic away after David Hogg urges foreign meddling in American elections [2018]
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posted on
06/27/2020 11:31:08 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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posted on
06/27/2020 11:32:50 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: silverleaf
Moores revelation that the reality of needing to provide 24/7 reliable electricity to consumers ensures that fossil fuel plants will remain the primary energy sources because of the failure of wind or solar to provide power if there is no wind or sufficient sun. Renewables do not displace reliable fossil-fuel power plants. Consumers energy bills do not go down, but go up, when renewables are imposed. Moore also documented that renewables require large amounts of rare earths, cement, and fossil fuel energy in their production. They are both notoriously inefficient in land use, and impose destruction of large areas of native habitats. Michael Moore was first... and he knew exactly the dangers of taking on 'environmentalists'... My hat's off to him on this one... Took courage Moore... nice film. Even stronger ideas.
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posted on
06/27/2020 12:52:20 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(No one is above the law UNLESS you're black or a white Antifa - then you can burn, loot and destroy.)
To: Stosh
For 10 years now, I’ve called Industrial Wind Turbines, “500 foot-tall spinning blinking Monuments to Gaia
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posted on
06/27/2020 4:01:55 PM PDT
by
digger48
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posted on
06/30/2020 4:13:35 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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posted on
06/30/2020 4:20:27 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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