Reasons for a climate bill

In recent years the issue of climate change has been slowly rising in national politics not just among tree hugging marijuana smoking hippies but the average American citizen as well. In the last 56 days the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has convinced many to rethink offshore oil drilling. However when a “scandal” of some scientist “falsifying data” (I will explain why that is ok later) many people around the world thought climate change was fake.

First of all climate change is real. Factories and most power plants emit CO2 a gas that allows radiation or heat to come in but traps radiation going back to space. There are many gasses like this, such as O3 or ozone, CH4 or methane. (These are the major ones) Some climate change deniers point out that the Antarctic ice sheet is actually growing by some estimates. This is because the layer of ozone has a hole around most if not all of Antarctica. Some point out fluctuations or periods of global climate going down. If the deniers would notice that this happens after a major volcanic eruption like Mt. Pinatubo in 1991. Eruptions release sulfur dioxide which burns of ozone and reflects radiation. Years of volcanic eruption aftermath are outliers; therefore taking them out is okay. Deniers denied, and conclusive data means that global climate change is real.

Climate change being real it would seem necessary to mitigate greenhouse gasses: except ozone or we would get cancer. However the votes are not available as the republicans have said that a cap and trade bill would be a job killer. In actuality cap and trade would create jobs in the short and long term. So why the opposition plain and somewhat simple, Big Coal and Big Oil.
Big Oil is at the forefront of the debate because of the oil spill, but Big Coal just 2 months ago was looked at when a coal mine exploded killing 25 workers. The mine explosion happened under the watch of Massy energy which at the mine had over 90violations. The oil spill happened because of British Petroleum.

I am sorry for libertarians but if you do not agree with me debate me. The government is the answer, not the free market. The free market will use dirty fuels such as coal, oil, and shocking natural gas. All these fuels are killing 25% percent of species, and possibly including most humans. If the corporations had their way all clean energy would be dead. This is because you can’t monopolize the wind, you can’t monopolize the sun, you can’t monopolize the ocean. You can monopolize a coal mine, you can monopolize an oil field, you can monopolize a gas well, you can monopolize a refinery, you can monopolize a power plant.

The free market needs government so it will do what is right and needed. We the people in order to secure our future shall create clean energy jobs. The government is the answer and not always the problem. We as a people of this earth must commit to relying just on what the earth gives us. If we want our costly lifestyle we must either pay the true cost or change.
Climate change is a real problem and must be met by solutions big and small. These

solutions involve doing only what you can. Some people can grow food to make a difference in shipping costs, some people can change to energy efficient appliances, windows ect, Select few people who are CEO’s can change the company to be more “earth friendly”. As a nation we can make sure our politicians do what is right.

Call your Senators and make a difference.

Israels blockade part 1

Israel is in danger not from a terrorist, or Hamas, not from Iran, or other Muslim majority nations. (Not necessarily a connection) No they are in danger from themselves. Their blockade is making the people of Gaza and the world hate Israel because of the despair of the Palestinian people. Their blockade causes poverty and in turn resentment. Israel is using controversial tactics to try and make Hamas go away. Yet however Hamas will be emboldened and empowered by poverty and loss of opportunity.

Israel needs to step up and end this blockade to create opportunity for the people of Gaza. Opportunity for jobs will lift people out of extreme poverty they are in. This consequently will make the parents feel more favorably to Israel and then the children will feel better about Israel. After all, the parent is mightier than the propaganda. Allowing people to move freely is a basic civil right. I know the threat of bombs but what would you think if Jews could not go to Jerusalem or Muslims could not go to Mecca (As Israel is doing) or Christians could not go to the Vatican or Church of Nativity.

I will wait till tomorrow to elaborate as I will get a different opinion and I will use direct quotes or paraphrases until then keep your mind open.

The Israel Dilemma

Israel recently used force to act on a controversial blockade that has already strained relations with the world and particularly the Muslim world. The force was a military raid on Turkish ships operated by Turkish citizens of the free Gaza movement. Their mission was to break the blockade at which Israel offered them to come to an Israeli port to bring the aid by land to Gaza. When the people on the ships refused Israel responded by boarding the ship by helicopter to stop them. The ships were in international waters when they were raided. 9 people died 7 of them Israeli soldiers in an “ambush” 300 are being held in Israel.

Israel was overreacting but are justified in the since they offered to bring the aid to Gaza from an Israeli port. Military action is not however justified there should have been more restriction. I call on the Israeli government to apologies for the dead and make amends to Turkey who is obviously enraged. Israel needs to learn restraint and not just cover themselves by saying they are terrorist. However the Israeli commandos were ambushed by knives, clubs, and metal rods. Then again you should wait till they come to Israeli or Gaza waters to raid it. At the very least get the ok from Turkey.

Israel has been facing international repercussions for their questionable act even a high ranking Turkish official called Israel a state sponsor of terror. Turkey is one of Israel’s best allies in the Muslim world. The United Nations has also condemned Israel’s actions. Israel is to the world a controversial state. They in self-defense and perceived danger have done things to keep them alive that some say prove a bad human rights record. Underlying contempt for Israel are factors for the international reaction. This is not to say everyone is against Israel.
The American reaction has been one to slightly condemn Israel enough to try and keep Turkey from fuming and create a diplomatic disaster. Yet also not enough (they hope) to make Israel fume and create a diplomatic disaster.

I hope I did not take an extreme side I am still deciding I did not mean to offend anyone if I did please forgive me.