Real Risk – Unnecessary Fear John Shanahan July 25, 2021 We ride our bikes through Glenwood Canyon on the best days.
See all the green beauty along the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado in the above photo. It is made possible only by atmospheric carbon dioxide. The more carbon dioxide, the more natural beauty. The most important service of solar energy, besides enabling plants to grow to support all life and heating the planet to a livable temperature, is evaporation of massive amounts of water each day from the oceans and with solar caused winds delivering the pure water across all land masses. See the Colorado River in this picture for an example. Throughout history many leaders have ruled over their subjects (voters in “democracy”) by maintaining high levels of fear about things in the afterlife or things in actual life. These leaders don’t really care about most people, just maintaining their power. Fear works. Here are photos of when it is difficult to ride a bike in Glenwood Canyon. Choose the day you ride carefully. 1
Meanwhile leaders in Berlin, Canberra, London, Ottawa, and Washington claim they will keep us safe from catastrophic man-made global warming, the "pollutant" CO2, coal fired electric plants, and nuclear power plants (with zero deaths from radiation in western design standard plants so far in 55 years). Some people who have lived in fear of nuclear power plants say they may accept nuclear power when it is “safer.” That includes President Obama’s Science Advisor, John Holdren. People like living in fear and thinking their politicians will keep them safe. It's the only way these leaders can lead some people. I’ve studied energy, climate change, the environment, and people for over thirty years, since retiring from my first career in nuclear power. I’ve met many great leaders and gotten to know many whom I think are going in. Also got to know people leading others in the wrong direction. They refuse to try to find a better way. That is their right but working to mislead many others is not. Falling for the wrong way is a terrible mistake. The miracle of life made possible by the sun, water, and carbon dioxide is everywhere to be seen and enjoyed. Don’t let doomsday alarmists control you through artificial fear.
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