Tuesday, April 7, 2015

OBAMA IS NOT YET READY TO THROW IN THE TOWEL REGARDING ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’…


According to Gallup surveys that have been conducted over the course of the last 15 years, the percentage of Americans who identify themselves as being worried about global warming peaked back in 2000, when 40 percent of us told Gallup that we were worried a “great deal” about it and another 32 percent of us said we worried a “fair amount” about it, making a combined 72% who worried about it a great deal or fair amount.  Since then, the percentage of Americans who worry a great deal or even a fair amount about global warming has declined considerably, almost 24 percent.  From 72 percent in 2000 to 55 percent in 2015.

But evidently such news has apparently had very little effect on how Barry “Almighty” may feel in the subject as he intends to ask the American people to think of ‘climate change’ as a threat not just to the environment, but also to their health.  And Barry has gone so far as to announce a series of steps that private entities like Google and Microsoft are taking to better prepare the nation's health systems for the inevitable effects of a warmer, more erratic climate.  In making this announcement was joined at Howard University Medical School by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy.

Barry did his best to hype what he sees as being hazards of the changing climate.  According to him these include wildfires sending more pollution into the air, allergy seasons growing longer and rising cases of insect-borne diseases.  Barry said, "We've got to do better in protecting our vulnerable families."  And he went on to add that, ultimately, all families will become affected.  Barry then went on to say, "You can't cordon yourself off from air." Obama said. Speaking at Howard University Medical School, he announced commitments from Google, Microsoft and others to help the nation's health system prepare for a warmer, more erratic climate.

Since warning of perils to the planet has gotten Barry only so far with a public skeptical that the steps Barry has taken to curb pollution are worth the cost to the economy, he seems to be taking a different tact, one that will aim to put a spotlight on ways that climate change will have ‘real’ impacts on the body, like more asthma attacks, allergic reactions and injuries from extreme weather.  It was prior to the announcement that Barry advisor, Brian Deese, told reporters, "It's not just the air we breathe — climate change is leading to more heat-related deaths."  And added, "The challenges we face are real and they are clear and present in people's daily lives."

We’re told that Microsoft's research arm will develop a prototype for drones that can collect large quantities of mosquitoes, then digitally analyze their genes and pathogens. The goal there is to create a system that could provide early warnings about infectious diseases that could break out ‘if’ climate change worsens.  Meanwhile, Google has promised to donate 10 million hours of advanced computing time on new tools, including risk maps and early warnings for things like wildfires and oil flares using the Google Earth Engine platform. Google's camera cars that gather photos for its "Street View" function will start measuring methane emissions and natural gas leaks in some cities this year.

Barry’s latest effort to link ‘climate change’ to health issues comes as he’s desperate to build support, apparently by any means necessary, for the steps he's taken to curb U.S. emissions that are opposed by business and industry, including strict limits on vehicles and power plants.  Barry is relying on those emissions cuts to make up the U.S. contribution to a global climate treaty that he and other world leaders expect to finalize this December.  But look, the American people must not, nor can they afford to, allow themselves to become tricked into believing that which is nothing more than yet another attempt to convince them that bogus ‘climate change’ is real.   

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