Showing posts with label fossil fuels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fossil fuels. Show all posts

Saturday, August 8, 2020

What will happen if I ignore anthropogenic global warming & climate change?


What will happen if I ignore anthropogenic global warming & climate change?
Anthropogenic global warming & climate change are accelerating much faster than previously predicted, & the world is still burning fossil fuels. Scientists have predicted that global warming combined with the destruction of wildlife habitats is very likely going to cause more frequent & more sever Pandemics.
It is now too late to stop anthropogenic global warming, & with the continued burning of fossil fuels, it is highly likely that society could collapse within the next 50 years. If this happens, then we will experience teotwawki, & after that, possibly the beginning of our extinction period.
When society collapses, that will be the end of payed employment, the end of our national economy, for many, it will mean the end of life itself. In the cities there will be no food, no drinking water, no sewage, no electricity, & no security. Gangs will form; there will be a massive rise in crime with looting, home invasions, rape & murder. There is also likely to be cannibalism, as the only food will be human flesh.
Many people will obviously be trying to get out of the city, but unless they have the appropriate survival skills & the right sustainable equipment & tools, they are not likely to survive for very long in the bush.
Between now & when society collapses, life for many is going to change. People will die in heatwaves & other disasters & of course the further Pandemics that are coming from the destruction of wildlife habitats which will put us in closer contact with other species of animals.  I know very little about the national economy, but I assume this will collapse with further disasters & Pandemics.
Is there any chance we can avoid the extinction of the human race?
If a majority of people were to rise up before the end of 2020 & sack our present corrupt to the core government & introduce a new non corrupt governing system, then we could stop the burning of fossil fuels & the destruction of our native forests & this may allow us to avoid our extinction. But bear in mind this is a global problem, one country alone cannot have much of an impact on global warming, but as Australia exports more coal than any other country in the world, we could make a significant difference to our climate.
Our only other chance of survival is if the collapse of society comes soon. If this stops the burning of fossil fuels, then those who have prepared (preppers) may stand a chance of surviving. Frankly, given that Australians are in general very apathetic, & given that the majority of people living in the cities are not willing to change their environmentally damaging lifestyles, I can’t see a majority of people doing anything to try & save humanity.
What can we do?
If you can, move out of the city as soon as possible & live off grid. Start preparing for what is coming. I think as things start to get bad in the cities, climate change protests will turn violent. Hangers on will take advantage of the situation & start a wave of destruction & looting. Living off grid you will need to be able to protect your gardens, your homes & your families. To do this you will need firearms. Raiders will have firearms, so you will have no choice but to be armed yourselves. The alternative is just not worth thinking about!
Keith.

Saturday, June 13, 2020

STOP FOSSIL FUELS. Build 100% Renewables.


350.org Australia aims to rapidly end fossil fuels by building a global climate movement.
The number 350 means climate safety: to preserve a liveable planet, scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from its current level of 400 parts per million to below 350 ppm.

https://350.org.au/

Sunday, January 5, 2020

Australian Government Corruption. Global Warming and Climate Change: what Australia knew and buried!!!


Australians persuaded to doubt what they knew!!!
What happened in the 1990s? Most dramatically, the fossil fuel and allied industries got into gear. The momentum to support and expand the existing fossil fuel economy was boosted by neo-liberal think tanks and insistent sceptics, in sympathy with free market economic ideology. They mounted a potent and high-level lobbying campaign aimed at federal politicians. Coal, oil, natural gas and other extractive industries, along with other multinational corporations, such as the energy-intensive aluminium smelting industry, got organised and exerted considerable influence on government, particularly after 1995 (Hamilton 2001; Pearse 2007).
More Here: https://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p303951/html/Chapt05.xhtml?referer=&page=10

Friday, January 3, 2020

Stopping Global Warming, avoiding a worldwide mass extinction of all life on earth!

Stopping Global Warming, avoiding a worldwide mass extinction of all life on earth!
So what is it these protesters want? They are asking the government to act on global warming climate change, to stabilise it, to stop it before it goes any further. But in order to do this, the government would have to shut down all coal powered electricity generators, they would have to stop the destruction ( burning, clearing, logging) of all native forests & woodlands, & they would have to ban the further use of all motor vehicles excepting those for essential services. Are the people really prepared for this? Do they really expect the government to do this?

If we do not stop burning fossil fuels completely NOW, & stop destroying our native forests & woodlands, then Australia is going to become uninhabitable, global warming will cause teotwawki, & after that quite possibly a mass extinction of humankind! Yes this will cause chaos in the cities, UNLESS, the government fast tracks solar power to the electricity grid; this can be done, we have the technology, we have the solar panels, & we have the massive battery storage facilities required.

But solar power is not a magic wand; solar power cannot stop global warming if we are going to continue to burn fossil fuels, if we are going to continue to use coal powered electricity, & if we continue to use combustion engine vehicles.
Society needs to change, & it needs to change now. We do not have enough time left for reductions, for cut backs, for promises of what we are going to do by the year 2021-2022-2023 etc etc. We have literally run out of time, we have left it too late to act. Ten years ago we could have started a progressive program to change our society, to change the way we work & live. Ten years ago we could have started working on solar & wind power for the grid. But this was not done. The government was totally focused on the economy, focused on keeping corporatism on side, focused on attracting votes, & the general public kept on demanding more & more. More jobs, higher wages, more housing, lower taxes, better health services; all of these wants & needs were totally justified, but amongst the clambering for a perceived higher standard of living, the majority of people forgot about the cost to our environment, they forgot that humans are just another species of animal that relies on the earth’s environment to keep us alive!

Humans have polluted the earth, contaminated the natural environment. We have built cities that shut out the natural environment & the people in those cities have lost contact with nature. Until these present bushfires filled these cities with smoke, they had completely forgotten about the world outside of their city. They have become totally dependent on modern technology, & if that technology should now come to an end through global warming, then society will collapse, & the people will die! It is as simple as that. You now have to choose between life or death. Life in a changed society that may not be to your liking, or life living a “Stone Age” lifestyle in a world that is coming to an end. More heat, more storms, more droughts & perhaps more floods. In some places more intense cold, because that is what climate change is doing, it is creating more extreme weather conditions worldwide.

Australia is going to become uninhabitable if we do not stop global warming NOW, & with global warming affecting the whole of our world, there may be no place for us to migrate to. Think about that, but don’t take too long, we are fast running out of time!
Keith H. Burgess.

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Scientists say intensifying heatwaves will soon make Australian cities ‘uninhabitable’


Climate scientists are warning that if these conditions persist, a number of Australia’s capitals will become uninhabitable in the very near future.
Heatwaves form when high pressure in the upper atmosphere stops air from rising and traps the heat, similarly to how a pressure cooker works. Extreme heatwaves wreak havoc on the environment and threaten power, traffic and water infrastructure.


“If climate change keeps accelerating the Top End will become uninhabitable”


“If climate change keeps accelerating the Top End will become uninhabitable due to extreme heat, catastrophic storms and sea level rise.”
https://350.org.au/if-climate-change-keeps-accelerating-the-top-end-will-become-uninhabitable/

Thursday, November 28, 2019

Climate change driving entire planet to dangerous 'tipping point‘ Scientists "don’t think people realize how little time we have left,” to stop irreversible and disastrous changes to Earth’s climate systems.


EVIDENCE THAT IRREVERSIBLE changes in Earth’s climate systems are underway means we are in a state of planetary emergency, leading climate scientists warn. A cascade of tipping points could amount to a global tipping point, where multiple earth systems march past the point of no return, they say.
That possibility is “an existential threat to civilization,” write Tim Lenton and colleagues in this week’s Nature.
Such a collapse of Earth’s systems could lead to “hothouse earth” conditions with a global temperature rise of 9 degrees F (5 degrees C), sea levels rising 20 to 30 feet, the complete loss of the world’s coral reefs and the Amazon forest, and with large parts of the planet uninhabitable.
A global emergency response is required to limit warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius), they warn. “The stability and resilience of our planet is in peril,” they say.
“It’s a nasty shock that tipping points we thought might happen well into the future are already underway,” says Lenton in an interview.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/11/earth-tipping-point/


Friday, November 22, 2019

TURN OFF YOUR COAL POWERED ELECTRICITY!


We have left it too late for any half arsed measures to stabilise climate change! There is no time left for changing from coal power to solar, we can't wait that long & the government will not do it anyway! You want to do something NOW? Then turn off your coal powered electricity to your home, because when climate change gets worse I think the grid will go down anyway!

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Climate Adaptation Isn’t Surrender. It’s Survival



It seems to me that everyone is ignoring the one thing that could stabilise climate change, to stop burning fossil fuels & to stop destroying native forests. Instead they are still stuck on making money from fossil fuels whilst trying various band aid solutions to the problem. Meanwhile we are fast running out of time to do anything! We can't reverse climate change right now, we can only stabilise climate change. Even IF we stopped burning fossil fuels & destroying the forests right now, the global temperatures are still going to continue to rise for a while. How do they think people are going to be able to live in a climate that is 5 degrees warmer than now???!!!
Don't wait people, start prepping NOW!
Keith.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Environment department illegally withholds thousands of FOI pages More than 10,000 pages of documents have not been made public, including records on Adani and the Angus Taylor grasslands saga



Freedom of information documents withheld by the environment department include pages on Angus Taylor’s interactions with an investigation into land-clearing by a company he and his family part-owned. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian.
More Australian government corruption. Environment department illegally withholds thousands of FOI pages More than 10,000 pages of documents have not been made public, including records on Adani and the Angus Taylor grasslands saga.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Scientists confirm by direct observation Carbon Dioxide’s Green House Effect


Scientists confirm by direct observation Carbon Dioxide’s Green House Effect with 11 years study conducted in both Alaska and Oklahoma. The scientists were able to link rising CO2 levels with human activity—primarily the burning of fossil fuels. The observed measurements confirm theoretical model predictions of the greenhouse effect due to human activity.


Thursday, August 28, 2014

Australian Government Trying To Axe Solar Power Production and increase the burning of fossil fuels!!!

Please sign this petition to save our planet from the Abbott Government.
Barnaby  JoyceThe NationalsNew England



The effects of global warming are probably now too late to reverse, but that is no reason to speed our demise up by burning more fossil fuels & creating more damage to the environment with more coal mining. With any luck, if we can use more solar power & lower our carbon footprint, there may be something left to enjoy for my Grandchildren & my Great Grandchildren.
This is not a game to be played with our lives, if you have any honour, any integrity, you will do all you can to protect the renewable energy target for the good of all decent Australians, & in fact the world.
Regards, Keith H. Burgess.

Friday, August 15, 2014

Democracy or Dictatorship? Is this the thin edge of the wedge?


The problem with Hockey & Abbott may go a lot deeper than just not caring, but it does appear, on the surface at least, that they expect the wealthy to play, whilst the poor work. Hockey's comment about the poor not owning cars, or, not driving very far is beyond rude. Cars are home to some homeless poor, cars get poor people to work, & cars, if they can afford the bloody fuel costs can enable some people a pleasure drive into the country on a weekend.
The budget does appear to be aimed at making the poor work & pay to keep the rich in a position of leisure. How in the hell did a country like ours get the citizens in such a position? No longer do we get a fair go, no longer do we all have equal rights. So what is this? A dictatorship poorly disguised as democracy? We have created a monster to run this country & this countries people, & there appears to be nothing we can lawfully do about it. Who will get in next time? How crook will they be?!!! Is this, for us, the thin edge of the wedge? 
I wonder what it will take to make the people as a whole stand up & say NO? No to mining, no to pollution, no to more rates rises, no to burning fossil fuels instead of using solar, no to denying many people the right to pursue happiness. There has to be a better way of governing/guiding than what we have right now.
End of rant.
Keith. 
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/24725129/hockey-apologises-for-comment-about-poor/