Ok I have returned. I apologize for my away time. Between research, school, and a few posting positions on other blogs I have not had any time! But I'm back! I'll be posting a some new articles in the next few days.
Wal-mart
The last few days I have been all over North Carolina..it's driving me nuts.. but I have seen some pretty interesting things. I have discovered how different people are just two hours away from each other..it's absurd.
In Raleigh Wal-mart is a nice exeperience I walk in get what I want and get out. Perfect.
In North Wilkesboro I have to dodge people that HAVE to be inbred to be that gross. Who walk so slowly, taking up the entire isle no less, that I wonder whether death will come before I make it to the greeting cards. When I thankfully make it to the counter thinking that I can escape to sweet sweet freedom I become stuck in line for 30 minuites (I shit you not) behind 2 people because no other checkouts are open.
I now understand how people end up going on a murderous rampage.
This is the ultimate test of patience.
On a bright note I move in to my house in Raleigh on Monday. Oh yeaaa.
Global Climate Change.
I have recently met a great deal more people that do not believe that global climate change is a real phenomenon and that we, as humans, are having an effect on our environment. You notice I have called this post “Global Climate Change” and not “Global Warming” because we honestly do not know what the atmosphere will do with all of this CO2..pretty much anything could happen.
The information I am going to present was taken from the Vostok, Law Dome, and Taylor Dome ice cores, the most recent data is taken by air flask. The information represents the CO2 in the atmosphere over the last 400,000 years. If anyone wants to try and debunk my information with hard core facts (no opinions) then I welcome it.
Here is the CO2 in the atmosphere: (Click for bigger picture)
As you can see for the last 400,000 years things have followed a pretty regular pattern…until the last 100 years or so when things appear to have gone a little big strange..coincidence? I think not. Since the industrial revolution we have been burning large amounts of fossil fuels. We are currently pumping huge amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere every day (in fact around 1.5 million tons) it’s absurd to think that this has no effect on the atmosphere. As you can see not only is the CO2 no longer following it’s trend it is at the highest point it has been in 400,000 years. Now is a good time to present the temperature data for the last 400,000 years!
Temperature last 400,000 years: (click for bigger picture)
Once again the temperature follows a pretty regular pattern until wham.. last 100 or so years things get a little bit hairy. If we follow the trend we should have seen a large dip in temperature that usually signals a general cooling, however, the CO2 in the atmosphere appears to be keeping the temperature high and extremely irregular. We have managed to upset the earths temperature cycles and there is no telling exactly what will happen to our climate as the earth attempts a self correction..but we can guess…
We can expect the oceans to become more and more acidic as they absorb the CO2 in the atmosphere and create large amounts of carbonic acid..fun..this kills fish and causes algal blooms (which we have been seeing a lot more of recently on extremely large scales) these algal blooms will kill even more fish and start choking the oceans other life. With these changes occurring in the ocean the weather will no doubt be affected..what will happen as far as that is concerned I cannot even hazard a guess. The changes that occur in the ocean will have a big effect on our food supplies as all of a sudden fish become much more scarce.
Anyone denying our influence on our environment is misinformed or foolish. Unless we start making some changes we are going to keep pushing CO2 into the atmosphere with end results we cannot be entirely sure of…
Gasification Plant Opens in Austria!!
As you all know my current area of research is into ligno-cellulosic bio-fuels and a plant has opened up in Austria that is doing, somewhat, on the same lines as my research. Wood gasification is the most efficient way we have (at this time) of converting bio-materials into energy..fermentation and other methods are many many years behind. Here is the article.
This really is the future and you can expect to see a lot more of these plants springing up in the next 20 years! Wood is the future! (you never thought you’d hear that :-D).
Mark Hyman M.D. The Saga of Quackery Continues.
I was given a tip by a commenter that Mark Hyman has written an article for the Huffington Postman…so of course I had to Investigate.
**Yes the same Mark Hyman that will not return my emails, or voicemail messages asking him to explain his “methods”**
Apparently he has written 3 articles and all of them are pure quackery.
Huffington post I’m disappointed in you for not reviewing your sources! How can you allow this crook to post this garbage? Well it seems your reputation (which is piss poor for actual journalism) takes another hit.
One of his articles is straight up quackery “The seven Keys to Ultra Wellness” and is simply an ad for his own products! He of course goes into all of his detoxification garbage (which you can’t learn about in depth until you pay him large amounts of money). He goes into the classic quack/con trick of using information that seems reasonable to gain some trust and then goes in for the kill with the crazy stuff that he is peddling… amazingly only he and his book can help you!
The other two articles are using the Obama health care plans as a reuse to post about his book and his “Ultrawellness” garbage. Basically buy his crap and you will live forever.
The most scary parts are the comments at the bottom of the pages, where, people are believing him and buying into his trash. I just hope no one gets hurt by this man.
Mark Hyman reminds me of Kevin Trudeau. Mr. Trudeau is the biggest quack of them all and Hyman uses the same methods and appears to be gaining ground the same way Trudeau did. Most of your will recognize Trudeau as the king of quacks from his commercials on late night television a few years ago..he made millions and a lot of people were hurt. Here is a link to an old Quackwatch article on him:
Unfortunately I saw Trudeau back on television again recently and it made me shake. This man genuinely kills people with what he markets..how can he sleep at night? It Really makes me wonder about their sanity. Resident psychologists could they be psychopathic? They certainly have some of the symptoms of a psychopath including their charisma…their most dangerous weapon….
Clemson and Moving
I will be at Clemson University for our half year Resilient Homes meeting the 6th and 7th of July, if any readers live in that area and want to go out for a beer (or many) let me know!
Special Seminar Announcement
June 24th, Wednesday, 11am-12pm in the Conger Room in Biltmore Hall
The Chinese Academy of Forestry is the most prominant research organization in the forestry, wood utilization and natural resources in China.
A delegation of 6 prominant scientists will be visiting North Carolina State University. Including President, Zhang Shougoung and 5 forestry professors. A special seminar is scheduled and two presentations.
Dr. Xu Daping, Director, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry and Professor of Forest Management will present
“Improvement and Cultivation of Main Plantation Trees in Southern China”
Dr. Zheng Yongqi, Professor on Forest Genetics and Breeding will present
“Studies of Conservation and Breeding of Pines in China”
Anyone in the area can attend. You will have to fight for seating in the Conger Room but at least they are comfy :-D
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