GREEN NEW DEAL = BLIZZARD OF LIES

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6 hours ago, notsonice said:

What about just plain old age? Or natural diseases? I suspect that the numbers above would be dwarfed by natural causes.

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Like the election, like wind turbines being the problem in Texas, oil refinery diesel capacity, eagle deaths for gods sake. These boys are lying fools. Drill baby drill was my awakening and they haven’t been right since. Who pays for this crap and how did it take over the Republican Party. They can rattle off 20 lies, gripe about how Dems support cutting off junk and attaching junk and hanging out in bathrooms. Then mention border jumping rapists are coming for your guns and the lies stick. Amazing times we live in. Like the dime store novel come alive again. 

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3 hours ago, Boat said:

Like the election, like wind turbines being the problem in Texas, oil refinery diesel capacity, eagle deaths for gods sake. These boys are lying fools. Drill baby drill was my awakening and they haven’t been right since. Who pays for this crap and how did it take over the Republican Party. They can rattle off 20 lies, gripe about how Dems support cutting off junk and attaching junk and hanging out in bathrooms. Then mention border jumping rapists are coming for your guns and the lies stick. Amazing times we live in. Like the dime store novel come alive again. 

The problem is that the Demos have attached themselves to a defective climate science whose political rhetoric threatens the American economy. That is the height of irresponsibility. 

Is it worth supporting Biden & Co. and destroying the economy just to make a social statement?

Edited September 3, 2022 by Ecocharger

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On 9/1/2022 at 4:19 AM, TailingsPond said:

Smart enough to avoid a fast car but dumb enough to fly into windmill?

 

not too sure if it is correct to say birds memorize their way in an internal navigating system. The structure of their eyes are basically located on the side for 120' view? Therefore, any change in their path or former habitat, particularly head on path, they might not be able to detect? Wind farm posts a hazard shall it is built in their path unintentionally........

The sound from windmill might be odd in the ears of birds but they might not know what would that be, distracted and.........

on a side note........ Birds that fly into glass windows/ doors and knocked off unconscious, probably not doing it out of stupidity but lured by the reflection of sky, trees and stuff resembling natural settings nearby.......... Could some birds be lured into wind turbine mistaken water fountain or fall they took a dip in?

and there is a latest hazard that could affect their judgement and ability to navigate i.e. earthquake..... that probably could shake the birds down.....

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On 9/2/2022 at 4:50 PM, Michael Sanches said:

So are analgesics, antihistamines, antibiotics, antibacterials, rectal suppositories, cough syrups, lubricants, creams, ointments, salves, and many gels.

What is your point, DDT, analgesics, antihistamines, antibiotics, antibacterials, rectal suppositories, cough syrups, lubricants, creams, ointments, salves, and many gels are bad? I disagree.

the mention of DDT was probably related to the death and near extinction of eagle in the US back in the 60's. DDT was banned, population of eagle has since increased and now, to a number where food for them in natural ground is probably not enough..... 'o' 'n'

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On 9/2/2022 at 2:44 AM, Rob Plant said:

Footeab wont be happy 🤣

i am very happy about more, pulled from arse numbers, dumping them on a graph pretending this is reality by my adversaries.  Anyone with a brain would be delighted as such trite hubris as it makes those posting such hubris laughable. 

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19 minutes ago, footeab@yahoo.com said:

i am very happy about more, pulled from arse numbers, dumping them on a graph pretending this is reality by my adversaries.  Anyone with a brain would be delighted as such trite hubris as it makes those posting such hubris laughable. 

Take it up with the US Wildlife and Fisheries, which is where Rob Plant got the numbers. They are from the last column of the table here:

https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/threats-birds

One side of the debate on this discussion board does a very good job finding and posting numbers from actual research to support their points--the other side, not so much.

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25 minutes ago, footeab@yahoo.com said:

i am very happy about more, pulled from arse numbers, dumping them on a graph pretending this is reality by my adversaries.  Anyone with a brain would be delighted as such trite hubris as it makes those posting such hubris laughable. 

I typed "bird deaths by cause" in a Google search, and the site I included in my last post was the very first result.

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Amazon Shuts Down All Solar Panels on its Fulfillment Centers Due to Fires

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-09-02-amazon-removes-solar-panels-fires-electrical-explosions.html

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On 9/2/2022 at 3:44 AM, Michael Sanches said:

I drive an ICE car and live in an apartment. So, I won't be getting an eV. I would like to get a hybrid next time. But, my niece has a Prius and has 2 catalytic converters stolen in the last couple of years. As long as the greens demand those who steal catalytic converters pay no bail and serve very little time, I will stick with an ICE car.

I think that all newer ICE vehicles have catalytic converters. I agree that hybrids make sense for local driving. I have some movable solar panels and a solar generator. I could add more solar panels and charge it for free. I would only do that if my electrical bills go up, which I am afraid they will. Solar panels seem way too expensive right now to me. Maybe someone can tell me where to get those famous low priced solar panels that are suitable for my roof. 

I don't understand why solar panels are not sold with all the information and equipment needed to install them simply and securely to your roof or other structure. Also a good warranty and a way to keep them from being stolen off the roof etc. They should have large alarms that go off when tampered with. 

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20 hours ago, Ecocharger said:

The problem is that the Demos have attached themselves to a defective climate science whose political rhetoric threatens the American economy. That is the height of irresponsibility. 

Is it worth supporting Biden & Co. and destroying the economy just to make a social statement?

Good grief, the American Economy is fine other than our war debt. The biggest problem is hot weather causing droughts. Trumps no mask solution is still messing up supply chains. Republicans have laughably got little right since Reagan. Except for GW Sr. He did great. I voted for him twice. So far Sleepy has done fine. There is money to plug 800 wells in Texas. A pet peeve of mine. He’s plugging wells in 25 states spending over 1/2 trillion. I would spend that 390 billion a little differently but an overall boost to clean the air in big cities is needed badly. This will save and extend lives. 

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On 8/30/2022 at 10:27 PM, Ecocharger said:

Per capita doesn't count, especially if you have billions of people in your country.

What matters is total responsibility per nation.

The truth about American two faced hypocrisy 

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRfGDrN8/

 

Edited September 4, 2022 by Hotone

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On 9/2/2022 at 2:44 AM, Michael Sanches said:

I drive an ICE car and live in an apartment. So, I won't be getting an eV. I would like to get a hybrid next time. But, my niece has a Prius and has 2 catalytic converters stolen in the last couple of years. As long as the greens demand those who steal catalytic converters pay no bail and serve very little time, I will stick with an ICE car.

That makes no sense.

First off it is the ICE side of the hybrid that needs a catalytic converter (and it's rare/expensive elements worth stealing).  Only a full EV will have no cat.

Second why would "greens" demand low punishment for theft of a device that reduces pollution?  Backwards logic.

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2 hours ago, Hotone said:

The truth about American two faced hypocrisy 

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSRfGDrN8/

 

Nothing but socialist bullshit. It always fails and brings dictatorship, poverty and pain. An autocracy of wealthy communists at the top. I hope that South and Central Americans, Africans, and other Third World Areas have learned the lessons of the past. 

China has been the most brutal and racist colonialist of all time. They still rule over all of their colonies with a cruel iron fist. The USSR was just as bad. America has been been kind over the long term, and Native Americans have control of large swaths of land. 

The Uighurs and religious suffer greatly.  Crosses are now removed from and they are strictly controlled by communists. The Falun Gong are often killed after their organs are removed for transplants. 

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On 9/2/2022 at 3:50 AM, notsonice said:

Sources? 

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14 minutes ago, Ron Wagner said:

Sources? 

Again, the third column of the table here:

https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/threats-birds

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https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/09/04/california-extends-flex-alert-advises-not-to-charge-electric-vehicles-4-9-p-m/

Meanwhile, right here in central Illinois cornfields, and three wind farms nearby we had a brownout last week. 

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9 hours ago, Boat said:

Good grief, the American Economy is fine other than our war debt. The biggest problem is hot weather causing droughts. Trumps no mask solution is still messing up supply chains. Republicans have laughably got little right since Reagan. Except for GW Sr. He did great. I voted for him twice. So far Sleepy has done fine. There is money to plug 800 wells in Texas. A pet peeve of mine. He’s plugging wells in 25 states spending over 1/2 trillion. I would spend that 390 billion a little differently but an overall boost to clean the air in big cities is needed badly. This will save and extend lives. 

Plugging wells will be the least of our problems if Biden & Co. are allowed to run amok without restraint.

Here is a preview of what can be expected if the climate alarmist agenda is allowed another run at governing this country. The American economy will be essentially shut down.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Worlds-Second-Largest-Steelmaker-Closes-European-Plant.html

"In Germany, one of every six industrial companies feels forced to reduce production due to high energy prices, a survey by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce, DIHK, showed at the end of July. Nearly a quarter of the companies forced to reduce production had already done so by end-July, and another one-quarter are in the process of scaling back production due to sky-high energy prices, according to the survey of 3,500 companies from all sectors and regions in Germany. 

The energy-intensive industries and firms are particularly hit, as 32 percent of the companies plan to or have already started to reduce production and even halt entire production lines, the DIHK survey showed.  "

Edited September 4, 2022 by Ecocharger

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4 minutes ago, Polyphia said:

Again, the third column of the table here:

https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/threats-birds

Sigh...

They pull the numbers out of their ass... Let me give you an example: https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Loss_et_al._2013-Impacts_Outdoor_Cats.pdf

This study supposedly is based on gobs of other studies right?  Right?  Lets look at one of their "studies" used... (later incorporated as a tabulated "study" https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Blancher-2013-Estimated-number-of-birds-killed-by-domestic-cats-in-Canada.pdf

Lets just quote them shall we? Let me make really BIG the words.

"In total, cats are estimated to kill between 100 and 350 million birds per year in Canada (> 95% of estimates were in this range), with the majority likely to be killed by feral cats. This range of estimates is based on surveys indicating that Canadians own about 8.5 million pet cats, a rough approximation of 1.4 to 4.2 million feral cats, and literature values of predation rates from studies conducted elsewhere. Reliability of the total kill estimate would be improved most by better knowledge of feral cat numbers and diet in Canada, though any data on birds killed by cats in Canada would be helpful.

Ah yes... a wonderful circle jerk... A study which uses another study which uses another study and said studies "rates" of ferral cats is NOWHERE to be found except they pulled a number out of thin air.  Next they pulled out of THIN AIR predation rates for said non existent ferral cat population... and then this so called "study" has the gall to admit ANY data would be helpful... because... they have NONE AT ALL. 

All one has to do is look at their "data"... "estimation of feral cats in Winnipeg"... Look it up... done by a SINGLE cat woman... No ferral cats were ever counted...

This "estimation" so called "study" then gets tabulated as a "study" in their tables of "studies" to make it sound as if it is actually "scientific"...

These numbers are then blared to the world as facts... when in reality it is pulled from their rectum. 

All one has to do is look at bird electrocution death estimations... You will never see an actual study of anyone doing the field work under power lines and counting the number of bird deaths. 

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1 hour ago, footeab@yahoo.com said:

Sigh...

They pull the numbers out of their ass... Let me give you an example: https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Loss_et_al._2013-Impacts_Outdoor_Cats.pdf

This study supposedly is based on gobs of other studies right?  Right?  Lets look at one of their "studies" used... (later incorporated as a tabulated "study" https://abcbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Blancher-2013-Estimated-number-of-birds-killed-by-domestic-cats-in-Canada.pdf

Lets just quote them shall we? Let me make really BIG the words.

"In total, cats are estimated to kill between 100 and 350 million birds per year in Canada (> 95% of estimates were in this range), with the majority likely to be killed by feral cats. This range of estimates is based on surveys indicating that Canadians own about 8.5 million pet cats, a rough approximation of 1.4 to 4.2 million feral cats, and literature values of predation rates from studies conducted elsewhere. Reliability of the total kill estimate would be improved most by better knowledge of feral cat numbers and diet in Canada, though any data on birds killed by cats in Canada would be helpful.

Ah yes... a wonderful circle jerk... A study which uses another study which uses another study and said studies "rates" of ferral cats is NOWHERE to be found except they pulled a number out of thin air.  Next they pulled out of THIN AIR predation rates for said non existent ferral cat population... and then this so called "study" has the gall to admit ANY data would be helpful... because... they have NONE AT ALL. 

All one has to do is look at their "data"... "estimation of feral cats in Winnipeg"... Look it up... done by a SINGLE cat woman... No ferral cats were ever counted...

This "estimation" so called "study" then gets tabulated as a "study" in their tables of "studies" to make it sound as if it is actually "scientific"...

These numbers are then blared to the world as facts... when in reality it is pulled from their rectum. 

All one has to do is look at bird electrocution death estimations... You will never see an actual study of anyone doing the field work under power lines and counting the number of bird deaths. 

I have seen several dead squirrels under my power lines and a couple of dead birds, but that is over 15 years. I think road kill is the biggest problem but don't want drivers to do anything except watch out and brake in a straight line! Swerving can cost human health and life. I have killed a couple of deer and a car but not me. 

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2 hours ago, footeab@yahoo.com said:

Sigh...

They pull the numbers out of their ass

Like the windmill death numbers fossil humans post. 

Cats are present in huge numbers and have been around much longer, and therefore the estimates are likely much better than for windmills.

The author did read a lot of past papers so wasn't pulling estimates out of their ass.

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11 minutes ago, TailingsPond said:

Like the windmill death numbers fossil humans post. 

Cats are present in huge numbers and have been around much longer, and therefore the estimates are likely much better than for windmills.

The author did read a lot of past papers so wasn't pulling estimates out of their ass.

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And you didn't read ANY of them.  If you had, you wouldn't, that would disabuse you of your naivete.... you would know they are all "approximations"... never any REAL world COUNTING of actual birds or ferral cats in the field.  What is beyond HILARIOUS is you even quoted the Winnipeg article pushed by a single wild cat rescue woman as an actual reference...ROFL!!!

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And you didn't read ANY of them.  If you had, you wouldn't, that would disabuse you of your naivete.... you would know they are all "approximations"... never any REAL world COUNTING of actual birds or ferral cats in the field.  What is beyond HILARIOUS is you even quoted the Winnipeg article pushed by a single wild cat rescue woman as an actual reference...ROFL!!!

Did you read them?   No.

Do you know exactly the number of windmill deaths?  Everything is an estimate.

The "wild cat rescue woman" almost certainly has more real interaction with cats than you or I. Your arrogance is disgusting, stop pretending you are an expert.

 

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014220709510087

Oh look they can count!  Took me no time to find some counted numbers.   Here One (1) cat was tracked long-term and it killed >223 birds by itself (only prey returned to house were counted).

Abstract

The 558 prey items brought home by one domestic cat, recorded over its 17‐year lifetime, included 221 mice, 63 rats, 35 rabbits, 4 hares and 2 weasels. The cat hunted up to 600 m from the house, and prey was caught both inside and outside the 0.5 ha garden. Of the 223 birds brought in, 54 were native, including 43 silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis), but those killed were quickly replaced, so there was always a resident population of 1–2 pairs. The other known native birds comprised five fantails (Rhipidura fuliginosa), four warblers (Gerygone igata), a kingfisher (Halcyon sancta), and a shining cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus). Only nine skinks (Cyclodina aenea) and one frog (Litoria raniformis) were brought in. The abundance of birds and reptiles in the garden showed no apparent change over the 17 years compared with the previous 15‐year‐period without a cat. By contrast, the cat exterminated the rabbit population in the garden, and “farmed” surrounding burrows during its whole life; all other prey killed declined in frequency after the cat was 8–9 years old.

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Here they tracked almost a 1000 cats for a shorter time period.  Even if there were zero feral cats the number of registered pet cats is huge! 

Multiply the 58,385,725 house cats in the USA by the bird kill rate and get back to me on the windmill issue.

 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2907.2003.00017.x

A questionnaire survey of the numbers of animals brought home by domestic cats Felis catus was conducted between 1 April and 31 August 1997. A total of 14370 prey items were brought home by 986 cats living in 618 households. Mammals made up 69% of the items, birds 24%, amphibians 4%, reptiles 1%, fish < 1%, invertebrates 1% and unidentified items 1%. A minimum of 44 species of wild bird, 20 species of wild mammal, four species of reptile and three species of amphibian were recorded.

https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/reports-statistics/us-pet-ownership-statistics

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