Evil I’s

An elite group of people, shielded from the concerns of the common man by their wealth and power, is destroying the quality of life for those who worry about basic needs, like the cost and availability of food, fuel, and housing, and personal safety with policies driven by ideology rather than math-based facts and data.

The Energy section of FactsAndData.org provides ample examples of ideology-driven idiocy in the fetish for wind and solar, with trillions spent on delusional plans that would bankrupt the world financially and mineral-wise before making any meaningful impact on greenhouse gas generation.

Anarchy rules the major US cities with daily looting going unpunished as Progressive Judges refuse to prosecute criminality because the criminals are disproportionately Black. Race provides ample data on the huge racial differences in crime rates that show the idiocy of equity thinking. There is no equity in behavior between different races.

Evil I’s includes and goes beyond Energy, Environment and Race in identifying the idiocy, incompetence, immorality, irresponsibility, idol worship, indoctrination, impoverishment, and insanity of people and policies controlling all areas of our lives.

n elite group of individuals, shielded from the everyday concerns of the common person by their wealth and power, is significantly impacting the quality of life for those who grapple with fundamental necessities. These necessities include the cost and accessibility of food, fuel, and housing. Unfortunately, their policies are often driven more by ideology than by evidence-based data and mathematical facts.

The Energy section of FactsAndData.org serves as a stark illustration of this ideology-driven folly. Here, we witness a fervent obsession with wind and solar energy, leading to trillions of dollars being poured into delusional plans. These plans, while well-intentioned, risk financial bankruptcy and mineral depletion on a global scale, all without making a substantial dent in greenhouse gas emissions.

Meanwhile, in major US cities, anarchy prevails. Daily looting occurs with impunity, as Progressive Judges hesitate to prosecute criminal behavior—especially when the perpetrators are disproportionately Black. The data on racial disparities in crime rates underscores the fallacy of equity thinking. In reality, there is no equitable alignment in behavior across different racial groups.

Evil I’s extend beyond the realms of Energy, Environment, and Race. They delve into the very fabric of our existence, revealing idiocy, incompetence, immorality, irresponsibility, idol worship, and sheer insanity within the people and policies that wield control over every facet of our lives

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Fast Facts

• Evil I’s includes the idiocy, incompetence, immorality, irresponsibility, and insanity of people and policies affecting society.
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• Trees remove CO2 from the atmosphere but can also transport methane from wet soils with decaying vegetation to the atmosphere.

Biomass Explained

The term biomass refers to living or recently dead organisms and any byproducts of those organisms – plant or animal.  This includes crops (trees and food), residues, and other forms of biological materials that can be used to substitute fossil fuels in energy production.  Biofuel refers to any fuel derived from biomass. 

Friend or Foe

Like all renewable energy sources, the relative positive and negative environmental impacts vary dramatically, with many applications increasing the equivalent greenhouse gas generation.  When appropriately used, biomass energy provides an overwhelming positive environmental benefit with few negative impacts, beyond cost.   Methane capture from landfills and wastewater treatment plants are two of the strongest examples of being overwhelmingly positive environmentally.  These applications prevent generated methane (a potent greenhouse gas) from escaping into the atmosphere, by burning it to produce electricity or provide fuel for heating.  Burning municipal trash, after removing all materials that can be economically recycled from the waste stream, is another example of environmentally friendly use of biomass.  Presuming toxic emissions are captured and stored in a manner that prevents the creation of additional environmental hazards.

Many (if not more) biomass renewable energy projects provide minimal reductions or increase GHG emissions. Activists, politicians, and even countries have used biomass renewable energy projects, which are an abomination to the environment, for no pain (beyond higher taxes for consumers) green credentials. 

Trees and Climate Change

Trees remove (sequester) carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere when provided with adequate water, sunlight, and warmth.  The carbon captured by a tree returns to the atmosphere as CO2 if it is burned in a wildfire or electrical generating plant.  When a plant decays, as the leaves fall off during seasonal changes, the carbon in the leaves returns to the atmosphere as CO2 or methane (CH4). Trees generate methane when located in wetlands, such as the Amazon and other warm climates.  

Methane Transport

While climate change activists and politicians falsely claim that the Amazon produces 20% of the Earth’s oxygen, methane transport due to seasonal flooding (floodplains), and transport to the atmosphere by trees goes unnoticed.   Some researchers claim the methane released from the Amazon equals that from all of the world’s oceans combined.  

Accelerating Global Warming to Appear Green

While Europeans lecture the developing world about not building coal power plants due to their carbon footprints, they take credit for zero emissions while burning wood from mature trees cut to generate electricity that produces more CO2 than coal, with many more toxic emissions. 

After the media picked up on this loophole in the Paris Climate Agreement, and true environmentalists, (in contrast to the virtue-signaling hypocrites) the European Union was forced to re-evaluate their decision to provide pain-free green credits for increasing greenhouse gas emissions.  Their refusal to change their stance was not surprising since the biggest virtue signalers are typically the least virtuous. 

Biofuels

Biofuel is a type of renewable energy derived from organic materials, primarily plant and animal sources.  

Similar to wind and solar, biofuels require large amounts of land relative to the energy produced. In countries with energy-intensive farming, like the US, it is questionable whether the energy produced even equals the energy required to produce the biofuel. Consequently, biofuels in the US is politically driven by a powerful farm lobby, rather than energy independence or environmental concerns.