A recent article in the Washington Post caught my eye. It outlined the astounding loss of over 3 million birds among breeding adults — 30 percent of the adult population — in the last half century (waterfowl are an exception due to wetlands protection). The article goes on to discuss possible causes. Not surprisingly loss of habitat was among them. Then, of course, the leading usual suspect was rounded up; that being climate change.
The Post — being the Post — did not dare to bring up solar and wind farms as culprits. That is the third rail of the Green-Industrial Complex and the Post, New York Times, and NPR dare not touch it for fear of offending their elite progressive base; or are birds and butterflies sacrifices on the altar of climate change?
If Green energy is ever forced to survive on market demand rather than government funding, it will likely collapse within five years.
I am not a birder, but I keep feeders and a couple of Milkweed and Wildflower gardens in my yard to attract other pollinators. I recognize the value of their contribution and have followed with interest for several decades the decline of bird and butterfly species. It strikes me that these rapid declines have coincided with the progressive rise of wind and solar generation farms beginning during the Carter Administration four and a half decades ago. The death of many birds nation-wide has been attributed directly to wind farms. However, we hear very little about their impact in the mainstream media. I suspect that the baleful influence of the Green Industrial-Academic Complex has much to to with it.
In the Upstate New York county where I live, many residents complain bitterly about the amount of arable land lost to wind and solar farms, They are generally written off by the Democratic state government which tells them it is for their own good and the good of the planet.
Unlike the Military-Industrial complex before it, which was driven by a real need to compete militarily with the Soviets, the Green Industrial-Academic complex is fueled by a threat that is ridiculously overhyped. Rarely a day goes by when the Washington Post, NPR, or CNN does not blame climate change for something. There is even one group of loons that claims increasing earthquakes and volcanic activity are linked to climate change. The philosophy here is based on Joseph Goebbels “Big Lie” theory. If a lie is repeated often enough, it becomes the truth. Today, the Big Lie on climate change has become conventional wisdom among a large segment of the population. Fortunately ,however, if the last election is any indication, a majority of Americans have not yet drunk the Kool Aid.
The climate change cult has many acolytes, and some are sincere believers. But too many are far-left fanatics who want to eliminate carbon based power entirely whatever the economic impact. Still others are academic charlatans producing reams of suspect studies and computer models. Worse are the scam artists who are making billions sucking from the government teat.
If Green energy is ever forced to survive on market demand rather than government funding, it will likely collapse within five years
So far, the Trump Administration has done a good job of trying to kill this parasitic vampire, and I hope the efforts succeed. However, like Count Dracula, if a stake is not driven through its heart finally and forever, it will rise from the dead, the next time the Democrats control Congress.
Like most zany progressive schemes, the climate change cult has tremendous potential to create unintended consequences along with the stated objective of eliminating carbon based power sources. I just hope we are not destroying the environment in an attempt to save it.
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Gary Anderson Lectures on Alternative Analysis at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.