Destruction by Fire
Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:11 am
I was looking over my predictions I made at the first of the year and
see that two of them are coming true that I would just as soon have
failed.
I said "The dollar will lose strength against the Euro."
There's been about a half dozen headlines this year about the dollar
reaching a record low against the Euro. The last I heard the Euro is
worth about $1.43. That doesn't bode well for our trade or the
economy.
The other prediction of note is that there would be more destruction
by fire this year. Unfortunately this has been right on the money.
We have seen quite a bit of unusual destruction by fire this year,
even in my home state of Idaho and now reaching a crescendo with the
current California fires.
To get an idea of how massive these fires are take a look at the
satellite photos on this web site:
http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2007/10/california_fires_from_space.html
An interesting side note here is that more CO2 is released through
these fires than people of California will release through driving
for years to come.
You'd think that if activists were really interested in reducing CO2
then they would encourage thinning out forests and cleaning our brush
and debris that encourage the spread of a fire once it starts.
Unfortunately, especially in California, strict regulations interfere
with the disturbance to the environment that would be necessary to
prevent such disasters.
Many environmentalists do not believe that man can improve upon
nature therefore fires should be encouraged. But the truth is the
godlike intelligence that is within man can improve upon anything and
it is possible to cultivate the land so it stays healthy and a
disaster like this just does not happen.
The city of Boise where I live is called "The City of Trees." Even
so you rarely hear of even one tree catching fire. Why? Because the
trees are well spaced and there is no brush and debris to spread fire.
In areas where there are forests logging companies could be worked
with to selectively clear wooded areas to reduce fires to a minimum
while allowing them to make money. This results in little cost to
the taxpayer. In other more dessert-like areas they could do more to
clear away the flammable material with much less damage to the
environment and animals than a flaming inferno would produce.
There is an interesting link between the California fires a similar
one in Idaho a while back. The most famous fire in Idaho this year
was near Sun Valley. It got so bad that they came a hair's breath
away from evacuating the area as they have done in California.
Now what's interesting about Sun Valley is that many of its residents
are from California. In fact, as soon as you enter the area it seems
like you have just been transported from homespun Idaho to
California. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and many movie stars have
homes there.
All this points to a link between the people of California and
disaster by fire. What is it?
Uncontrolled fire is a symbol of anger. Are California people angry
then? Surely not all of them but a lot of them are. They were very
angry George Bush was elected president and many threatened to move
abroad (but didn't). They are angry about the war. They are angry
at conservatives, at Christians, at big oil, at big business, at
global warming skeptics and at anyone who questions their beliefs or
lifestyles. They are a very unsettled irritated bunch lately and
since energy follows thought fire is a natural result.
Then look at the previous great disaster which was the Katrina
flooding. Water is a symbol of emotion and a flood is a symbol of
uncontrolled emotion. New Orleans is populated by a very emotional
bunch. The positive side of their emotion is illustrated by the
Mardi Gras, an event where happy emotions are let loose. But
apparently there were many negative emotions below the surface that
broke through like a damn overflowing. This was illustrated by all
the grumbling the people did after the disaster.
It is interesting to follow the various disasters and note how they
correspond to a release of energy that is somehow related to the
state of mind of the inhabitants. Keep in mind I am referring to a
collective state of mind and not the individual.
Global Warming Enlightenment
When global warming alarmists condemn skeptics as deniers, it is an
unscientific and socially dangerous characterization. Skeptics are
not the enemy. On the contrary, they are crucial to science because
they help us search for truth.
-- Dennis Avery
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