The "Greening" Thanks to CO2

     I happened across an article today from CNS News: The Right News. Right Now. (I wonder which side their political tendencies lean?) In brief, the article states that the increased levels of CO2 have led to an increase in crop production world wide and led to the greening of previously arid areas of the world. They quote some un-cited stats and quote "experts" like Dr James Taylor from the Heartland Institute who uses the word "preposterous" and "objective" in the same sentence a few times. Real scientific, objective stuff, as you may imagine.

     Basically, Taylor states that more CO2 in the atmosphere is beneficial to our world because it gives food/fertilizer/nutrients to plants and trees worldwide. He cites arid regions that are sprouting more plants (although it fails to mention any specific region), redwoods in California growing taller, trees in the boreal forests growing larger and more robust, as well as tropical rainforests that are expanding (when said rainforests are not being slashed and burned, presumably). Basically, he states that CO2 is the reason all these things are "supposedly" happening.

     But, alas, the article's purpose

Best Quotes

     Click the following Climate Reality link to read some of the best environmental quotes of 2014. My favorite is the one below. John Oliver, you are a genius.  

Starting 2015 Off Right

     Welcome to 2015 dear reader. As you know, last year was a watershed year for Climate Guy. Not only did I post more every week than ever before, I had more new visitors to the site than ever before! (There must be a lot of bored people out there.) Now that I have my legs under me, I look forward to pushing forward into the New Year with renewed focus to attract and reach a wider audience. If you have bored friends, tell them about the site! I guarantee to it to almost as entertaining as those Grumpy Cat memes...almost.

     More to come this week, but it being Monday after the long holiday, I wanted to start things off with the proper attitude. Over the weekend, I stumbled across a headline that stuck in my mind. It basically told Baby Boomers to butt out of the Climate Conversation because Generation X and Y and the Millennials were the ones that were going to have to deal with it. It made me think of Congressman Boehner, Senator Inhofe, Ruppert Murdoch and Senator Mitch McConnell.

     Seriously, you old farts, butt out! We young people will be dealing with this long after you are gone. Make the smart investment and start backing renewable energy. It is what will keep your respirators working when they put you in a nursing home. It will keep you warm and the lights on while the nurses are spoon feeding you mashed bananas. Worry about what God thinks then, not now. He's got better things to do, like clean up the mess you all have made on this planet.

Happy New Year!

     I want to send out a heartfelt and humungous thank you to all of my readers out there. I had reserved expectations for this site when I threw myself into it last July and have been overwhelmed by number of readers that have showed up. December looks like it will end with almost 3500 page views, which would be the most viewed month ever! (November was higher, but due to some of my own site maintenance, that months numbers are a bit skewed.)

    So, before the New Year begins and I hit the keyboard with renewed vigor next Monday, January 5th, I want to thank you all for stopping in. I hope you learned something, had a laugh, nodded your head in understanding or went out and tried to learn something new about the Climate Crisis and the world changing work we could achieve if we try.

     To you and yours, Happy New Year! Let's make 2015 the year we turned a corner and started really making the world a better place.

Climate Guy
(John)