As the world focuses on the latest distraction that will take us a step closer to either a one-world order or World War III (then the one-world order), many people are ignoring the more ridiculous and drastic steps that the Biden administration is taking in the name of global warming or climate change or global cooling. We're not sure which it is because none of their predictions come true. It's time to focus again on what they are truly talking about.

NASA's analysis of satellite data has found that there is 15% more green area on our planet over the last decade. More than two million square kilometers have seen an increase in the amount of trees and other vegetation, which had previously been either bare or contained very little vegetation. This is a net increase that takes into account the clear cutting of the Amazon forest, that by the way is not progressing as fast as it was nor is it as bad as we have been led to believe.

Several different agencies, including NASA and the EPA, have determined that global greenhouse gas emissions have decreased 8% over the last decade as well. In spite of China, India, and other lesser developed countries being allowed to build and operate dozens of coal-fired power generating plants every year while we have been closing ours.

The Antarctic ice body which grew by 100 billion tons per year between 1992 and 2008 continues to grow at a slightly reduced rate. Satellite data also shows that glaciers in some areas of the world are beginning to grow. Others are continuing to recede but despite that ocean levels have not engulfed the coastal communities of any nation.

Several high-ranking members of the Environmental Protection Agency were testifying before Congress and claimed they did not know the makeup of Earth's atmosphere. They admitted that nitrogen, oxygen and other gases were common but could not or would not answer direct questions about what percentage of each gas makes up our atmosphere. In case you were wondering our atmosphere is made-up of nitrogen, 78%; oxygen, 21%; argon .9%. Carbon dioxide, which we are told is the most dangerous greenhouse gas produced by mankind, makes up .04% of our atmosphere. Only 11% of all carbon dioxide is created by the activities of man. That means .0044% of all carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is created by you and I. Real climate scientists will tell you that we cannot produce enough of any so-called greenhouse gas to upset the balance of a planet whose system has survived significantly more impactful events that pumped significantly more greenhouse gases into our atmosphere.

Yet we are told that almost every disaster, from hurricanes to wildfires to droughts, are solely caused by our activities that produce greenhouse gases. You do not have to have a degree in science to understand it is not probable and is in fact very improbable that we are responsible for climate change, which by the way is a natural occurrence and the man cannot stop it no matter what we do. Yet we are being told that we have to significantly change our lives none of which is for the better in order to save the planet.

Interestingly at the World Economic Forum, there was significant discussion about the failure of the climate change issue to produce the significant and rapid changes being pushed upon us. The populace around the world has not bought into their claims. So they are looking for another, less complex issue to scare us and cause behavioral change. That will be a threat to our clean water supply. There will be claims that we are running out of fresh water and that there are multiple activities polluting what is left making it unusable for human consumption and survival. We may not even be able to use it to water crops.

If that doesn't tell you that their motives have nothing to do with saving the planet or our lives, i don't know what else will convince you. The sad thing is that they are now talking about these issues in public forums that are being monitored and allegedly reported upon by corporate media. Yet none of those in attendance, none of those in government that are tasked with implementing their plans nor their friends in media will report truthfully and accurately leaving many of us to be ignorant of their actual goals.

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