…A flaw in the legislation meant that woody biomass was fully categorised as renewable, even if it came not just from wood residues or waste, but from whole trees. This meant that companies could directly harvest forests for pellets – rather than making pellets from the by-products of timber cut for other uses – in the name of sustainable forest management.
…Biomass, of which wood from forests is the main source, now makes up almost 60% of the EU’s renewable energy supply, more than solar and wind combined, and a vast cross-border industry has emerged to meet this demand.
‘Carbon-neutrality is a fairy tale’: how the race for renewables is burning Europe’s forests
Tag: health
Excess Deaths Graphed USA
A lot of people seem to be under the misperception that the pandemic isn’t causing excess deaths. Here’s a CDC graph showing weekly deaths in the United States from all causes going back to the beginning of 2017.
For a broader picture, follow link to original and read some of the comments. Many excess deaths are consequences of lockdowns, depression, job loss, other illnesses not being treated, etc. Covid is real but we wrongly reacted and overreacted, making it worse; with downstream effects that will be felt for decades. ABN
The number of girls wanting sex-change has grown enormously; author claims it’s a fad
A fad with serious consequences. This is a well-researched article with a clear point of view.
…Nearly all of these detransitioners blame the adults in their lives, especially the medical professionals, for encouraging and facilitating their transitions rather than questioning them.
The book Silicon Valley tried to kill: ABIGAIL SHRIER’S investigation into the exploding numbers of girls wanting to change sex has caused an outcry in America – but her story must be heard
A different take on covid vaccines
Few people realize that the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19—which the FDA has finally declared “highly effective,” and which is now being distributed to Americans—has actually been available for nearly a year.
But the government wouldn’t let you take it.
The vaccine, a triumph of medical science known as mRNA-1273, was designed in a single weekend, just two days after Chinese researchers published the virus’s genetic code on January 11, 2020.
For the entire duration of the pandemic, while hundreds of thousands died and the world economy was decimated by lockdowns, this highly effective vaccine has been available.
But you, and all the people who died, were prohibited by the government from taking it.
We Had the Vaccine from the Start—You Just Weren’t Allowed to Take It
Johns Hopkins Study shows COVID-19 has had ‘Relatively No Effect on Deaths’
Johns Hopkins deleted the study, which you can find below, not because it is wrong but because it “…was being used to support false and dangerous inaccuracies about the impact of the pandemic.“
The following image provides the gist of the study:
The study itself and more information about it can be found here: According to study, “in contrast to most people’s assumptions, the number of deaths by COVID-19 is not alarming. In fact, it has relatively no effect on deaths in the United States.”
EDIT 12/21/20: The study has been memory-holed. An archived copy can be found here: A closer look at U.S. deaths due to COVID-19.
Peter Navarro on China, Biden, covid and more
Scott Atlas: I’m disgusted and dismayed
Covid: A brief non-political assessment
Written by a group of Belgian doctors and health care professionals, this overview of Belgian covid policy is well-worth reading. It applies to many other countries, including USA.
We, Belgian doctors and health professionals, wish to express our serious concern about the evolution of the situation in the recent months surrounding the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. We call on politicians to be independently and critically informed in the decision-making process and in the compulsory implementation of corona-measures. We ask for an open debate, where all experts are represented without any form of censorship. After the initial panic surrounding covid-19, the objective facts now show a completely different picture – there is no medical justification for any emergency policy anymore.
The current crisis management has become totally disproportionate and causes more damage than it does any good.
We call for an end to all measures and ask for an immediate restoration of our normal democratic governance and legal structures and of all our civil liberties. (Open letter from medical doctors and health professionals to all Belgian authorities and all Belgian media)
Interview with The Ethical Skeptic on covid
This is the first interview on radio with The Ethical Skeptic. It’s very informative. Don’t miss it.
Unique American Voices: Robert Kennedy Jr & Alan Dershowitz talk about vaccines
This is much better than expected. Kennedy is a very pragmatic thinker with many studies and practical lines of reasoning to back up his claims. And NO, he is not an anti-vaxxer. Dershowitz is an abstract thinker arguing legalities and hypothetical situations that illustrate how our laws work or might work in particular cases.
I learned much about how vaccines are manufactured and work. The process is not pretty and the product is not as safe or effective as you might think.
The Paradox of Virtue in covid response
A list of studies that show hydroxychloroquine works if taken early
I am completely open on this topic and welcome reasoned rebuttals. My understanding is HCQ is over-the-counter in many/most countries and works well if given early or used as prophylactic.
At the link above, you can click on the studies and then find their source on the lower left of the dropdown. ABN
A much needed realistic take on earth’s environment
Doctor Simone explains herself and why she is being censored and now fired
This is not right. A video of DOCTORS talking about covid is being censored in USA
The excuse is the WHO disapproves of what they are saying.
You can watch the video here: Facebook, Google/YouTube, Twitter Censor Viral Video of Doctors’ Capitol Hill Coronavirus Press Conference.
It’s a good video.
