Serve Creation

I strongly believe in serving creation. First, because the Lord God created it and us and He commanded us to care for the things He made.

Second, I have had the displeasure of being in places where filth, pollution and chaos reigned and I found those places hostile to both life and pleasure.

I have been to many farms and know that horses, cattle and pigs leave piles and piles of garbage behind them. Actually, automobiles are much cleaner than horses and buggies for flies, varmints and vermin pollute anyplace where there are animals. It is a false myth that nature is naturally clean and free of diseases. Ever since Genesis 3 we have known that "Thorns and thistles infest the ground" and that included microbes and disease causing bacteria.

Third, it is wise to plant trees and other greens because they provide beauty and shade as well as oxygen. I do love green spaces and green places.

However, I resist so many of the hyper anxious and hyper hysterical claims of the Greenies who swear that the earth will dry up in a few years if we do not stop using energy. Far too often the prophets of eco-disasters are using their claims to sell books, films and garner fame and fortune. It has recently come to light that former Vice President Al Gore, who won the Oscar for his film An Inconvenient Truth about a looming eco-disaster, is making millions from selling stocks in a company he founded that deals exclusively in alternative fuels.

It is an inconvenient truth that Mr. Gore's eco-friendly hype and the Oscar he won for it have been a big conflict of interest. Take a look at the following article from the Wall Street Journal.

Tennessee blogger Bill Hobbs picks up the story of Al Gore's voracious household energy use, which we noted Tuesday:

The Tennessean reported that Gore buys "carbon offsets" to compensate for his home's use of energy from carbon-based fuels. As Wikipedia explains, a carbon offset "is a service that tries to reduce the net carbon emissions of individuals or organizations indirectly, through proxies who reduce their emissions and/or increase their absorption of greenhouse gases." . . .

But how Gore buys his "carbon offsets," as revealed by The Tennessean raises serious questions. According to the newspaper's report, Gore buys his carbon offsets through
Generation Investment Management:

Gore helped found Generation Investment Management, through which he and others pay for offsets. The firm invests the money in solar, wind and other projects that reduce energy consumption around the globe . . .

Gore is chairman of the firm and, presumably, draws an income or will make money as its investments prosper. In other words, he "buys" his "carbon offsets" from himself, through a transaction designed to boost his own investments and return a profit to himself. To be blunt, Gore doesn't buy "carbon offsets" through Generation Investment Management--he buys stocks.

Meanwhile, Gore runs around the country and the world trumpeting "climate crisis" and blaming man's use of carbon-based energy--burning thousands of gallons of jet fuel as he goes. His efforts have served to put climate change at the top of the national and even global agenda, driving up the value of the stocks and companies viewed as "green" or environmentally friendly. Companies like those his investment management firm invest his own and other peoples' [sic] money in. (You can see a list of Generation Investment Management's holdings here, courtesy of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.)

As the Church Lady says, "How Convenient!" I do not know the heart of Al Gore nor can I read whether his fervor for "carbon offsets" are real or not. However, since the campaign is so closely linked to hie for profit company it appears that the two are connected.