Second Hand Smoke Can Ruin Air Quality for the New Year

Staff Writer, Nathaniel Diaz

Air Quality / Weather
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Welcome to Winter 2015. A New Year's Eve storm will usher in cold, cold. cold, with a slight chance of rain for the Valley and other lower deserts.

The real concern is everyone polluting the air as the breathable air column descends and gets caught under the inversion layer. That means what goes up, fireplace smoke and fireworks, will be breathed in. Talk about second hand smoke!

So give the gift of breathing, do not use your fireplaces on New Year's Eve or Day. There is going to be enough smog in the Valley as it is. And, you could brighten someone's New Year by not sending them to the ER.

Here's the rest of the forecast:

Forecast Discussion: All eyes are on the approaching storm system to affect our region over the New Year's holiday. Latest weather model runs are in and the consensus is a colder and drier event; for the lower deserts. The moisture tap into our area peaks during Wednesday morning and afternoon. This is when cloud cover increases and the Phoenix Metro has the best shot at observing rain, particularly the higher terrain east and north. Ultimately, less rainfall and precipitation ending for the lower elevations around sunset New Year’s Eve will have consequences for air quality. This is a particularly cold storm that will lead to well below normal temperatures for much of the area, especially when winds turn light and cloud cover begins to break during the evening and overnight. Under these conditions, fireplace activity and fireworks can quickly contribute enough to PM-2.5 to warrant concerns for air quality. For instance, on New Year’s Eve 2012, similar weather conditions occurred when mostly clear skies, light winds, and cool temperatures developed during the evening. Despite relatively low PM-2.5 observations for much of the day, average hourly PM-2.5 concentrations leading into midnight surpassed 100 µg/m3 for some sites; pushing daily AQI values into the upper Moderate category for that day. Therefore, a PM-2.5 Health Watch has been issued for Wednesday, December 31st, 2014. Additionally, elevated PM-2.5 concentrations would carry over into New Year’s day. Subfreezing morning lows on Thursday will be slow to warm to near 50°F by afternoon. Light winds and long-lasting inversions are likely during this time. This means a PM-2.5 High Pollution Advisory is likely for New Year’s Day.

Source: AirNow

Solar Minimum Realities and the Failure of Politicized Science

Staff Writer, DL Mullan

Global Warming / Mini Ice Age

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Global Warming is all everyone talks about. Yet, there are some voices of reason that will no longer be silented by a political system that is not based on facts, science, or common sense.

Study: West Antarctic Glacier Melt Due To Volcanoes, Not Global Warming:

A BAS study from February found that Antarctica’s Pine Island glacier thinned just as fast 8,000 years ago as it has in recent times — it also was able to reverse the collapse.

Another BAS study from last year says western Antarctic thinning is within the “natural range of climate variability” of the last 300 years.

And if you disagree too much with the political wheel of Global Warming, you lose your station: Fired for ‘Diverging’ on Climate: Progressive Professor’s fellowship ‘terminated’ after WSJ OpEd calling global warming ‘unproved science.’  As if Global Warming was a science, it is more like magical thinking that requires pharmacological psychotropic intervention at the highest levels of international discourse.

Oh, yeah, there is no discussion. The debate is closed. It's Settled Science.

VDP Gazette takes every opportunity to correct the failings of our leaders in articles like: Why Global Warming Failed and the United Nations Should Be Dismantled and Trouble in Paradise; IPCC Approval Process Flawed. 

In the article, The Sun is Undergoing a State Change, James A. Marusek back in 2010 saw the writing on the wall.

There are Two Paths Ahead; Each Marked with a “Danger” Signpost. We are now at a crossroad. Two paths lie before us. Both are marked with a signpost that reads “Danger”! Down one path lies the threat from massive solar storms. Down the other path lies several decades of crushing cold temperatures and global famine.

If either of these threats materializes, many nations will be hit blind-sighted. Both are related to the current state of the sun. The sun has been in a “Grand Maxima” for most of the past century. This has accounted for much of the natural warming the earth has experienced. But as evident in the high number of spotless days in this solar minimum, the sun is changing states. It might (1) level off and revert to the old solar cycles or (2) the sun might go even quieter magnetically slipping into a “Dalton Minimum” or a solar Grand Minima such as the “Maunder Minimum”. It is still a little early to predict which way it will swing

The UN and Climate Alarmists have been shifting people's eyes away from the coming Grand Minimum of the Solar Cycle. The real danger lurks ahead but no one is paying attention. Cold kills more than heat.

At least if the Earth was warming, we would have more rain, more vegetation. As we slip closer to a colder temperature average across the planet, we are no longer able to have ample growing seasons or fruitful crops.

When science is politicized, this is what happens. No one is prepared. No one is planning for this colder climate. Instead we are paying for Light Rail, Infilling, Multiuse Housing, and Bike Lanes, which are bankrupting us. Tell me, how are those things going to feed humanity in the next decades when crop failures occur?

If we stop this destructive Climate Debate for Global Governance and start demanding action on scientific fact, we could minimize loss of life.

Shutting down power plants from coal to nuclear is irresponsible without viable replacements. Right now, there are no replacements because the government and United Nations hide free energy technologies for the good of corporations.

So who is really going to make billions of dollars off the suffering of us? What are you going to do about it? It's not a politician's responsibility. These people are bought by corporations that make money off your suffering.

In the USA the responsibility of governance is By the People. So yes, the coming unpreparedness and death are your responsibility. Or is that even more scarier than extinction?

Silence is no longer a choice:

There is a lot of talk these days about the legacy we will leave our children and our grandchildren. When I stare into the immediate future, I see a frightening legacy caked in darkness and famine. Instead of intelligently preparing; we find ourselves whittling away this precious time chasing fraudulent theories. We have a decade to prepare, but have a misguided sense of direction and urgency. In ten years from now when the next solar cycle begins; if the sun goes quiet, who will comfort the starving children who cry out in the middle of the night for a small piece of bread? These will be our children.

We have a decade to prepare. Are you?

Source: Bread and Butter Science, VDP Gazette GeoEngineering,

Nuclear Fusion Then and Now with Dr. Michael McKubre

Staff Writer, DL Mullan

News / Government
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In this new 100th episode edition of Buzzsaw, Sean Stones discusses Nuclear Fusion Then and Now with Dr. Michael McKubre. 

Nuclear fusion and alternative energy is discussed, with fission, radioactivity, and the viability of new energy through cold fusion discussed with SRI Director, Dr. Michael McKubre. Hot fusion, nuclear weapons, producing energy through reactors, and the necessity to utilize nuclear energy–plus the reasons why nuclear energy is a benevolent disruptive technology are examined. The energy industry and the truth about why nuclear power wasn’t at fault for Fukushima are covered in this Buzzsaw interview hosted by Sean Stone.

Guest Biography:

MICHAEL C.H. McKUBRE is currently principal scientist in the Materials Research Laboratory at SRI International. He began his undergraduate studies at George Washington University and completed his B.Sc., M.Sc. (with honors) and Ph.D. in Chemistry and Physics at Victoria University, Wellington New Zealand. During his Ph.D. studies he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Electrochemistry, Surface Chemistry and Electronics for Scientists. On completing his Ph.D., Dr.McKubre was granted a two year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Southampton University, England. There he: undertook research into the electrochemical kinetic processes involved with flow-through electrochemical reactors; researched, designed, constructed and employed a novel ac impedance device to characterize flow-through reactors; assisted with the supervision of Ph.D. and M.Sc. students working on related and derivative projects.

Dr. McKubre joined SRI as an Electrochemist in 1978 and was appointed Manager of the Electrochemistry Program in 1982 and Director of the Energy Research Center in 1992.

In the last two decades as Director of the Energy Research Center, Dr. McKubre has applied himself to the discovery and application of potential new energy sources, specifically those associated with the deuterium/palladium system. He is recognized internationally in this field as an expert in the areas of PdH and PdD electrochemistry and calorimetry. Dr. McKubre has consulted for governmental agencies and private corporations on issues relating to advanced rechargeable batteries, fuel cells and stationary power generation systems on potential futures for novel energy sources.

Winter Weather Advisory

Staff Writer, DL Mullan

News / Weather

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Winter has finally arrived in the Valley of the Sun. A freeze is expected overnight as temperatures dip past 32 degrees in many outlying Valley locations.

So wrap up those outdoor pipes and keep a dripping faucet on overnight. Make a safe place for outdoor pets. Cover your plants and bring potted ones inside or close to your house.

It is already a cold day out there so bundle up!

Source: WeatherChannel