For years, we were told to fear “global warming.” When our planet cooled, the slogan was rebranded as “climate change.” Meanwhile, the definition of “science” was bent to include computer models that spit out predictions decades in advance. Now, there is proof those models are flawed.
In August, Scientific American reported that 17-year-old mathematician Hannah Cairo dismantled the Mizohata-Takeuchi Conjecture, a 40-year theory of wave dynamics. Her mathematical calculations revealed that waves in complex systems behave far less predictably than climate scientists claimed. In plain English: The math they’ve leaned on is wrong, and the forecasts built on it are unreliable.
That means the “certainty” we’re sold about climate predictions, jet streams, storm tracks, ocean circulation, etc., is a mirage. Margins of error are far larger than advertised. Yet trillions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted on energy policies rooted in flawed models, sold to the public as “settled science.”
And while connected insiders who stand to gain financially push this agenda, working families are left to pay the bill. La Plata Electric Association has hiked rates more than 20% chasing expensive renewable projects, with more increases coming. While at the same time, right here in La Plata County lies an abundant supply of clean, affordable natural gas; capable of cutting our electric bills in half, protecting local jobs and keeping families afloat.
It’s time to stop pouring money into flawed models and failed policies. Honest science and common-sense energy policy will protect family budgets and strengthen La Plata County’s tax base for our future.
Patrick Hegarty
Durango
