Every few years a Noble Cause or some sort of Bandwagon appears that seems as though it has real traction to make a change for the better.

One of those "Bandwagons" is the Environmental or Green Movement. Now don't get me wrong, I am all for Saving the environment. Yes we all need to conserve, recycle and not be so wasteful. But what happens, when someone uses that platform for their own selfish needs? Does it happen?? WE would be naive to think otherwise.

If I were to tell you that all PLANETS in the solar system have been slowly heating up in the past several years, would that change your outlook on Earth? IT SHOULD! If there are not humans on other planets, then how else can you explain it?? Solar system changes, primarily sun and its relationship to the earth.

So with that said, maybe there is a guy like Al Gore who lost barely in a previous election, would want to make a major comeback somehow?

The fact of the mater is that as temperature goes up, C02 levels rise. Not the other way around. C02 is create in mass amounts from sea organisms, I mean massive amounts. Just go to Youtube and search for "Global Warming Hoax", its all over the news. Al Gore dares to use a green moral platform in a unethical way. If you knew how many research jobs this movement created to line pockets and support this Hoax. Yes of course some are needed, but the lie created jobs that are wasteful.. It makes me sick. Of course we need to reduce C02, but twisted lies and scare tactics are not the way to do it.

Check out the Pen and Teller Video below, its a perfect example of why you need to question different proposals or platforms based on a herd type movement. This is a great example where all people need to do is hear a buzzword, and they are on board. No questions asked. This is why herding mentality can hurt us all. This is why you must have free thought and honestly examine things where it always seems like the "CROWD is on Board". Its why financial and stock bubbles get created. SO much to be said, but lets save it for another blog entry! :)

How funny ehg?? I love it. Ban water, yeah lets do it! So how many other "H20's" are out there that shouldn't be banned!?? Or for that matter how many ideas or substances shouldn't even be in the environmental movement. Food for thought. Then again, the food may be laced with pesticide, so watch out!

Always question the Herd.

Adios, Sean

Capitalism is an amazing thing. How many times have we said to ourselves, "If I only had a ten thousand dollars, things would be much better. Well, in the past 20 years while the market has trended up tremendously, many of us have reached that goal. Of course initially its a goal, but in time unfortunately it becomes a milestone.

Think about it, when we reach that mark, we say to ourselves, "Wow, if this is what $10K feels like, imagine what $20K will fill like!! Bam!" Unconsciously we think that our life happiness might double, so we go for it. And in time, we get to the same milestone, and ad infinitum. A viscous cycle that seems great, but more often than not it just leads to more hollowness. Don't get me wrong, some people learn that enough is enough, and live a happy life with a more modest desire for business successes. Its hard, I struggle with it, we all do. Everyone wants to retire in 1 year or less.

I think Charles Payne said it best from Minyanville,

Don't get me wrong: Capitalism is in the DNA of human beings. We love to compete. We love to help each other and if we�can make a buck in the process all the better. We love to build, starting from those sand castles at the beach when we are only toddlers to families, businesses and skyscrapers. The thing that happens is, we become victims of our own success. Even when people are doing great financially and are making more money than they have in the past, they tend to feel bad about themselves if someone else is doing much better. That's envy at work. I hope it doesn't rip apart the fabric of our country, because there are a lot of folks hoping that happens.

Capitalism is a double edge sword, unfortunately we don't realize it until we lose what we so dearly worked for. A classic example of how history repeats itself, and the previous generation is gone or to senile to remember or remind us of such important lessons. :0

Until then, try to stay in balance with all your desires, albeit financial or any other, its the key to good health and longevity.

I finally made it back to good ol' Georgia, from a great month in the Outer banks, kitesurfing and working on an alternative energy project! It went well, and all is well. I hope all is well with all of you in these crazy times!!!

On more important matters, as I called the financial meltdown. Here is what I think is next on tap..

Slowly we are sliding into a loss of liberties, and this videos sheds a great new light on it. Here is the history lesson from Keith Olbermann, so you don't think this has never happened. When you watch it, keep in mind, at an approval rating of 20% and his way out of office, do you think Mr. Bush really cares? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqxmPjB0WSs&feature=related

Flash forward to the most current events, and in the next video Naomi Wolf does a great job without spewing venom, conspiracies, or unsubstantial evidence all while laying out a plan on how to fix it.

Naomi Wolf's Take back the Republic Video, will FLY and go Viral.. wow 150K viewws in 3 days!! Here is an interesting video .. This girl is cute too! I think its time to stop bickering over Dems vs Repub, and as they say find a "Bi-partisian" solution.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XgkeTanCGI

Since times are looking like the are going to be tough, I started a blog, please read it and post comments. If things get worse its time to try and become more independent.

My prediction is we really will have to rise up and fight together. But unfortunately, we will have to lose many liberties, BMW's, boats and summer homes before we make a move. Slowly this is happening, the slow erosion is why you don't notice it much. Most people don't take action until a loved one is affected. We can see it happening, don't wait until you have no resources to get the things you need to survive.

I welcome a brave new world.

Sean

Wow, as things erode in the financial world, I am absolutely amazed at the speed, ferocity, and broadness of the financial calamities. If the original founders of Lehman and Bear Sterns would have known what they know today, they may have never started it. To think that 50+ years of sound money could all be erased in about 6 months? Are the so called owners so inept that they don't know how to protect a small stock price and mortgage change? Holy cow, their is only one word for that lack of foresight, its called over leveraging. To much risk, with YOUR Money IN THEIR derivative investments, and when things go bad they go bad. Dam, bankrupt in just a few months. Those poor shareholders and employees of Lehman.

If you think were out of the woods, you are nuts. Just because you have never lived "to tell and experience" doesn't mean it won't happen. Its not in our logic, so most people deny it. Get ready for major financial calamities, bank runs, increased crime, potential bank holidays, and defunct 401's and pension plans. Add to that, a 70 Billion injection today from the FED, the most since 9/11, and the writing is on the wall.

The bottom line is you must prepare, raise cash, get out of the market, and buy some emergency food. I am working on some Organic MREs, or Healthy dehydrated food, but in the meantime go to John Lipscumb great citizens site survivalistseeds.com or go the source by googling "viable seeds" or "heirloom seeds" are the key words so you don't get genetically modified seeds. Genetically modified food has been proven to shorten the life of rats by a huge margin! Here is a article regarding The Dangers of Genetically Engineered Foods from a trusted source, Eden.

Until next time, all the best!

Wow, what a market it is in terms of solar and wind power! I always have been watching this market, but it amazes me to see how much its grown in the past couple of years and the technological advances. While there haven't been a ton of advances that have filtered down to the consumer, one day the technologies will be leveraged to our benefit.

A new type of Lithium battery, that is like 5 to 10x faster to charge and also safer then standard Lithium batteries. Check it out, MIT is doing research on Lithium Nickel Manganese Oxide battery . I did a ton of searching, and no luck finding RECHARGABLE ones, just one time use ones.

However, while searching I found a great diagram to help people understand the configurations and schematics of converting power and solar for home storage and AC power uses.

ONce you install the solar panels and windmills, looks like there is another $2 to $3K in batteries, inverters, and charge controllers and grid-tie in inverters. However, for the small time alternative energy enthusiast check this 250W Grid Tied Inverter, which is a wall-plug in system. Could be a sweet deal, but get a bigger one, this one still will take years to pay for itself, don't fall for their, "watch the meter spin backwards" !!! YEAH Right if your whole house consists of a laptop, microwave and a clock radio!!! Geez.

Before you go buying a bunch of equipment do a lot of reading. This is a great tutorial on Lead Acid batteries. They are cheapest per watt-hour. One guy to watch is the author of Urban Survival, one of his articles at Peoplenomics talks about how to set up a home back-up power to grid tie in alternative energy system.

Good luck. I learned a lot today, cant' wait to build a system. Need a lot to be totally self sufficient, but you have to start somewhere.

Mega Watt it! Write when you got a system going!