Viewer Questions Answered on Climate Change & Vaccines

Alana asks:

When we first connected, I thought you were of the thinking that climate change really is being blown out of proportion. (Did I make that up... it was a crazy time...) I wonder what your take on climate change is these days.”

I also haven't looked too deeply for myself, and it seems there is some indication that the COVID vaccines have increased all cause mortality. I wonder what your insight is about that these days?

And do you think there's any validity to weather modification happening?

In an article earlier this year on my Substack, titled The Shadow of Progress, I briefly wrote about why I've changed my mind on climate change. It’s clearer to me now, more than ever, that industrial pollution is the primary driver of anthropogenic climate change. In regard to weather modification, I have yet to see any evidence of large-scale weather modification. What does exist is cloud seeding, typically done by small aircraft, and limited to specific regions, like drought-affected areas. Far-right media, heavily funded by oil corporations, have misled many into believing otherwise through billions in propaganda.

Since the 1980s, companies like ExxonMobil and others within the oil industry have engaged in a multi-decade, multi-billion-dollar campaign to delay action on climate change. These campaigns sought to confuse the public and policymakers by discrediting climate science and downplaying the seriousness of global warming.

For example, ExxonMobil has been documented to have internally acknowledged the dangers of climate change since the 1970s, while publicly funding advertising and lobbying efforts that cast doubt on climate science. In more modern times, they often use media outlets and social media to propagate their messaging. Additionally, oil companies have shifted tactics to appear as if they are addressing climate concerns while still heavily promoting fossil fuel dependence.
A key element of this strategy has involved targeted advertising campaigns, such as those by BP that popularized the notion of the "carbon footprint" to shift responsibility onto individuals rather than the industry itself. This sophisticated PR is very similar to the tactics that have been used by the tobacco industry, with the goal of delaying regulatory action and maintaining profitability. At one point, many claimed smoking didn’t cause cancer. Many years ago, my uncle, their mothers and fathers—many of them claimed smoking would never kill them. They all died at younger aged from cancer—many of them from lung cancer. It was my grandfather who told me these stories. My grandpa eventually realized the dangers of smoking in his 50s and stopped in one day after years of smoking. If he had continued, he never would have lived to be 99 years old. I view the propaganda surrounding climate change to be of a similar nature. It seems that many people must see to believe, instead of using their intellect to ultimately arrive at a right answer.

The idea of someone like Trump regaining power is alarming, as it could lead to the deregulation of environmental protections that so many now take for granted. It’s unfortunate that so many people seem willing to trade their health and the well-being of the planet in order to lower the price of a loaf of bread. Al Gore was right.

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“It seems there is some indication that the COVID vaccines have increased all cause mortality.”

A lot of this comes from people who peddle alarming articles on this topic, very little of which I have found to be substantive. In my opinion, such people are not shooting straight with claims about recent vaccines killing millions and millions of people. The evidence just isn't there, and no health agency recognizes it as legitimate either (although you have to be cautious there as well). So, either everyone in these agencies is lying, or there are more than a few individuals that are grifting. I simply can't agree with a lot of the claims that have been made, as I’ve seen no proof that millions are dying.
Furthermore, I’ve never believed these recent vaccines would kill millions and millions anyway, nor did I ever say it. I said that, over time, the introduction of many future vaccines is likely to cause the slow degeneration of a population, as the human body gets further and further away from its natural state of being—innate immunity, bioaccumulation of toxins, and the inability to detoxify properly using viruses (vaccines can prevent viruses from working fully in the body).
Also, considering nearly 14 billion doses have been given out, of course there are going to be reported deaths and/or reactions. But at the same time, we have to be realistic. You could inject saline 14 billion times and have at least some people die from an allergic reaction because of it. Personally, I believe COVID vaccines are likely ‘safer’ than most older vaccines—relatively speaking—since they don’t contain mercury or aluminum adjuvants. However, I still do not agree with vaccination for many reasons, but that's my view on the matter 5 years later. Additionally, I have monitored around 6 people around the world who have received these vaccines for roughly 3 years. I have not seen any major symptoms in any of them. 


Jeff Green

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Oil companies discourage climate action, study says — Harvard Gazette

The Forgotten Oil Ads That Told Us Climate Change Was Nothing | SEJ

Project 2025 Would Make It Easier for Big Corporations To Dump Dangerous Toxins That Poison Americans - Center for American Progress

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