JANUARY 23, 2015 BY DORY HIPPAUF 2 COMMENTS The attacks of September 11, 2001 led to the creation of Homeland Security. Working with other agencies and departments of the US Government, Homeland Security was tasked with identifying critical infrastructure and to protect them from terrorist attacks. Per Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7: Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection | HSPD 7 Abstract (1): Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 establishes a national policy for Federal departments and agencies to identify and prioritize critical infrastructure and to protect them from terrorist attacks. The directive defines relevant terms and delivers 31 policy statements. These policy statements define what the directive covers and the Read More …

Pennsylvania’s beleaguered director of Homeland Security is stepping down in the wake of a controversy over his decision to hire an intelligence firm that monitored gas drilling opponents and other activist groups. by Marian Wang Oct. 1, 2010, 5:38 p.m. EDT The Pennsylvania Homeland Security director who hired an anti-terrorism contractor to monitor threats to state infrastructure resigned today, just weeks after confidential intelligence bulletins produced by the contractor showed surveillance of gas drilling opponents and an array of activist groups and protestors. “Jim is a good man who made a very significant mistake in judgment,” Gov. Ed Rendell said as he announced Powers’ resignation, in comments reported by The Read More …

Dr. Eric Karlstrom, Professor of Geography Our federal energy policy is really a large trough arranged by the hogs for their convenience. Amory Lovins, Colorado energy expert, Mother Jones, 2008 We need an energy bill that encourages consumption. President George W. Bush, 2002 Introduction: 2005 Energy Policy Act Mandates New Energy Corridors Energy, including electrical energy, is essential for civilization as we know it. Today, America gets some 54% of its electricity from coal power plants and another 22% from natural gas power plants. With the possible exceptions of the production and distribution of food and water, no human activity has a greater impact upon the environment, the economy, and Read More …

More Perspectives on Maurice Strong: 1. 2015 New York Times Obituary, 2. History of Maurice Strong, 3. Wizard of Baca Grande; 4. Master of Sustainable Development Deception; 5. Global Warming Propagandist; 5. Global Warming Scam, 6. Mo and One World Religion; 7. and 8. Mo and Ontario Hydro, 9. Mo’s U.N. Agenda 21, 10. Mo’s Green Energy Doesn’t Work, 11. Mo’s Leftist Ideas, 12: Father of America’s Destruction Compiled by Dr. Eric T. Karlstrom, Emeritus Professor of Geography, CSUS, October, 2016 ETK Introduction: Maurice Strong wore so many hats during his amazing career that it is very difficult for most to get a sense of his over-arching convictions and “contributions.” Read More …