Alfredo's Gallery

Alfredo's Gallery, Suffield, Connecticut, will be closed today due to Global Warming. Although the immediate reason for closing is a record snowfall, freezing temperatures, and freezing rain...this nonetheless is a result of the overall warming of the earth that is taking place. The United Nations, Al Gore, and climate scientists have told us this, and warned of this happening...erratic weather. Their explanation: If it is too hot, then that is global warming. If it is very cold and freezing, that is global warming. If we have record rain, or record snowfalls, you guessed it, that is global warming. All the weather that we are experiencing today is all part of global warming according to the experts.

For those that are skeptical, then they have recommended to just call it climate change. It should also be added that those that question or criticize the scientists that falsified the infamous "hockey stick" graph that proves warming, as well as falsifying other mathematical factors showing warming, and falsifying other information, we should accept their explanation that scientists always do this, there is nothing unusual about what they did. Also, our federal government and the media have told us that the earth is warming, so it must be a fact.

Further, the UN has stated it is a fact and pronounced that the debate is over. No contrary facts, science, or opinions will be allowed. Enough is enough, we should just believe it and get on with it.

As we go forward, at all costs, we must protect the environment and all wildlife. Therefore no action will be allowed to overcome warming that will affect our precious environment and wildlife. We must also accept the fact that MAN (Men & Women, Us) has caused warming to occur in our planet. WE are at fault. WE cause carbon emissions, that affect the environment, that causes warming. As a solution to what we caused, we must be responsible and offer offsets to the carbon emissions that we cause, in order to prevent warming from increasing even further. Please go to AlGore.com to find out how YOU can offset the carbon emissions that YOU cause. If you can't find an offset, then you will be required to pay a fine for your carbon emissions.

As we go forward in seeking energy independence, there are certain ground rules that we must follow. We can't drill for oil, even though we have MORE than enough offshore and in the continental United States because that will affect the environment and wildlife. We can't use nuclear power due to the radiation hazard. We can't mine and use coal due to detrimental affects to the environment. I am not sure why, but we can't use hydro-electric power. (Must be a good reason, just not familiar with it.) Natural gas has been suggested, but there may be a problem with that. What we must focus on, as recommended by our federal government, are solar and wind energy production. Our federal government has aligned themselves with General Electric to manufacture wind and solar equipment. (If you are buying stock, buy GE, they are a sure thing to make billions of dollars from their environmentally responsible approach to energy.)

There is a problem with all this however. President Obama has warned us that our energy costs, in combating warming, "will necessarily sky rocket". This means our heating, energy, gasoline costs, and more, will cost us 2 to 5 times, what we are currently paying, or more! The answer to this problem (they have it all figured out for us) is to work on CONSERVATION. What this means is smaller and fuel efficient cars, electric cars...no more SUVs, (they are bad). We can also see that our tungsten light bulbs are disappearing, and that will certainly make a difference. We also need to do our part and use less energy. Such things as staying home instead of traveling, keeping the temperature down in our homes...or use less air conditioning, not using appliances or devices that use power and energy...and...always, always, looking for carbon emission offsets. We must all face up to the fact that our standard of living will significantly decrease, while keeping in mind we are doing this to preserve our planet.

There are a few problems that remain, that I am sure will be all worked out by our federal government and the UN. All of this will be a huge negative effect on our manufacturing companies, many will close or go overseas. Millions of jobs will be lost. The prices of energy, to individuals (you and me) will not only skyrocket, but everything we purchase will skyrocket in cost. It has to. In addition, there is one major problem that will exist....all the solar and wind mill energy will be far, far short of our requirements. What that means is that our dependence on foreign oil will linger on, if fact, we will be even MORE dependent upon foreign oil. I sure hope all those nations learn to like us and not hate us anymore...and all this terrorism ends. (I am sure they have all of that figured out.)

Please do your part in all this.

Anyway, Alfredo's Gallery is closed today due to global warming.

Alfredo