{"id":296124,"date":"2024-01-16T19:31:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T18:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=296124"},"modified":"2024-01-16T19:31:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T18:31:10","slug":"david-wright-the-most-costly-and-most-damaging-hoax-tom-nelson-pod-186","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=296124","title":{"rendered":"David Wright: The most costly and most damaging hoax | Tom Nelson Pod #186"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"403\" data-attachment-id=\"296125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=296125\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-16-192640.png?fit=1403%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1403,783\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2024-01-16-192640\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-16-192640.png?fit=723%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-16-192640.png?resize=723%2C403&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-16-192640.png?resize=1024%2C571&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-16-192640.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-16-192640.png?resize=768%2C429&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-16-192640.png?resize=1200%2C670&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-16-192640.png?w=1403&amp;ssl=1 1403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1959-71: Royal Navy engineer officer, Submarine Branch. Two appointments as chief engineer of submarines. Rank on retirement: lieutenant commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12 years as senior manager for Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 years as general manager, Sime Darby Crane Hire, Hong Kong. Turned around a bankrupt company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Manager, Philippine Crane Rental Corporation, Manila. In 12 months built a lean, profitable company from a green field start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8 years with heavy equipment hire company in Indonesia. Inter alia set up the company&#8217;s first two autonomous branches in Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) and Sumatra and made them the company&#8217;s major profit centres, hiring earth moving machinery and cranes primarily to the oil and construction industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8 years with SGS, Swiss international inspection company. Imports control customs inspection contract for Indonesian government. Head of oil and gas industry department. Closely involved with oil industry operations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">00:00 Introduction<br>00:21 Impact of Power Plants and Renewable Energy<br>02:35 Effects of Wind Turbines on Wildlife<br>04:20 The Paradox of Wind Turbines<br>06:27 Global Food Production and Climate Change<br>08:31 The Hypocrisy of Climate Change Advocates<br>13:20 Climate Change and Its Impact on Farming<br>20:57 The Role of Media in Climate Change Perception<br>27:19 Climate Change and Its Impact on Natural Disasters<br>30:44 The Politics and Economics of Climate Change<br>36:53 Questioning the Climate Change Numbers<br>37:32 Predicting the Future of Climate Change<br>38:33 The Reality of Renewable Energy in Australia<br>39:56 The Cost of Renewable Energy Projects<br>41:40 The Impact of Renewable Energy on the Environment<br>42:44 The Inefficiency of Wind and Solar Power<br>45:10 The Hoax of Man-Made Global Warming<br>45:44 The Consequences of Decommissioning Britain&#8217;s Gas Grid<br>51:42 The Increasing Demand for Electricity<br>01:01:51 The Future of Renewable Energy and Net Zero<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty-four reasons why Net Zero must be abandoned:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativewoman.co.uk\/twenty-four-reasons-why-net-zero-must-be-abandoned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.conservativewoman.co.uk\/twenty-four-reasons-why-net-zero-must-be-abandoned\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rumble-com wp-block-embed-rumble-com\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"David Wright: The most costly and most damaging hoax | Tom Nelson Pod #186\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v44pzm3\/#?secret=xl3EoevaaU\" data-secret=\"xl3EoevaaU\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1959-71: Royal Navy engineer officer, Submarine Branch. 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